Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameFredericka ZAMZOW 1251,4152
Birthabt 1854, Stettin, Germany4152,5381,6381
Memonow in Poland
Immigrationabt 1882, United States5986,6381 Age: 28
Memoin US 40 years at death
Death21 Jan 1923, Baltimore, Maryland5902 Age: 69
MemoAge 58 years 20 days at death
Burial24 Jan 1923, Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland5986
NicknameRicka5902
Individual Notes
• Name given as Ricke Reinig; maiden name: Zamzow.4152

• Sylvia’s grandmother, Fredricka Zamsov, had a rough voyage coming to America at age 18. Took 3 weeks to get here. Her father, August, had a violin factory in Germany. Her birth city is spelled two different ways in her notes: Schettine and Stettine.6381
Census
• 1910 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 56, b Germany. Head. Widow. Parents b Germany. Mother of 4 children, 2 living. Name given as Richard.5381
Spouses
Birthabt 1840, Germany4152,5985
Memoage 51 at death
Immigrationabt 1850, Germany5985 Age: 10
Death2 Aug 1891, Baltimore, Maryland5902,5985 Age: 51
Burial5 Aug 1891, Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland5985
Occupationblacksmith4152,5985
Residenceresident of Baltimore 40 years at death5985
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• Name given as John Mick Reinig.4152

• I only got to Baltimore and Greenmount cemeteries. At Baltimore I was able to locate John and Ricka’s graves. John’s is marked, Ricka’s is not.6029

• I have continued to look for information on John Michael Reinig, but as you told me, he is just not to be found in other than the 1870 census and the various Baltimore directories listing his occupation and address.6970
Census
• 1870 Census: Baltimore, Maryland. Age 30, b Hessen, Germany. Huxter.6361
Research
• Could not find in 1880; Ancestry.com, 4 Dec 2006.
Marriageabt 18735395
Marr Memobased on birth of Helena in 1874
ChildrenHelena Anna (1874-1940)
 Clarence (1880-)
 Benjamin John (1884-1953)
Divorce5986
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