George S Rinker

Brief Life History of George S

When George S Rinker was born on 8 November 1792, in Conicville, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, his father, Johann Heinrick Rinker, was 35 and his mother, Christina Waggoner, was 33. He married Elizabeth Moore on 25 September 1818, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1829, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

George S Rinker
1792–1829
Elizabeth Moore
1800–1848
Marriage: 25 September 1818
Magdalena Rinker
1819–
Sarah Elizabeth Rinker
1830–1860
Mary Rinker
1820–1889
Jacob Rinker
1821–
George Samuel Rinker
1821–1904
Mary Rinker
1823–1897
John Rinker
1827–1873

Sources (11)

  • Geo Reuker, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • George Ricker, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
  • George Rinker, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

German:

occupational name for a buckle maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rinke ‘buckle’.

from an old personal name based on hring ‘ring’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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