Educator.
Born in Ontario on 23 December 1870, daughter of J. Zinkan and S. Zinkan (?-1932), the family moved to Winnipeg by 1882 and resided at 354 Donald Street. She attended the South Central School and Central Normal School, becoming a teacher at the Girls’ Central School (1884-1885, Standard 1), during which time she was made permanent staff of the Winnipeg School Division. Her career continued at Carlton School (1886-1887, Standard 5), and she went on to be the Principal of Mulvey School (1898-1901) and served as Second Vice-President (1892) of the Winnipeg Teachers’ Association. She left Winnipeg, being at Portland, Oregon by 1932. She died, unmarried, at Vancouver, British Columbia on 22 April 1944.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“The public schools,” Manitoba Daily Free Press, 30 June 1883, page 5.
“School Board,” Manitoba Daily Free Press, 15 October 1884, page 4.
“City and Province [Miss Zinkan],” Manitoba Daily Free Press, 23 December 1886, page 4.
“Ness - Zinkan [May Maud Zinkan, sister],” Manitoba Daily Free Press, 9 May 1894, page 6.
Obituary [Edna Vera], Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 18 February 1898, page 5.
Obituary [Mrs. S. Zinkan], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 March 1932, page 3.
“Forty-five years ago - April 5, 1892,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 April 1937, page 3.
“Fifty years ago - April 4, 1892,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 April 1942, page 1.
Death registrations, British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Henderson’s Winnipeg Directories, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 31 December 2014
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