Ferdinand H. Reinking

Brief Life History of Ferdinand H.

When Ferdinand H. Reinking was born on 21 January 1875, in Union Township, Adams, Indiana, United States, his father, Conrad Diedrich "Ferdinand" Reinking, was 48 and his mother, Marie Luise Eleonore "Mary" Bleeke, was 41. He married Ida Elizabeth Funkhauser on 28 July 1904, in Fulton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States for about 5 years and Wayne Township, Allen, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 1 March 1949, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ferdinand H. Reinking
1875–1949
Ida Elizabeth Funkhauser
1884–1946
Marriage: 28 July 1904
Fred John Reinking
1905–1965
Harry Henry Otto Reinking
1910–1993
Lawrence Walter Reinking
1914–1960
Alice Caroline Reinking
1918–2008

Sources (15)

  • Ferdinand Reiking, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ferdinand Runking, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Ferdinand Reinking, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn

An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Lorenz, Otto.

North German (Westphalia): patronymic from Reinke .

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

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