Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJohn Michael REINIG
Birthabt 1840, Germany3679, p 1; place only,3712
Memoage 51 at death
Immigrationabt 1850, Germany3712 Age: 10
Death2 Aug 1891, Baltimore, Maryland3713,3712 Age: 51
Burial5 Aug 1891, Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland3712
Occupationblacksmith3679, p 1,3712
Residenceresident of Baltimore 40 years at death3712
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• Name given as John Mick Reinig.3679, 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.3714

• 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.3715
Census
• 1870 Census: Baltimore, Maryland. Age 30, b Hessen, Germany. Huxter.3716, p 2
Research
• Could not find in 1880; Ancestry.com, 4 Dec 2006.
Spouses
Birthabt 1847, Maryland3716
Individual Notes
• Putative 1st wife of John M Reining.3716
Census
• 1870 Census: Baltimore, Maryland. Age 23, b MD.3716
Marriageabt 18673716
Marr Memobased on birthdate of Jacob, age 2
ChildrenJacob (~1868-)
Birthabt 1854, Stettin, Germany3679, p 1; place only,3687,3717, p 1
Memonow in Poland
Immigrationabt 1882, United States3718,3717, p 1 Age: 28
Memoin US 40 years at death
Death21 Jan 1923, Baltimore, Maryland3713 Age: 69
MemoAge 58 years 20 days at death
Burial24 Jan 1923, Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland3718
NicknameRicka3713
FatherKarl August ZAMZOW
MotherMary MUNDT
Individual Notes
• Name given as Ricke Reinig; maiden name: Zamzow.3679, 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.3717
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.3687
Marriageabt 18733719
Marr Memobased on birth of Helena in 1874
ChildrenHelena Anna (1874-1940)
 Clarence (1880-)
 Benjamin John (1884-1953)
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