Name |
Peter Ringenberger [3] |
Birth |
3 Jun 1815 |
Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR [2, 4, 5] |
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Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
Tazewell Co., IL |
- Peter age 35 born Germany, a farmer; Seba his wife was 23 born in Ohio.
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Census |
1860 |
Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL |
- Peter born in Bavaria; Phoebe(?); children Catherine age 9, Joseph age 8, Jacob age 3 and Daniel age 5/12
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Census |
1870 |
Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL |
- Peter age 60, farmer, born Bavaria; Sibilla age 44, keeping house, born Ohio; children Joseph age 18, farmer; Jacob age 10; Emily age 9; and Mary age 6.
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Census |
1880 |
Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL |
- Peter, widower, age 69, born Germany; Katie, dau. divorced, age 29, born in IL, keeping house; Mary, dau. age 16, born IL; Katie Saltons, granddau, age 8, born in IL; Jacob, son, age 23, born in IL; Sam Rahler, farm workers, age 20. (FHL Film #1254253, NA film # T0-0253; page 497C
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Occupation |
Farmer |
Death |
18 Jan 1892 |
Gridley, McLean Co., IL |
Burial |
Gridley, McLean Co., IL |
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Person ID |
I2356 |
Schrock-Birkey Connection |
Last Modified |
13 Jul 2020 |
Father |
Pierre Ringenberg (Ringenberger) (Rinkenberger), b. 12 Jun 1786, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR d. 5 May 1861, East Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 74 years) |
Mother |
Anna Schrag, b. 15 May 1787, Rhodes, Moselle, FR d. 10 Apr 1859, Farmdale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 71 years) |
Marriage |
13 Jan 1810 |
Haute-Clocher, Moselle, FR [6] |
- arr. de Sarrebourg (Haute-Clocher means high bell tower)
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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]
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Family ID |
F733 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Katie Garber, b. Jun 1813, Alsace, FR d. 24 Apr 1901 (Age ~ 87 years) |
Marriage |
1844 |
OH [2, 7, 8] |
- Peter met Katie in Ohio, they married and lived with her parents for a while before moving to Illinois near South Pekin.
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Children |
| 1. Mary Ringenberg, b. 6 Jun 1845 d. 6 Dec 1845 (Age 0 years) |
| 2. Anna Ringenberg (Rinkenberger), b. 6 Jun 1845 d. 26 Oct 1911, Carlock, McLean Co., IL (Age 66 years) |
| 3. Gideon Ringenberg, b. 21 Dec 1846 d. 2 Jun 1931 (Age 84 years) |
| 4. Peter Ringenberg, b. 17 Nov 1848 d. 1866 (Age 17 years) |
| 5. Rachel Ringenberger, b. 9 Sep 1850, Congerville, Woodford Co., IL d. 25 Feb 1954, Gridley, McLean Co., IL (Age 103 years) |
| 6. Catherine (Katie) Ringenberger, b. 18 Aug 1853 d. 29 Jan 1940 (Age 86 years) |
| 7. Lydia Ringenberger, b. 1855 d. 1855 (Age 0 years) |
| 8. Abraham Ringenberger, b. 19 Jul 1857 d. 3 Apr 1940, Gridley, McLean Co., IL (Age 82 years) |
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Family ID |
F445 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Jul 2020 |