BIO: William T. WINK, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 583 & 584.
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  WILLIAM T. WINK, general farmer and dairyman, who owns 105 acres of excellent 
land situated in Pike township, one and one-quarter miles northwest of 
Curwensville, was born in Fulton county, Pa., October 24, 1874.  His parents 
were Elias and Florence (Hockinsmith) Wink.  Elias Wink died September 6, 1878, 
and his burial was in Fulton county.  His widow still resides in Fulton county, 
where she was born July 7, 1849.
  William T. Wink remained with his widowed mother until he was old enough to 
provide for himself.  He attended school in Belfast township and lived in Fulton 
county until he was twenty-one years old and then accepted farm work in Franklin 
county.  In 1896 he came to Clearfield county, after which he worked one year at 
lumbering in Brady township.  After his marriage, in 1904, he settled on the old 
Neeper farm and has continued to reside here, having made many improvements 
including the remodeling of all the buildings.  He is a member of the Clearfield 
County Agricultural Association and is one of the model farmers of this section.  
His dairy is maintained with from twenty-five to thirty cows and his milk is 
disposed of at Curwensville.  Mr. Wink is a stockholder in the Curwensville 
Rural Telephone Company of Pike township.
  Mr. Wink was married December 1, 1904, to Miss Ruthanna Neeper, who was born 
on this farm, May 11, 1870, and is a daughter of Robert R. and Jane (Hartshorn) 
Neeper, and a granddaughter of Joseph Neeper, who was a veteran of the War of 
1812 and one of the early elders in the Presbyterian church at Curwensville.  
Robert R. Neeper was born July 20, 1826, where the opera house now stands in 
Curwensville, and from there went with his father to Brady township and resided 
there until his father's death.  Then he and his widowed mother moved onto the 
farm on which he lived till his death, which took place March 4, 1902.  He was 
married on April 15, 1863, to Jane Hartshorn, who was born January 19, 1832, and 
died October 16, 1904.  They were well known residents of Pike township and were 
respected and esteemed.  Mr. and Mrs. Wink have four children, namely:  Robert, 
born December 19, 1895; Florence Irene, born March 3, 1906; and George Newton 
and Harold Devere, twins, who were born March 20, 1908.  Mr. and Mrs. Wink 
attend the Presbyterian church.  In politics he is an independent Republican but 
has never consented to hold a township office.  As mentioned above he is deeply 
interested in farming in all its branches and is a valued member of Susquehanna 
Grange, of which he is steward and to which his wife also belongs.  Mr. Wink 
belongs to the order of Red Men, at Curwensville and to the Order of the Moose, 
at Clearfield.  He is one of Pike township's representative men.