navigation | home family card | index | surnames | contact Person Sheet Name John Renker Death 1864-65, Texas Burial Unmarked grave near Laredo, Texas Occupation Farmer Religion Methodist Spouses 1 Eleonore Wilhelmine Wiederaenders Birth 10 Apr 1839, Annaberg, Saxony Death Paige, Texas Burial Grassville, Texas Occupation Homemaker Religion Lutheran, then Methodist Father Carl Gottlob Wiederaenders (1787-1855) Mother Johanne Dorothea Eleonore Wenzel (1805-1877) Marriage 1854-55, Round Top, Texas Children Marie Amalia (1860-1934) John Theodore (1862-) Emilia Mary Notes for John Renker John and Eleonore staked out a homestead on Rabbs Creek in 1854. John was conscripted into the Confederate Army, and died during the Civil War near Laredo, Texas, most likely died of an illness. The story is also told that he was killed by bandits while in charge of a wagon train near the Mexican border. Created 6 Jan 2006 using Reunion for Macintosh Last modified 28 Dec 2005 [ return to family card] navigation | home family card | index | surnames | contact