When Col. Jacob Rinker II was born on 28 May 1749, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Hans Jacob Rinker Sr, was 24 and his mother, Catherine Cauffman, was 24. He married Mary Keller on 3 May 1772, in Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States in 1820 and Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States in 1820. He registered for military service in 1775. He died on 18 January 1827, in Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Virginia, United States.
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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’.
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Possible Related NamesColonel Jacob Rinker He was born on May 28, 1749 in Pennsylvania (perhaps Germany) and died on January 18, 1827 in Woodstock, Virginia and was buried on January 20, 1827 in the Rinker Family Cemet …
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