Elijah Rinker ^{1 2 3}

   Cause of his death was Consumption (Tuberculosis).³

  General Notes:

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

Name: Elijah Rinker
Death Date: 01 Jan 1888
Death Place: Union Dist., Grant, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age: 78 years 11 months 24 days
Estimated Birth Year: 1810
Birth Place: Hampshire Co., W. Va.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah Rinker
Father's Name: John Rinker
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Occupation: Farmer
Film Number: 809857
Digital Folder Number: 4130779
Image Number: 56
Source: County Records
Reference Number: v 1 p 30
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 14 October 1850, District 23, Hardy, Virginia, United States. ² 1850 US Census
Page 88A, Dwelling 1182, Family 1195, Roll 950
District 23, Hardy County, Virginia
Elijah Rinker..41..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 8 children.)

2. 1880 US Census, 21 June 1880, Union District, Grant, West Virginia, United States. ¹ 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
(Living with wife and 6 children.)

3. Disproven Death Date, 11 February 1888. The Death Register for Grant County, West Virginia clearly shows the death date of "Elija Rinker" as 1 Jan 1888 instead of 11 Feb 1888 as some researchers claim.

Elijah married Mary Sarah Hendrickson, daughter of Spencer Hendrickson and Catherine Biser, on 10 September 1835 in Hardy, Virginia, United States.¹ (Mary Sarah Hendrickson was born in 1814 in Hardy, Virginia, United States ² and died after 1 January 1888.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1850 US Census, 14 October 1850, District 23, Hardy, Virginia, United States. ² 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

2. 1880 US Census, 21 June 1880, Union District, Grant, West Virginia, United States. ¹ 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.
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