REINER, CATHERINE, MRS.

REINER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 6/30/2019 at 14:48:00

Keokuk City
(P.O. Keokuk)

REINER, CATHERINE, MRS., dealer in groceries, provisions, etc., Main street; was born in France in 1823 ; her husband, Lawrence Reiner, was a native of Alsace-Lorraine ; was born April 22, 1825 ; April 23, 1848, he entered the French army, and was enrolled in the regiment " Guard Napoleon," in which he served until Oct. 16. 1851, when he received an honorable discharge at Metz. They were married in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1855 ; came to this city the same year ; engaged in the grocery trade in 1863, in which business he continued until his death, which occurred in this city Nov. 11, 1878. Their children are Lawrence R., George L., Edward O., William R., Harry E. and Nellie E.

Source: BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY IOWA
CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1879

Transcription typed/proofed as article was originally published in 1879