Margaretta “Margret” Rensch

Brief Life History of Margaretta “Margret”

When Margaretta “Margret” Rensch was born on 17 February 1892, in Ramona, Lake, South Dakota, United States, her father, Joseph Anthony Rensch II, was 37 and her mother, Amelia Marie De Rungs, was 28. She married John Lawrence Wolf on 24 October 1916, in Ramona, Lake, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Badus Township, Lake, South Dakota, United States in 1910 and Bordulac, Foster, North Dakota, United States for about 30 years. She died on 11 April 1980, in Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Carrington Cemetery, Foster, North Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Lawrence Wolf
1892–1954
Margaretta “Margret” Rensch
1892–1980
Marriage: 24 October 1916
Elizabeth Ann Wolf
1917–2001
Lawrence Joseph Wolf
1918–1976
Syril Wolf
1919–2002
Eileen Ruth Wolf
1921–2012
John A Wolf
1922–1996
Casper Joseph Wolf
1923–1946
Cecelia Marie Wolf
1925–1980
June Margaret Wolf
1927–2000
Richard Wolf
1928–1928
Rita Wolf
1928–1928
Theresa Mary Wolf
1930–2016
Patricia Mary Wolf Andes
1930–2022
Jerome "Bud" Wolf
1931–2011
Virginia Louise Wolf
1933–2021
Amelia Janice Wolf
1936–

Sources (23)

  • Margaret Wolf, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Margurett Rensch, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016"
  • Margaret, "Find A Grave Index"

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Name Meaning

German: from an East Central German shortened form of any of the ancient Germanic compound personal names with the first element ragin ‘counsel’, for example Reinhold or Reinhard (see Reinhardt ).

German: from an East Central German shortened and altered form of the personal name Laurens or Lorenz (see Lawrence ).

Germanized form of Sorbian Rjeńš and also of Rjenč, R'entš, and Rentš (see Rentsch ), all cognates of 1 or 2.

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

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