Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Rieker was born on 31 January 1874, in Bergdorf, Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia, Ukraine, Soviet Union, his father, Jacob Rieker, was 23 and his mother, Catharina Kammerer, was 22. He married Magdalena Gutsche on 19 December 1894, in Ritzville, Adams, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He died on 4 March 1951, in Ritzville, Adams, Washington, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ritzville, Adams, Washington, United States.
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- Chris Rieker, „United States Census, 1920“
- Chris Rieker im Eintrag für Elmer C Luiten und Frieda Rieker, „Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008“
- Christian Ricker, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
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 Gerd, Otto, Erna.
North German: from the personal name Rikher, composed of the elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + heri ‘army’ or her ‘master, lord’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Parents Jacob Rieker & Katherine Krammer Rieker Longtime Dealer Chris Rieker was regarded as one of the oldes automobile dealers in the Pacific Northwest from the standpoint of years of service when …
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