Georg Conrad Wilhelm Reinking

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Sohn von Johann Friedrich Conrad Reinking und Maria Elisabeth geb. Engelking, geb. den 8 Juli 1796 und get. im selben Monat desselben Jahres. Geboren in Hävern, Gemeinde Windheim, Kreis Minden, Königreich Preussen. Seine Taufpaten waren Wilhelm Kaiser und C. Pudelitz. Confirmiert am Sonntag nach Ostern Anno 1810. Er verheirathete sich den 2 Juli 1821 mit Maria Louise Charlotte geb. Tragtmann, eine Tochter von Christian Tragtmann. Geb. den 24 Dezember u. get. im selben Monat 1800.

Kinder dieser Ehe sind:

  1. Fridrich Christian, geb. den 15 Dezember 1821, get. im selben Monat. Pathen: Fridrich Engelking, confirmiert am Sonntage nach Ostern 1835

  2. Conrad Dietrich Ferdinand, geboren den 8 Januar und getauft den 14 Januar 1827. Pathen: Conrad Reinking und Dietrich Bloome, confirmiert am Sonntag nach Oster 1841.

  3. Maria Wilhelmine, geboren den 6. Mai und getauft im selben Monat 1831. Pathen: Sophia Reinking; confirmiert 1845.

  4. Auguste Matilde Dorathee, geb. den 13 September 1833, getauft im selben Monat. Pathen: Friderike Brockhorn, confirmiert im Jahre 1847 um Ostern von Pastor Walther, St. Louis.

  5. Conrad Christian Wilhelm, geb. den 22 Juli, und get. im selben Monat 1839. Pathen: Conrad Storm und Christian Dietrich Lessmann. Confirmiert um Oster 1853.

Er wanderte aus mit seiner Familie nach den V. St. v. N. A. den 5 April 1844, woselbst er den 18 Mai in New Orleangs (New Orleans?) ankam. Von da ging er nach dem südlichen Illinois und nach dem er dort u. in St. Louis 4 Jahre lang gewohnt hatte, zog er nach Preeble Tow. Adams Co. Ind. woselbst seine Frau den 10 August 1850 starb.

Im Jahre 1854 zog er hier her zu seinem Sohn, woselbst er sich alsbald dieser Gemeinde anschloß. Außer den genannten fünf Kindern die noch alle am Leben sind, hatten genannte Eheleute noch 1 Sohn und 4 Töchter, von welchen der erste und drei Töchter schon in Deutschland gestorben sind. Eine Tochter aber in St. Louis, Mo.

English Translation

No.19

Georg Conrad Wilhelm Reinking

Son of Johann Friedrich Conrad Reinking and Maria Elisabeth neé Engelking, born on 8 July 1796, and baptized in the same month of the same year. Born in Hävern, parish of Windheim, county of Minden, Kingdom of Prussia. His godparents were Wilhelm Kaiser and C. Pudelitz. He was confirmed on the Sunday after Easter in 1810. He was married on 2 July 1821 to Maria Louise Charlotte neé Tragtmann, a daughter of Christian Tragtmann. She was born on 24 December 1800, and baptized in the same month.

Children from this marriage are:

  1. Fridrich Christian, born on 15 December 1821, and baptized in the same month. Godfather: Fridrich Engelking. He was confirmed on Sunday after Easter 1835.

  2. Conrad Dietrich Ferdinand, born on 8 January, and baptized on 14 January 1827. Godparents: Conrad Reinking and Dietrich Bloome. He was confirmed on Sunday after Easter 1841.

  3. Maria Wilhelmine, born on 6. May 1831, and baptized in the same month. Godmother: Sophia Reinking. She was confirmed in 1845.

  4. Auguste Matilde Dorathee, born on 13 September 1833, and baptized in the same month. Godmother: Friderike Brockhorn. She was confirmed around Easter 1847 by Pastor Walther, St. Louis.

  5. Conrad Christian Wilhelm, born on 22 July 1839, and baptized in the same month. Godparents: Conrad Storm and Christian Dietrich Lessmann. He was confirmed around Easter 1853.

He emigrated with his family to the Unites States of North America on 5 April 1844, where he arrived on the 18th of May in New Orleag (New Orleans?). From there, he moved to southern Illinois, and, after he lived there and in St. Louis, MO, for 4 years, he moved to Preeble (Preble) Township, Adams County, Indiana, where his wife died on August 10th 1850.

In 1854 he moved here to his son and soon joined the parish community. Besides the five children that are listed above and that are all still alive, the above mentioned married couple had 1 more son and 4 more daughters. Of these, the son and three of the daughters died in Germany while the 4th daughter died in St. Louis, Mo.