Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameJohn Michael REINIG
Birthabt 1840, Germany4752, p 1; place only,4817
Memoage 51 at death
Immigrationabt 1850, Germany4817 Age: 10
Death2 Aug 1891, Baltimore City, Maryland4818,4817 Age: 51
Burial5 Aug 1891, Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore City, Maryland4817
Occupationblacksmith4752, p 1,4817
Residenceresident of Baltimore 40 years at death4817
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• Name given as John Mick Reinig.4752, p 1

• 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.4819

• 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.4820
Census Data
• 1870 Census: Baltimore, Maryland. Age 30, b Hessen, Germany. Huxter.4821, p 2
Research Needed
• Could not find in 1880; Ancestry.com, 4 Dec 2006.
Spouses
Birthabt 1847, Maryland4821
Individual Notes
• Putative 1st wife of John M Reining.4821
Census Data
• 1870 Census: Baltimore, Maryland. Age 23, b MD.4821
Marriageabt 18674821
Marr Memobased on birthdate of Jacob, age 2
ChildrenJacob (~1868-)
Birthabt 1854, Stettin, Germany4752, p 1; place only,4760,4822, p 1
Memonow in Poland; Szczecin (see General note)
Immigrationabt 1882, United States4823,4822, p 1 Age: 28
Memoin US 40 years at death
Death21 Jan 1923, Baltimore City, Maryland4818 Age: 69
MemoAge 58 years 20 days at death
Burial24 Jan 1923, Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore City, Maryland4823
NicknameRicka4818
Individual Notes
• Name given as Ricke Reinig; maiden name: Zamzow.4752, p 1

• 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.4822
Census Data
• 1910 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 56, b Germany. Head. Widow. Parents b Germany. Mother of 4 children, 2 living. Name given as Richard.4760
General Notes
• Stettin [then]…Szczecin [now] is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport, the largest city of northwestern Poland, and seventh-largest city of Poland. As of 31 December 2022, the population was 391,566. Szczecin is located on the Oder River, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania. The city is situated along the southwestern shore of Dąbie Lake, on both sides of the Oder and on several large islands between the western and eastern branches of the river. Wikipedia; 1 Aug 2025.
Marriageabt 18734824
Marr Memobased on birth of Helena in 1874
ChildrenHelena Anna (1874-1940)
 Clarence (1880-)
 Benjamin John (1884-1953)
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