Jean Ringenberger b. 12 Nov 1811 Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR d. 29 Oct 1886 Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Jean Ringenberger

Male 1811 - 1886  (74 years)


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  • Name Jean Ringenberger  [1, 2
    Birth 12 Nov 1811  Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Hingsange (Dec. 12? Byron Schrock)
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Ringenberger, born ca. 1810, France, single, near Panola, IL
    Death 29 Oct 1886  Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Gridley, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Waldo Cemetery
    Person ID I2353  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2020 

    Father Pierre Ringenberg (Ringenberger) (Rinkenberger),   b. 12 Jun 1786, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1861, East Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Anna Schrag,   b. 15 May 1787, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1859, Farmdale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1810  Haute-Clocher, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • arr. de Sarrebourg (Haute-Clocher means high bell tower)
    Notes 
    • Anna’s surname is spelled (Schraque) on the marriage document.

      One of the witnesses to the marriage was the bride’s cousin, Jean Hirgie, a 58-year-old farmer at Haute-Clocher. (Could be Jean Hirschy, born 1752 in Haute-Clocher, who married Anne Rouvenacht (sister of Barbe Rouvenacht?) .
      The groom signed his name “Petter Rinckenberg” and the bride signed with an “x”, indicating she was illiterate. Catherine Kempt also signed with an “x”.

      Catherine Kempf was present and consented to her son’s marriage. [1]
    Family ID F733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna Garber,   b. 15 Mar 1817, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1902, Mackinaw, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1844  OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Bef 1870 
    Children 
     1. Mary Rinkenberger,   b. 19 Sep 1844, Mackinaw, Montgomery Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1929, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Christian Ringenberger,   b. 28 Sep 1846, Mackinaw, Montgomery Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1924, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Peter Ringenberger,   b. 24 Jan 1850, Mackinaw, Montgomery Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1933, Gridley, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Anna Ringenberger,   b. 28 Sep 1853, Mackinaw, Montgomery Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1888 (Age 34 years)
     5. Sarah Ringenberger,   b. 1 Nov 1857, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1944, Gridley, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F1668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2011 

    Family 2 Magdalena Kettner,   b. 31 Jul 1811, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1876  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F1670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2022 

    Family 3 Lena Beck 
    Family ID F11177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Nov 1811 - Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Feb 1876 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Oct 1886 - Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Gridley, McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Herald of Truth, FEBRUARY 15, 1887, pages 62,63
      RINGENBERGER.-In Livingston county, Ill., of the infirmities of old age, John Ringenberger, in his 75th year. Services by John P. Schmidt from John 5:24-25. Deceased united with the Amish Mennonite church in his youth.

      After coming to IL he went to Ohio. There he met and married Anna and returned to IL to take up farming. They lived in a log house at Slabtown near the present location of Mackinaw Dells and had five children. (The 1850 Woodford Co. census lists John as single.) By 1870, John and Anna had divorced and she was living with the children near Flanagan, IL.

  • Sources 
    1. [S181] Ardys Serpette, The Rinkenberger Family.

    2. [S1181] Elias Edward Zimmerman, Rinkenberger Family Record, 1786-1949: Descendants of Peter Rinkenberger I, (Printed by Economy Printing Concern, Berne, Indiana).

    3. [S181] Ardys Serpette, The Rinkenberger Family, 12 Dec 1811.

    4. [S170] Marriage Record of Anna Schrag and Peter Ringenberger.


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