His obituary ran Saturday, Sept. 7, 1889, in The Bremen Enquirer, p. 4. It can be found online.
OBITUARY.
Christian Sinninger was born December December 4th, 1815, in the Grand Dutchy of Baden, town of Amendingen, Germany. Came to America with his parents in 1832, settling with them in Starke county Ohio, lie was the oldest of a family of nine children, seven boys and two girls. After attaining his majority he married Mary Miller, of Starke county, Ohio. This union was blessed with one child but death removed both mother and child three weeks after its birth, lie then went to Kentucky where he engaged with an Englishman on a slave plantation remaining for three years. He finally returned to Ohio making the trip through Indiana on horseback. After returning to Ohio he engaged in helping to construct the Sandusky canal. In 1851 he married Miss Sarah Ann Roose, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Roose, now residents of this city. an2 in 1V2 removed to the state of Indiana settling in German township, Marshall county, seven miles south-east south-east south-east of Bremen where he purchased 160 acres of school land, 100 acres of which he held at the time of his death. Eleven children have been the result of the second marriage, the mother and six of whom are left to survive survive his death.
His obituary ran Saturday, Sept. 7, 1889, in The Bremen Enquirer, p. 4. It can be found online.
OBITUARY.
Christian Sinninger was born December December 4th, 1815, in the Grand Dutchy of Baden, town of Amendingen, Germany. Came to America with his parents in 1832, settling with them in Starke county Ohio, lie was the oldest of a family of nine children, seven boys and two girls. After attaining his majority he married Mary Miller, of Starke county, Ohio. This union was blessed with one child but death removed both mother and child three weeks after its birth, lie then went to Kentucky where he engaged with an Englishman on a slave plantation remaining for three years. He finally returned to Ohio making the trip through Indiana on horseback. After returning to Ohio he engaged in helping to construct the Sandusky canal. In 1851 he married Miss Sarah Ann Roose, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Roose, now residents of this city. an2 in 1V2 removed to the state of Indiana settling in German township, Marshall county, seven miles south-east south-east south-east of Bremen where he purchased 160 acres of school land, 100 acres of which he held at the time of his death. Eleven children have been the result of the second marriage, the mother and six of whom are left to survive survive his death.
Family Members
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Mary Sinninger
1852–1870
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Cal Sinninger
1854–1934
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Hannah B Sinninger Hoffman
1856–1925
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William Sinninger
1858 – unknown
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Reuben Sinninger
1859 – unknown
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Rachel Sinninger
1861 – unknown
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Rozetta Sinninger
1861 – unknown
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Martha Ella Sinninger Zacher
1866–1940
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Ida Alice Sinninger Yockey
1871–1947
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Rev Norman E Sinninger
1875–1960
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