William F. Rinderknecht and Mary Eliza Justice

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Husband William F. Rinderknecht ¹

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            AKA: William F. Rindernecht 2
           Born: 8 Jan 1818 - Würtemberg, Germany 1
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           Died: 27 Apr 1891 - Erie, Erie Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: Frederick B. Rinderknecht (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 27 Mar 1845 1 2

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Wife Mary Eliza Justice ^{2 3}

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           Born:  - Erie, Erie Co, PA
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         Father: Capt. John Justice (      -      ) 3 4
         Mother: Ann L. Gray (      -      ) 3 4

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Children

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1 M [Unk] Rinderknecht ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in childhood
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M [Unk] Rinderknecht ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
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           Died: in childhood
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - William F. Rinderknecht

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He and his wife were members of the First Presbyterian Church. He was School Director for several terms and a member of Erie City Council four terms. In politics he was a Republican.

His education, which included Latin and Greek, was obtained in the high school of his native town, he graduating at the age of fourteen years. Upon his arrival in America he at once began to look about for something to do, and soon found a satisfactory position with Mr. Conrad Brown on a farm in Mill Creek township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, and later with Mr. Samuel Brown, a son of the former, remaining with both two years. He then came to Eagle Village (later South Erie), where he clerked in a general store for Mr. Jacob Hanson five years, and nearly five years in the dry goods store of Brewster, Brown & Co. In 1841 he was elected constable of Erie, the duties of which position he faithfully discharged for two years. In 1843 he engaged in the grocery business on State street, between Fifth street and North Park Row, and later removed to the corner of Fifth and State streets, continuing in the business until 1866 with a marked degree of success. In company with Mr. John Eliot, he next founded a private banking concern, which was continued for four years. Soon after this Mr. Rinderknecht became president of the Erie Boot and Shoe Company, which position he filled during the life of that institution. He was also for some time identified with the firm of William F. & J. J. Rinderknecht, and for some years previous and up to the time of his death was president of the Erie County Insurance Company.

1 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 587.

2 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 944.

3 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 586.

4 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 30.