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Suzanna Zurmuhle

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  SUZANNA1 ZURMUHLE was born 1821 in SWITZERLAND, and died 1866.  She married JOHANN RINIKER.  He was born 1819 in SWITZERLAND, and died 1873.

 

More About SUZANNA ZURMUHLE:

Burial: 1866, RINIKER HOME PLACE, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS

 

Notes for JOHANN RINIKER:

IMMIGRATED FROM SCHINZNACHT, SWITZERLAND IN 1851

1870 Cat Spring, TX

120/120 Rieneker, John 57 M W farmer Switzerland

                  Marie 22 F W Switzerland

                  Samuel 14 M W TX

                  Anna    9 F W TX

                  Paul    7 M W TX

                  Charles 5 M W TX

1880 PREC 4 p. 438B

SAM RIENEKE(R)    SELF MSW 23 SWI SWI SWI

ANNA RIENEKE OTHER FSW 18 TX SWI SWI

PAUL RIENEKE OTHER MSW 17 TX SWI SWI

CHARLES RIENEKE OTHER MSW 15 TX SWI SWI

 

 JOHANN RINIKER:

Burial: 1873, RINIKER HOME PLACE, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS

       

Children of SUZANNA ZURMUHLE and JOHANN RINIKER are:

                   i.       MARIE2 RINIKER, b. Abt. 1848, SWITZERLAND.

                  ii.       SAMUEL RINIKER, b. December 26, 1856, SWITZERLAND; d. January 09, 1891.

Burial: January 1891, MILLHEIM CEMETERY, MILLHEIM, AUSTIN, TEXAS

 

                 iii.       ANNA RINIKER, b. Abt. 1861, TEXAS.

                 iv.       PAUL RINIKER, b. April 16, 1865, TEXAS; d. October 20, 1938.

Notes for PAUL RINIKER:

WAS THE DATE OF BIRTH MISREAD ON THE STONE?  WAS IT 1863?

Burial: October 1938, MILLHEIM CEMETERY, MILLHEIM, AUSTIN, TEXAS

 

2.               v.       CHARLES RINIKER, b. April 06, 1866; d. January 16, 1946.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  CHARLES2 RINIKER (SUZANNA1 ZURMUHLE) was born April 06, 1866, and died January 16, 1946.  He married LOUISE GOEBEL December 14, 1886 in AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS, daughter of OTTO GOEBEL and MARIA MELONECK.  She was born May 10, 1867 in TEXAS, and died April 01, 1966.

 

CHARLES RINIKER:

Burial: January 1946, MILLHEIM CEMETERY, MILLHEIM, AUSTIN, TEXAS

 

LOUISE GOEBEL:

Burial: April 1966, MILLHEIM CEMETERY, MILLHEIM, AUSTIN, TEXAS

       

Children of CHARLES RINIKER and LOUISE GOEBEL are:

3.                i.       MATHILDA "TILLIE"3 RINIKER, b. April 09, 1889; d. September 19, 1964.

4.               ii.       CHARLES RINIKER, JR., b. April 11, 1891, MILLHEIM, AUSTIN, TEXAS; d. August 19, 1978, BELLVILLE, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS.

5.              iii.       GUS RINIKER, b. November 03, 1894, MILLHEIM, AUSTIN, TEXAS; d. March 25, 1995, BELLVILLE, AUSTIN, TEXAS.

6.              iv.       IDA RINIKER, b. March 28, 1900, MILLICAN COMMUNITY, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS; d. July 18, 2002, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS.