Posted on: VanBuren Co. Ia Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/VanBuren/11336 Surname: Rinabarger, Reddick, Gnash, Brewster ------------------------- Laurial, the earliest Rinabarger I have in Iowa is Henry Rinabarger born 01 Aug 1808 Pennsylvania and died 08 Sep 1893. He married Eva Reddick born 03 Jan 1811 Ohio died 28 Nov 1890. Both buried in Egypt Cem, Jackson Twp, Van Buren Co, IA. Jackson Twp is where they lived. Their first four chldren seem to have been born in Indiana (possibly Rush Co) with the 5th & 6th children born in Iowa. It appears Henry & Eva and first four children moved to Iowa from Indiana between abt 1840-1846. I haven't done alot of research on them yet...some of their children were: 1) JOHN RINABARGER (1830-1921) m. Lovina Gnash & had 6 or 7 children 2) ELIZABETH RINABARGER (1837-1910) m. Thomas Gnash & had at least 5 children. 3) ELEANOR RINABARGER (1838-1875) is buried Center Chapel Cemetery in Vernon Twp, Van Buren Co, IA. Don't know anything else. She's not with her parents in 1860. Her headstone is Rinabarger - maybe she never married? 4) ASA RINABARGER born abt 1840 in Indiana. Nothing else known. 5) WILLIAM RINABARGER (1846-1912) married Rebecca Ellen Brewster (1848-1928) and had 3 boys. They are buried in Center Chapel Cem. See Obit forum-William's obit posted there but is inaccurate-states he moved with parents to Iowa when 18 [this would be c1864 but his parents are in Jackson Twp, Van Buren Co in 1860 census which shows both William & Artemesia born in Iowa). THIS IS MY CONNECTION. 6) ARTEMESIA RINABARGER born abt 1854 Iowa, died before 1912. Nothing else known. William's obit also states he had four brothers and four sisters, so I am missing three sibling names....John was the only sibling living in April 1912 and he was in Oklahoma. There are some unidentified Rinabarger obits in the Obit Forum that may be connected as well as some posted in this family. So, all of this seems to tell us Henry was in Pennsylvania and Eva was in Ohio, both moved to Indiana then went on to Iowa. But of course, we need to research and confirm. Does any of the above sound familiar? I would like to know more on the Rinabarger family myself!