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John Walker Sinton
 Born
29d 10mo 1894 in Markethill, Co. Armagh, Ireland, United Kingdom [ s296 s1244 ]
 Died
30 July 1950 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America [ s1244 ]
 Buried
in Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America [ s1244 ]
 Father
Born 16d 8mo 1850 - Died 29d 6mo 1909
 Mother
Born 19d 5mo 1863 - Died 12d 2mo 1952
 Spouse
Born 27 June 1889 - Died 16 June 1985
 Married
26 November 1923 in Harris County, Texas, United States of America [ s2617 ]
Ancestral View
With the death of John, this branch of the Sinton family tree comes to an end.
GENERAL NOTES
Quaker.

Attended Brookfield Agricultural School from 9d 5mo 1905 to 30d 11mo 1907.
Attended Friends School, Lisburn 1903 to 1905. (#1624)
Source: Billy Swain, Lisburn.
[RFSS Nov 2010]

Ellis Island, New York - Passenger Record

First Name: John Walker
Last Name: Sinton
Ethnicity: Great Britain, Irish
Last Place of Residence: Belfast, Ireland
Date of Arrival: July 19, 1920
Age at Arrival: 26y
Gender: M
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: New York
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Manifest Line Number: 0022

From manifest: Going to uncle John Walker, Helena, Montana. First visit. Length of stay uncertain.
Steam Ship City of New York
S.S. City of New York - Inman & International Steamship Company

Built by J. & G. Thomson Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, 1888. 10,499 gross tons; 560 (bp) feet long; 60 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 20 knots. 1,740 passengers (540 first class, 200 second class, 1,000 third class). Clipper steam, three funnels and three masts.

[RFSS Sep 2005]

United States Census, 1 April 1930
Name: John W. Sinton
Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Ireland
Estimated Birth Year: 1894
Immigration Year: 1919
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Enumeration District Number: 14
Family Number: 73
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Line Number: 83
NARA Publication: T626, roll 1675
Film Number: 2341409
Digital Folder Number: 4608270
Image Number: 00749
Household Gender Age
John W Sinton M 36
Spouse Beulah M Sinton F 36
Lorain V Gray F 17
[RFSS Apr 2011]

United States Census, 1 April 1940
Name: John Sinton
Event place: Ward 1, Asheville, Asheville Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital status: Married
Race (original):
Race (standardized): White
Relationship to head of household (original):
Relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
Birthplace: Northern Ireland
Estimated birth year: 1895
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Enumeration district number: 11-4
Family number: 160
Sheet number and letter: 8A
Line number: 11
Nara publication number: T627
Nara roll number: 2877
Digital folder number: 005460208
Image number: 00122
HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace
HeadJohn SintonM42Ireland
WifeBeaulah Mae SintonF52Texas
Step-Daughter Loraine GrayF27Texas
[RFSS Oct 2012]

No SSDI Record.
For the 1901 Ireland Census Record for John see Census
I cannot find a record for him in the 1911 Ireland census.
No LDS record of marriage.
[RFSS Nov 2010]

North Carolina Deaths and Burials 1898-1994
Name: John Walker Sinton
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 30 Jul 1950
Death Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Age: 55
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1894
Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Beulah
Father's Name: David Sinton
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sara G. Walker
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01557-6
System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
Source Film Number: 1926813
Reference Number: v 16A cn 16343
Collection: North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994
[RFSS Mar 2011]

Headstone of John Walker Sinton 1894 - 1950
Headstone of John Walker Sinton 1894 - 1950
Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
The headstone photograph comes from the Find A Grave website courtesy of Susan I Grills.
The location is Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
Link to the Find A Grave site for John Walker Sinton
[RFSS Nov 2010]
MARRIAGE NOTES
Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973
Groom's name: John W. Sinton
Bride's name: May Gray
Marriage date: 26 Nov 1923
Marriage place: Harris, Texas
Bride's marital status: Single
Indexing project (batch) number: M00028-8
System origin: Texas-EASy
Source film number: 25249
Reference number: v 33 p 412 n 61470
The BrIde's marital status is obviously incorrect. Should be either widowed or divorced as she was previously married.
[RFSS Oct 2012]
SOURCES
[ s296 ] Ancestral File - THE SINTON FAMILY - Page 1-11 Ref. 27c - Walter Lyon Sinton / Lulu Bell Sinton / John Ronald Howard Greeves / Robert Francis Speers Sinton / Ann Heacock Sinton - Version 1.01 (Feb 2003]
[ s1244 ] Cemetery Marker - Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America. - H1950-30-07-JWS
[ s2617 ] Marriage Registration - Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 - Marriage of John W. Sinton and May Gray on 26 November 1923 in Harris County, Texas, United States of America - Indexing project (batch) number: M00028-8, System origin: Texas-EASy, Source film number: 25249, Reference number: v 33 p 412 n 61470 - MR1923-26-11-JWS-MG
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