Benjamin Rinker

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Rinker was born on 11 October 1805, in Shenandoah, Prince William, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Rinker, was 29 and his mother, Dorothea Dellinger, was 25. He married Susannah Branner Zirkle on 25 July 1831, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and German Township, Clark, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 23 November 1880, in Clark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in North Hampton, Clark, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Rinker
1805–1880
Susannah Branner Zirkle
1807–1892
Marriage: 25 July 1831
Melinda Rinker
1828–1872
John Rinker
1830–
George Rinker
1832–1908
Anna Rinker
1833–1895
Caroline Rinker
1838–1863
Catherine Rinker
1839–1912

Sources (14)

  • Benjamin Rinker, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Benjamin, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
  • Benjamin Rinker, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1810 · Change of capital city

Zanesville becomes the new state capital.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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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