. A twentieth century history of Hardin County, Ohio : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and principal interests, . ,Ohio; Carrie who married Alexander Van Sky. of Hardin county, andthey had srix children; Nettie, who became the wife of Louis Conner,and died in January. 1905. leaving three children; and Effie marriedWilliam Ward, and died in 1894. Benedict Fink.—Success is the prerogative of valiant souls, andthose endowed with definite energy, ambition and determination willovercome obstacles seemingly insuperable. It was given the lateBenedict Fink, who was a mem
. A twentieth century history of Hardin County, Ohio : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and principal interests, . ,Ohio; Carrie who married Alexander Van Sky. of Hardin county, andthey had srix children; Nettie, who became the wife of Louis Conner,and died in January. 1905. leaving three children; and Effie marriedWilliam Ward, and died in 1894. Benedict Fink.—Success is the prerogative of valiant souls, andthose endowed with definite energy, ambition and determination willovercome obstacles seemingly insuperable. It was given the lateBenedict Fink, who was a member of one of the sterling pioneer familiesof Hardin county, to achieve through personal effort a large and generousmeasure of success in connection with business affairs and to make forhimself a secure vantage place in the confidence and esteem of the peopleof the county which represented his home during the major portion ofhis life. Marked by inviolable integrity in all its relations, his life wasone that counted for good and his ability enabled him to advance toprominence as one of the most substantial business men of the city of. BENEDICT FINK HISTORY OF HARDIN COUNTY 477 Kenton, where his interests were varied and of important order. In thiscity his death occurred on the 8th of October, 1905. and his name is heldin gracious memory by all who knew him and had cognizance of hissterling attributes of character. Benedict Fink was born in Buetigen, Switzerland, on the 17th ofJanuary, 1830, and was the son of Benedict and Mary Fink, of whose sixchildren he was the eldest. fie received the rudiments of his educationin his native land and was about seven years of age when, in 1837, hisparents immigrated and the family passed the first winter in the city ofPittsburg, Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1838 they set forth with teamand wagon for Hardin county. Ohio, making the entire journey by meansof this primitive equipment, as this was long before the time of railroadaccommodations
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