arrow arrow arrow
John Rinker
(1784-1860)
Maria Elizabeth Biser
(1790-1873)
Spencer Hendrickson
(1772-1856)
Catherine Biser
(1782-1856)
Elijah Rinker
(1808-1888)
Mary Sarah Hendrickson
(1814-After 1888)
Sylvester Rinker
(1852-1926)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Emily Jane High

Sylvester Rinker 1

  • Born: 23 February 1852, Virginia, United States
  • Marriage (1): Emily Jane High on 19 June 1878 in Grant, West Virginia, United States 1
  • Died: 1 July 1926 at age 74
 picture

bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1880 US Census, 21 June 1880, Union District, Grant, West Virginia, United States. 1 1880 US Census
Page 232A, District 41, Dwelling 206, Family 208, Roll 1402
Union District, Grant County, West Virginia
Sylvester Rinker..Head..27..VA..Farm Labor
(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Feb 1852, then his age should have been 28 instead of 27.


picture

Sylvester married Emily Jane High on 19 June 1878 in Grant, West Virginia, United States.1 (Emily Jane High was born on 28 August 1848 in Grant, West Virginia, United States and died on 8 January 1934.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 21 June 1880, Union District, Grant, West Virginia, United States. 1 1880 US Census
Page 232A, District 41, Dwelling 206, Family 208, Roll 1402
Union District, Grant County, West Virginia
Sylvester Rinker..Head..27..VA..Farm Labor
Emily Rinker..Wife..28..VA..Keeping House
Robert A. Rinker..Son..1..WV..At Home
picture

Sources

1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Union District, Grant County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 41, p. 232A, dwelling 206, family 208, Sylvester Rinker and Emily Jane High; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 11 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1402.

Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 14 October 2026 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by brian@the-lightfoots.com