Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJohn Michael REINIG
Birthabt 1840, Germany2879, p 1; place only,2915
Memoage 51 at death
Immigrationabt 1850, Germany2915 Age: 10
Death2 Aug 1891, Baltimore, Maryland2916,2915 Age: 51
Burial5 Aug 1891, Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland2915
Occupationblacksmith2879, p 1,2915
Residenceresident of Baltimore 40 years at death2915
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• Name given as John Mick Reinig.2879, p 1

• I only got to Baltimore and Greenmount cemeteries. At Baltimore I was able to locate John and Ricka’s graves. John’s is marked, Ricka’s is not.2917

• I have continued to look for information on John Michael Reinig, but as you told me, he is just not to be found in other than the 1870 census and the various Baltimore directories listing his occupation and address.2918
Census
• 1870 Census: Baltimore, Maryland. Age 30, b Hessen, Germany. Huxter.2919, p 2
Research
• Could not find in 1880; Ancestry.com, 4 Dec 2006.
Spouses
Birthabt 1847, Maryland2919
Individual Notes
• Putative 1st wife of John M Reining.2919
Census
• 1870 Census: Baltimore, Maryland. Age 23, b MD.2919
Marriageabt 18672919
Marr Memobased on birthdate of Jacob, age 2
ChildrenJacob (~1868-)
Birthabt 1854, Stettin, Germany2879, p 1; place only,2887,2920, p 1
Memonow in Poland
Immigrationabt 1882, United States2921,2920, p 1 Age: 28
Memoin US 40 years at death
Death21 Jan 1923, Baltimore, Maryland2916 Age: 69
MemoAge 58 years 20 days at death
Burial24 Jan 1923, Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland2921
NicknameRicka2916
Individual Notes
• Name given as Ricke Reinig; maiden name: Zamzow.2879, p 1

• Sylvia’s grandmother, Fredricka Zamsov, had a rough voyage coming to America at age 18. Took 3 weeks to get here. Her father, August, had a violin factory in Germany. Her birth city is spelled two different ways in her notes: Schettine and Stettine.2920
Census
• 1910 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 56, b Germany. Head. Widow. Parents b Germany. Mother of 4 children, 2 living. Name given as Richard.2887
Marriageabt 18732922
Marr Memobased on birth of Helena in 1874
ChildrenHelena Anna (1874-1940)
 Clarence (1880-)
 Benjamin John (1884-1953)
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