Walter Bell Sinks b. 25 May 1876 Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Jan 1968 Grovertown, Starke, Indiana, USA: Smith Family Tree

Walter Bell Sinks

1876 - 1968 (91 years)

Name	Walter Bell Sinks [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	25 May 1876	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Census	1910	Houston County, Tennessee, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1917	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA [1]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1920	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA [8]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1930	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1940	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [4]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Washington, Starke, Indiana, USA [10]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Etta
Death	21 Jan 1968	Grovertown, Starke, Indiana, USA [5, 7]
Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA [7]
Person ID	I26008	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family Etta Lee Brunson, b. 24 Jan 1881, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Oct 1958, Grovertown, Starke, Indiana, USA (Age 77 years)

Marriage 23 Jun 1898 Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA

Children

	1. Frankie Sinks, b. 1909 d. 1909 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. William Gabriel Sinks, b. 1901 d. 1901 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Elias Everet Sinks, b. 21 Apr 1902, Cumberland City, Stewart, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Dec 1992 (Age 90 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Aubrey Samuel Sinks, b. 1904, Tennessee, USA d. 1976 (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Minor Sinks, b. 1915, Tennessee, USA d. 1998 (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Mable Patricia Sinks, b. 4 Jan 1907, Kentucky, USA d. 30 Jan 1993 (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Jessie Robertson Sinks, b. 1912, Tennessee, USA d. 1966 (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Walter Nobel Sinks, b. 1910, Tennessee, USA d. 2002, Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Edward William Sinks, b. 1921, Indiana, USA d. 1945 (Age 24 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Lillie Belle Sinks, b. 18 Jun 1899, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Apr 1974, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Dorothy Caroline Sinks, b. 27 Oct 1924, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 1 Apr 2010, Deaconess Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11259 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 25 May 1876 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 23 Jun 1898 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Houston County, Tennessee, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Etta - 1950 - Washington, Starke, Indiana, USA
	Death - 21 Jan 1968 - Grovertown, Starke, Indiana, USA

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Sources

[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Vanderburgh; Roll: 1503796; Draft Board: 2.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Vanderburgh; Roll: 1503796; Draft Board: 2
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 435; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0480; Image: 841.0; FHL microfilm: 2340170.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 435; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0480; Image: 841.0; FHL microfilm: 2340170
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_965; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 103-1443.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_965; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 103-1443

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 269.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 269

[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 320-10-0448; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S2195] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1868-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).
[S8829] Find a Grave: SINKS Walter B 1876-1968, Walter Bell Sinks.
BIRTH 25 May 1877 Montgomery County, Tennessee DEATH 21 Jan 1968 (aged 90) Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois MEMORIAL ID 122273542
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122273542
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Evansville Ward 4, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T625_471; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 49.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Evansville Ward 4, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T625_471; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 49
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Houston, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1506; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1375519.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Houston, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1506; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1375519

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Washington, Starke,.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Washington, Starke,

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