Snyder Family 2016 - Person Sheet
NameUnknown Balch 
Spouses
Birth7 Mar 1817, Mohawk River Valley, Montgomery Co., New York
Death8 Feb 1883, Knox Co., Illinois
BurialMaquon Cemetery, Maquon, Knox Co., Illinois
OccupationTeacher
FatherJohn Christian Fink (1782-)
MotherSarah Crane (1785-~1855)
ChildrenMattie (~1850-)
Notes for Mary Ann (Spouse 1)
[Ancestors of Alberta West, Feb. 2000.FTW]
712"The first school no. of Spoon River was conducted by Mary Fink in a shed adjoining the home of Peter Jones, father of John Jones, present postmaster." --family records
another source saysl: b. Palatine Twp, Montgomery, New York
713Notes for MARY ANN FINK:
"The first school no. of Spoon R. was conducted by Mary Fink in a shed adjoining the home of Peter Jones, Father of John Jones, present postmaster." --family records Also, from the History of Maquon in the Centennial Maquon Homecoming publication, Sept 13 and 14, 1957, p. 5: "Prior to this time, school had been conducted first, in 1836, in a shed adjoining the residence of Peter Jones, on the property where J>S. White now lives. Miss Mary Fink was the first teacher and the only textbook was the Holy Bible." The History of Maquon and Vicinity, 1827-1976, says that Peter Jones' home was at 422 Main St. where the school was held. Yet another entry on page 40 of the same book says: "The first school was taught in Maquon in 1836. It was supported by subscriptions and conducted in a shed adjoining the house of Peter Jones, in the sourthwest part of the village. The teacher, Miss Mary Fink, taught reading and writing, but no ciphering. Textbooks were Webster's Spelling Book and the New Testament. Writing was done on precious and well-cared for unlined foolscap, with ink home-made from white oak, copperas, and oxgall and chicken quill pens." Note: According to my dictionary, foolscap is a size of paper, about 14 by 17 inches, originally watermarked with a fool's cap and bells.
712"The first school no. of Spoon River was conducted by Mary Fink in a shed adjoining the home of Peter Jones, father of John Jones, present postmaster." --family records
another source saysl: b. Palatine Twp, Montgomery, New York
713Notes for MARY ANN FINK:
"The first school no. of Spoon R. was conducted by Mary Fink in a shed adjoining the home of Peter Jones, Father of John Jones, present postmaster." --family records Also, from the History of Maquon in the Centennial Maquon Homecoming publication, Sept 13 and 14, 1957, p. 5: "Prior to this time, school had been conducted first, in 1836, in a shed adjoining the residence of Peter Jones, on the property where J>S. White now lives. Miss Mary Fink was the first teacher and the only textbook was the Holy Bible." The History of Maquon and Vicinity, 1827-1976, says that Peter Jones' home was at 422 Main St. where the school was held. Yet another entry on page 40 of the same book says: "The first school was taught in Maquon in 1836. It was supported by subscriptions and conducted in a shed adjoining the house of Peter Jones, in the sourthwest part of the village. The teacher, Miss Mary Fink, taught reading and writing, but no ciphering. Textbooks were Webster's Spelling Book and the New Testament. Writing was done on precious and well-cared for unlined foolscap, with ink home-made from white oak, copperas, and oxgall and chicken quill pens." Note: According to my dictionary, foolscap is a size of paper, about 14 by 17 inches, originally watermarked with a fool's cap and bells.