Friday, July 10, 2009

Caroline Rinker Culver, 1846-1918

Caroline Rinker, wife of George Culver, was born at Farmington, Lee county, Iowa, on July 11, 1846, being 72 years, 3 months and 29 days of age when she passed into eternal rest.

Her illness was of short duration and her sudden passing was a great shock to her relatives and friends. Death was due to acute gastric and claimed her on Sunday evening, November 10.

Besides her husband, George Culver, her only child Mrs. Grant Robinson, and grandson, William Culver Robinson, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Frost of Forest Grove, Mont., and Mrs. Emily Atherton of Chuquicamata, Chile, South America, and two brothers, Walter T. Rinker of Unionville, Mo., and Oliver C. Rinker of Milton, Oregon, survive her.

Friends may view the remains at Creel's chapel on Wednesday. Mr. Culver and Mrs. Robinson leave with the remains on Thursday afternoon for the old family home, Seymour, Ia., where interment will be made.
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The editor greatly appreciates the contribution of the above obituary to The Jerome Journal by Geraldine Rinker of Augusta, Georgia.
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Caroline Rinker was born 11 July 1846 in Farmington, Lee county, Iowa, daughter of Jonathan Rinker (1810-1886) and Elizabeth Flinn (1810-1893), died 10 November 1918 in Montana, and was buried in Southlawn Cemetery [Section 4, Row 9] in Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa. She married 21 October 1872 in Appanoose County, Iowa, George Culver who was born 12 February 1849 in Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, son of Sherwood Hilton Culver and Arminda Nichols, died 14 November 1924 probably in Montana, and buried in Southlawn Cemetery [Section 4, Row 9] in Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa.

One daughter was born of this union: Ethel Culver was born 19 August 1873 in Iowa and died 18 January 1964 in Los Angeles, California. She married about 1897 Grant Robison, who was born 10 September 1865 in California and died 4 November 1959 in California. One son was born of this union: William Culver Robinson was born 5 May 1906 in Montana and died 12 January 1945 in Los Angeles, California.
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References
--1880 U.S. Federal Census, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana; Roll T9_742; ED 18; Page 280.1000: George Culver, Head, 29, born New Jersey, Laborer, Father born NY, Mother born NY; Caroline Culver, Wife, 32, born Iowa, Keeping House, Father born KY, Mother born IN; Ethel Culver, Daughter, 7, born Iowa, Father born NJ, Mother born IA.
--1885 Iowa Census, Lincoln Township, Appanoose County, Roll IA1885_144, Dwelling #44, Township 68, Range 19, Section 15, SW SE; Family #46: Jonathan Rinker, 74, Married, Farmer, Born KY; Elizabeth Rinker, 74, Married, Born KY; Family #47: George Culver, 33, Married, Farmer, Born NJ; Caroline Culver, 37, Married; Ethel Culver, 10, Single.
--1900 U.S. Federal Census, Lewiston, Fergus, Montana, Roll T623_911, ED 27, Page 13B: Township 15N, Range 18E, Dwelling #297, Family #328: George Culver, Head, 51, Born Feb 1849 in NJ, Married 28 years, Father born NJ, Mother born NJ, Farmer, Can Read, Write and Speak English, Owned Farm Free; Caroline Culver, Wife, 53, Born Jul 1846 in IA, Married 28 years, Father born KY, Mother born KY, Can Read, Write and Speak English.
--1910 U.S. Federal Census, School District 1, Fergus, Montana, Roll T624_831, ED 107, Page 15A, Dwelling #9, Family #9: George Culver, Head, 59, Marriage 1, Married 38 years, Born NJ, Father born NJ, Mother born NJ, Speaks English, Farmer; Caroline Culver, Wife, 61, Marriage 1, Married 38 years, Born IA, Father born KY, Mother born VA, Speaks English; Joseph Bowens, Hired Hand, 26, Single, Born IA, Father born U.S., Mother born U.S., Speaks English, Farm Laborer.
--Montana Death Index, 1860-2007 on Ancestry.com: Caroline Culver, 72, female, Died 10 Nov 1918, Index Number 58578, Montana Office of Vital Statistics.
--Iowa Cemetery Records on Ancestry.com, Grave Stone Records of Wayne County, Iowa: Geo. Culver, died 14 Nov 1924, Page #25, born 1851, Cemetery: Southlawn, Town: Seymour.
--Family Trees on Ancestry.com: Worent2112007, owner worenrr of East Peoria, IL.
--WorldConnect on RootsWeb.com: David posted by David Strong on 1 Sept 2005.

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