Frederick and Franziska Reiniger Family Group Sheet

Family information current as of 25 October 2008. Work in progress.

If you have any additional information, please contact me. Thanks!

The Reiniger Women

Back row: Katherine "Kate" Reiniger; Ottila (Quade) Reiniger; and Gertrude Reiniger.
Front row: Twins Klara Reiniger and Rose Reiniger

Photo in my possession.

The Gertrudes

From left to right, and youngest to oldest:

• Gertrude (Bartels) Lewis, daughter of Frances (Reiniger) Bartels;
• Gertrude Reiniger, sister of Frances (Reiniger) Bartels; and
• Gertrude (Quade) Mollerus, aunt of Gertrude Reiniger and Frances (Reiniger) Bartels--and great aunt to Gertrude (Bartels) Lewis.

Note: Each of these Gertrudes is about 20 years apart in age.

Picture in my posession. Taken circa 1960s.

Franklin Joseph Reiniger Family

Father: Franklin Joseph Reiniger, born February 1847 in Milwaukee. Died ??

Mother: Ottilia Bertha Quade, born about 1856. Died 14 October 1895 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

1. Frances "Fanny" Reiniger, born 23 May 1875 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Died 20 September 1927 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Married to Frank Henry Bartels.

2. Katherine "Kate" Reiniger, born February 1880 in Milwaukee. Married to Henry "Harry" Wagner.

3. Arthur Adam Reiniger, born 7 December 1881 in Milwaukee. Died 1 May 1963 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Married to Margaret Walther.

4. Adolf M. Reiniger, born 29 July 1886 in Milwaukee. Married to Hilda Hitmann.

5. Martha Mary Elizabeth Reiniger, born 5 November 1887 in Milwaukee.

6. William G. Reiniger, born 8 June 1880 in Milwaukee. Died 20 October 1961 in Milwaukee. Married to Lena Schroeder.

7. Paul Reiniger, born August 1891 in Milwaukee. Married to Viola Hitmann.

8. Gertrude H. Reiniger, born 7 November 1892 in Milwaukee. Died 6 July 1980 in Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Never married.

9. Klara Reiniger, born 11 October 1895 in Milwaukee. Married to Fred "Fritz" Barbaris.

10. Rose Reiniger, born 11 October 1895 in Milwaukee. Married to Wallace Garrow.

Adele Bartels and Her Reiniger Cousins

Source: Photo in my possesion.

Featured in the photo above are Adele Bartels, daughter of Henry Bartels, and her Reiniger cousins: Rose/Rosa Reiniger and Klara Reiniger.

William Reiniger Family in 1930 Census

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: 2586; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 53; Image: 673.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.

People listed in this census image:

William Reiniger -- Head -- age 40 -- born in Wisconsin
Lena " -- Wife -- age 40 -- born in Wisconsin
Maureen -- Daughter -- age 16 -- born in Wisconsin

Henry Wagner Family with Reiniger Sisters in 1930 Census

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: 2594; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 250; Image: 691.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.

People found in this census:

Henry F. Wagner -- Head -- age 50 -- born in Wisconsin
Catherine " -- Wife-H -- age 50 -- born in Wisconsin
Robert " -- Son -- age 10 -- born in Wisconsin
Gertrude Reiniger -- Sister-in-law -- age 38 -- born in Wisconsin
Clarence Kassow -- Head -- age 30 -- born in Wisconsin
Marie " -- Wife-H -- age 26 -- born in Wisconsin

NOTE: Gertrude Reiniger, Catherine Wagner, and Marie
Kassow are all Reiniger sisters.

Paul Reiniger Family in 1930 Census

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: 2595; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 414; Image: 435.0.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.

People listed on this census image:

Paul H. Reiniger -- Head -- age 38 -- born in Wisconsin
Viola E. " -- Wife-H -- age 38 -- born in Wisconsin
Clarence -- Son -- age 17 -- born in Wisconsin
Bernice -- Daughter -- age 16 -- born in Wisconsin
Muriel -- Daughter -- age 13 -- born in Wisconsin

Henry Bartels and Frances "Fanny" Reiniger

Source: Photo in my possession. Taken approximately 1898 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, around the time of their marriage.