Person:Catherine Seifert (2)

1830 census-PA-East Southwark-Catharine Rinker is 6th from the bottom of the page; males 20-30=1 [John, 26; James, 23; Samuel George, 20]; males 30-40=1; females under 5=1; females 15-20=1 [Catherine Bachman, 15]; females 50-60=1 [Catharine] - so this head count does not quite fit

1840 census-PA-Catharine Rinker

The Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services as of June 1, 1840 shows Catherine being 64 years of age which would put her birth date as 1775 or 1776. She is shown to be living in Northern Liberties, 5th ward, Philadelphia County, PA. She is also shown to be the head of family.

1850 census-PA-Philadelphia-Southwark-16 Aug 1850-lines 39-42-dwelling 757-family 803-Catherine Rankin [Catherine (Seifert) Rinker]; 74; real estate value $1500; born PA; Hannah E Reynolds [Hannah Anna Elizebeth (Rinker) Reynolds]; 52; Josephine A Myers [Josephine Adelaide (Rinker) Myers]; 27; William H Myers; 27; Mary Kendall [Mary Adelaide (Kennedy) Beck] 16; Elizabeth Rankin [Elizabeth Charlotte (Rinker) Dodge] 32; Susan Kennedy; 16

1857-"The Public Ledger" On the 5th inst., Mrs Catharine Rinker, widow of the late Samuel Rinker, Sailing Master in the Navy, in the 83rd year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, form her late residence, No 572 South Front street, above Wharton, on Saturday afternoon, 9th inst., at 2 o'clock, with out further notice.

Charles K. Riend: Catharine "a" not "e" and SEYFERT not Seifert per affidavit of marrige certificates in the pension file of Samuel Rinker. Seifert is a later spelling.

Catherine Seifert's obituary

1. ↑ Public Ledger. death obituary for Catherine SEIFERT. (Name: Tuesday, May 7, 1857;)
   pg. 2.

   On the 5th inst., Mrs. Catharine Rinker, widow of the late Samuel Rinker, Sailing Master in the Navy, in the 82nd year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No. 572 South Front street, above Wharton, on Saturday afternoon, 9th inst., at 2 o'clock, without further notice.

2. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census (1)
   Database online. Southwark Ward 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, roll M432_822, page 386, image 296.

   Record for Catharine Rankin [Catherine (Seifert) Rinker] _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. Southwark Ward 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, roll M432_822, page 386, image 296.