Wendelin Zink, son of Peter and Anna Bohnert, was born in Germany, on October 20, 1862.
He came to Foster County in 1883 because his brother Peter was here. He homesteaded on Section 18 in Bordulac Township.
In 1888 on March 22, he married Theresa Lettner.‑Theresa was born in Michigan on October 3, 1869.
The couple had twelve children: Anna, Mary, Emma, Katherine, Rose, Charles, Fred, Maude, Lenora, Josephine, Theodore and Alice.
Mr. Zink first settled in the area when the nearest trading post was Jamestown.
He served as County Commissioner for 8 years. He also was president of the Farmer's Elevator in Bordulac and a director of the Melville Bank.
Mr. Zink died May 1, 1914. Mrs. Zink died February 2, 1956. They are buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 12B