arrow arrow
John Jacob Biser
(1755-1823)
Maria Elizabeth Darner
(1760-1848)
Spencer Hendrickson
(1772-1856)
Catherine Biser
(1782-1856)
Mary Sarah Hendrickson
(1814-After 1888)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Elijah Rinker

Mary Sarah Hendrickson 2 3 4

  • Born: 1814, , Hardy County, VA 4
  • Marriage (1): Elijah Rinker on 10 September 1835 in , Hardy County, VA 1 2
  • Died: After 1 January 1888
picture

bullet  General Notes:


[Genealogy.com, LLC WFT Vol. 48, Ed. 1, Tree #1455]
Married to 1st cousin
----------------------------------------

picture

bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1819 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 71 on the 1880 US Census.
. 2

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 23, Hardy County, VA on 14 October 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 88A, Dwelling 1182, Family 1195, Roll 950
District 23, Hardy County, Virginia
Sarah Rinker..36..VA
(Living with husband and 8 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union District, Grant County, WV on 21 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 232A, District 41, Dwelling 205, Family 207, Roll 1402
Union District, Grant County, West Virginia
Sarah Rinker..Wife..61..VA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1814, then her age should have been 65 or 66 instead of 61.
.


picture

Mary married Elijah Rinker, son of John Rinker and Maria Elizabeth Biser, on 10 September 1835 in , Hardy County, VA.1 2 (Elijah Rinker was born in 1808 in , Hardy County, VA 1 2 4 and died on 1 January 1888 in , Grant County, WV 1 5.). The cause of his death was Consumption (Tuberculosis).

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 23, Hardy County, VA on 14 October 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 88A, Dwelling 1182, Family 1195, Roll 950
District 23, Hardy County, Virginia
Elijah Rinker..41..VA..Farmer
Sarah Rinker..36..VA
Anna Maria Rinker..12..VA
Daniel Rinker..10..VA
John Rinker..9..VA
Sarah Rinker..6..VA
Elijah Rinker..3..VA
Hannah Rinker..2..VA
Elizabeth Rinker..1..VA
Felix Rinker..4m..VA
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union District, Grant County, WV on 21 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 232A, District 41, Dwelling 205, Family 207, Roll 1402
Union District, Grant County, West Virginia
Eliga Rinker..Self..71..VA..Farmer
Sarah Rinker..Wife..61..VA..Keeping House
Catharine Rinker..Dau..31..VA..Keeping House
Felix Rinker..Son..28..VA..Farm Labor
Eliga Rinker..Son..32..VA..none
William Rinker..Son..25..VA..Farm Labor
Susan B. Rinker..Dau..23..VA..At Home
Mary E. Rinker..Dau..20..VA..At Home
Easter Hanlin..Boarder..67..VA..Boarder

NOTE - The boarder, Easter Hanlin, is probably related to Jacob Sanford Hanlin who married Sarah Catharine Rinker, a daughter of Elijah and Mary Rinker.
----------------------------------------
.


picture

Sources


1 Betty U. Miller, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #0875 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Union District, Grant County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 41, p. 232A, dwelling 205, family 207, Elijah Rinker and Mary Sarah Hendrickson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1402.

3 Hilton T. Smith, World Family Tree Vol. 048, Ed. 1, Tree #1455 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: December 1999).

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, District 23, Hardy County, Virginia, p. 88A, dwelling 1182, family 1195, Elijah Rinker and Mary Sarah Hendrickson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Jun 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 950.

5 Death Register - West Virginia, Grant County; 1888, p. 30, "Elija Rinker"; digital image, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx: 24 Dec 2010).


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 14 March 2025 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by brian@the-lightfoots.com