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Rinaker family of Carlinville, Illinois

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  John Irving Rinaker (1830-1915) — also known as John I. Rinaker — of Carlinville, Macoupin County, Ill. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 1, 1830. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1872, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1876, 1884; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1895-97. Died in Eustis, Lake County, Fla., January 15, 1915 (age 84 years, 75 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Carlinville, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, October 16, 1855, to Clarissa Keplinger (1834-1920); father of Thomas Rinaker and Samuel Rinaker (1860-?); grandfather of Thomas Kelly Rinaker.
  Political family: Rinaker family of Carlinville, Illinois.
  Epitaph: "Lawyer - Soldier - Citizen."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Rinaker (1857-1926) — of Macoupin County, Ill. Born in Illinois, August 15, 1857. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 38th District, 1920-22. Died June 18, 1926 (age 68 years, 307 days). Interment at Carlinville City Cemetery, Carlinville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Irving Rinaker and Clarissa (Keplinger) Rinaker (1834-1920); brother of Samuel Rinaker (1860-?); married 1880 to Fanny Kelly (1859-1943); father of Thomas Kelly Rinaker.
  Political family: Rinaker family of Carlinville, Illinois.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Rinaker (b. 1860) — of Beatrice, Gage County, Neb. Born in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Ill., September 14, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Irving Rinaker (1830-1915) and Clarissa (Keplinger) Rinaker (1834-1920); brother of Thomas Rinaker; married 1886 to Carrie Palmer Mayo; uncle of Thomas Kelly Rinaker.
  Political family: Rinaker family of Carlinville, Illinois.
  Thomas Kelly Rinaker (1889-1963) — also known as T. K. Rinaker — of Carlinville, Macoupin County, Ill. Born in Illinois, April 8, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Died May 25, 1963 (age 74 years, 47 days). Interment at Carlinville City Cemetery, Carlinville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Rinaker and Fanny (Kelly) Rinaker (1859-1943); nephew of Samuel Rinaker (1860-?); grandson of John Irving Rinaker.
  Political family: Rinaker family of Carlinville, Illinois.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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