Good Evening Vashenan Listmates, When we were researching Thomas Jefferson Rinker, the son of Jacob Rinker Jr. and Mary Fravel, we found another Thomas J. Rinker in the 1900 census and we thought that we should put this information out on the List, so that researchers would not mix him up with Thomas Jefferson Rinker since they were both born in Virginia, one born in December 1824 and one born 1827-28. This other Thomas J. Rinker was Thomas James Rinker and we found him when we were trying to figure out whether Thomas Jefferson Rinker died before 1900. We have determined after not finding Thomas Jefferson Rinker in the 1900 census that he probably did die before 1900 and we are guessing in Culpeper County, Virginia where son Henry C. Rinker was living in the 1900 census. The other Thomas James Rinker was born December 1824 to John and Elizabeth Rinker who were living in Hampshire County, Virginia in the 1850 census. At that time this son Thomas was 26 and a laborer. He married around 1855 to Kesiah Hanlin/Hamlin and they moved around quite a bit. First I found them in Illinois, then in Missouri where he and his wife died. Him in 1909, I think, and she in 8 August 1920 in Clinton County, Missouri. and is buried in the Dunkard Cemetery. Look at the 1900 census below with his birth date. We got the information about Kesiah off of her death certificate. --------------------------- We did find in the Missouri State Archives a death record in Lawrence County, Missouri for a Thomas Jefferson Rinker but he was born 8 March 1857 and died 29 September 1929. His father was a Roy Rinker. Thought you would want to know that. --------------------------- Here are census records for Thomas James Rinker, son of John and Elizabeth, born in Virginia, December 1824. 1850 Federal Census: Virginia District 24 Hampshire County Enumerated 19 September 1850 Page 206A Lines 32-42, HH 902/902 John Rinker 66/Male/Farmer/$5000/MD Elizabeth Rinker 60/Female/MD Catharine Rinker 39/Female/VA Esther Rinker 37/Female/VA Elizabeth Rinker 36/Female/VA John Rinker 35/Male/Laborer/VA Daniel Rinker 33/Male/Laborer/VA Nicholas Rinker 30/Male/Laborer/VA Philip Rinker 28/Male/Laborer/VA Thomas Rinker 26/Male/Laborer/VA Samuel Rinker 23/Male/Laborer/VA Frederick Rinker 21/Male/Laborer/VA Joshua Rinker 19/Male/Laborer/VA Elijah Rinker 4/Male/VA Israel Silas 23/Male/Laborer/VA ------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Didn't find --------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Embarrass Township, Edgar County Enumerated 15 July 1870 Page 78B Lines 19-27, HH 116/115 Thomas Rinker 43/Male/White/Farmer/$250-$325/VA Kezia Rinker 37/Female/White/HouseKeeping/VA Martha Rinker 17/Female/White/VA Jobe Rinker 16/Male/White/AtHome/VA Mary Rinker 14/Female/White/AtHome/VA Perlina Rinker 13/Female/White/AtHome/VA Sarah Rinker 11/Female/White/AtHome/VA Mickel Rinker 8/Male/White/AtHome/VA Fannie Rinker 4/Female/White/AtHome/IL ------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Missouri Gomer Township, ED 178, Caldwell County Enumerated 4 June 1880 Page 291C & D Lines 45-50 & 1, HH 63/66 Thomas Rinker 56/W/M/Married/Farmer/VA/VA/VA Kezia Rinker 47/W/F/Wife/KeepingHouse/VA/VA/VA Mary Rinker 24W/F//Dau/Single/AtHome/VA/VA/VA Michael Rinker 18/W/M/Son/Single/Farmer/MD/VA/VA Fanny Rinker 14/W/F/Dau/IL/VA/VA Adina Rinker 8/W/F/Dau/IL/VA/VA {Twin} Abrina Rinker 8/W/F/Dau/IL/VA/VA/VA {Twin} ------------------------ 1900 Federal Census: Missouri Marceline Township & City, ED 83, Linn County Enumerated 8 June 1900 Page 221A, Sheet 7 Lines 15-22, HH 322/324 Charles Bush Head/W/M/Dec1852/47/Md21yrs/DayLaborerCoalMine/OwnMtgHm/IN/IN/IN Sarah Bush Wife/W/F/June1858/41/10children4living/VA/VA/VA Walter Bush Son/W/M/May1880/20/Single/DayLaborerCoalMine/IL/IN/VA Guy Bush Son/W/M/Jan1885/15/AttendedSchool/IL/IN/VA Charles Bush Son/W/M/May1891/9/AttendedSchool/MO/IN/VA Harry Bush Son/W/M/Sept1899/8mos/MO/IN/VA THOMAS RINKER FatherInLaw/W/M/DEC1824/76/Md48yrs//VA/VA/VA Kissy Rinker MotherInLaw/W/F/May1833/67/9children8living/VA/VA/VA ---------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong