Person:Douglas Renne (1)

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m. 3 Oct 1837
  1. Ferdinand RenneAbt 1838 - Bef 1926
  2. George C. Renne1840 - Aft 1926
  3. Jerome Bonapart Renne1841 - 1884
  4. Isabel Renne1843 - Bef 1926
  5. Douglas S. Renne1845 - 1926
  6. Horace RenneAbt 1847 - Bef 1926
  • HDouglas S. Renne1845 - 1926
  • W.  Anna Ryder (add)
m. 16 Feb 1879
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Name Douglas S. Renne
Gender Male
Birth[2][3][4] 27 Oct 1845 Greene, New York, United States
Census[2] 1850 Vienna, Grundy, Illinois, United States
Marriage 16 Feb 1879 Grundy, Illinois, United Statesto Anna Ryder (add)
Death[1] 4 Mar 1926 Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

Biography

History of Grundy County
O.L. Baskin & Co. Publishers
1882 Chicago
D. S, Renne, pp 145-146

D. S. RENNE, hardware, Verona, is a son of Justin and Maria Renne, formerly of New York State. He was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., October 27, 1845. The fifth of a family of seven children ; he received the elements of

(page 146)

an English education in his native country, and engaged in farming until 1875, when he was employed as station agent of the Chicago, Pekin & South-Western Railroad, in which office he remained five years. In September, 1881, he associated himself with D. Beal in the hardware, stove and implement trade, on Division street, Verona, where they keep on hand an extensive stock of general hardware. Mr. Renne was married, February 16, 1879, to Miss Anna M. Ryder, born in Ottawa, Ill., February 4, 1857. daughter of John and Adelia Ryder, of this county. Mr. Renne is a member of the Masonic fraternity; in politics, he is a Democrat. The biography of his parents appears elsewhere in this work.[4]

Census

1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. Residence: Vienna, Grundy County, Illinois.[2]
Dwelling Family Name Age Sex Color Profession Value Birth Marriage School Illiterate Disability
43 44 Justin Renny 37 M Farmer 800 N.Y.
Maria " 40 F "
Ferdinand " 12 M " x
George " 11 " " x
Jerome " 9 " " x
Isabella " 7 F " x
Douglass " 5 M "
Harris " 3 " "
References
  1. Renne Douglas S., in Grundy, Illinois, United States. Proof of Heirship
    2:343, 29 Apr 1926.

    excerpt: "And the Court, after hearing the testimony of Anna Mary Renne, and being fully advised in the premises finds that Douglas S. Renne is now dead; that he died, testate, while a resident of Grundy County, Illinois in Tampa, Florida on the 4th day of March A. D. 1926 and that he left him surviving no child or children but left him surviving Anna Mary Renne, his widow; George C. Renne, his brother; Sherman I Renne, Horace W. Renne and Wyman A. Renne, his nephews, being children of Ferdinand Renne, a predeceased brother; Bernice Renne, his grandniece, being a child of Jerome Renne, a predeceased son of Ferdinand Renne, a predeceased brother, Ralph Massburg, a grandnephew, being a son of Fannie Massburg, a predeceased daughter of Ferdinand Renne, a predeceased brother; George W. Smith, Dora A. Millett, Jesse Smith and Tracy M. Smith nephews and niece being children of Isabel Smith, a predeceased sister. Warren C. Renne and Maud Egan, nephew and niece, being children of Horace Renne a predeceased brother; and Forrest Kendall, Earl Kendall, and Mildred Kendall Dowell, grandnephews and grand niece being children of Etta Kendall, a predeseased daughter of Horace Renne, a predeceased brother as his only heirs at law. "

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Grundy, Illinois, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Illinois, Grundy County, Vienna Township, Dwelling 43, Family 44; United States Census, 1850 for Ferdinand Renny, FamilySearch.org, transcription and digital image.

  3. Waters, Jonas, in Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy Counties, Illinois. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1900)
    p 491.

    transcript. "His (Justin Renne) children are Ferdinand, George, Jerome, Isabel, Douglass and Horace, all born in the Empire state." At that time Justin Renne is stated in this biography to be living in Greene county at the old Renne homestead.

  4. 4.0 4.1 Renne, D.S., in History of Grundy County, Illinois. (Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co., 1882)
    part 2, pp 145,146.