Daniel Renke (1862 - 1940)

Born 20 Sep 1862 in Kulm, Bessarabia, Russia

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Died 18 Oct 1940 at age 78 in American Falls, Power, Idaho

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Biography

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1862 Sep 20: Daniel Renke; born at Culm; father Johann; mother Julianne Wanneberg; film #1884095/3 330 53 pb 4 [St. Petersburg Index] Note: 2 Mar 2015 SLC FHL scanned image of this record. jlsm

Note: Today (in 2011) Kulm (aka Culm), Bessarabia is called Podgornoye [or Podgornoje or Pidhirne], Odessa Oblast, Ukraine.

1861-1880 Kulm Churchbook: Johann Renne b 14 Oct 1839 Culm, Confirmation 4 Apr 1854, married 1 Dec 1961 Julianne Wonneberg b Tartunio
Daniel Renne born 20 Sept 1862 Culm, baptized 21 Sep 1862 Culm
Johann Renne born 10 May 1865 Culm, baptized 13 May 1865 Culm
[Evl. Lutheran Churchbook Kulm, Bessarabia, FHL film #1768288/1, p. 173]

1879 Apr 21: Arrival in New York on ship ANCHORIA out of Glasgow, Scotland
Julia Bengy (sic) [index Binger] age 30, male (sic), farmer, origin Russia
John, age 11, no occupation, Russia
Maria, age 1, child, Russia
Johan Renke, age 34, farmer, origin Russia
Daniel, age 16, no occupation, Russia
Henery, age 4, child, Russia
Martha, age 1, child, Russia
[Source: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. - Year: 1879; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 417; Line: 21 Johan Renke [whole family lines 18-24]; List Number: 374] [last access 14 Oct 2016 jlsm] [WorldVitalRecords: Spelled RENKI, Johann age 34, Daniel age 16, Hanrich age 4, & Martha age 1. BERGER, Julius, male age 30, John age 11, & Maria age 1]

1880 US Census: Twp. 98R, Hutchinson Co., South Dakota, Roll: 112; ED 31; p105
70/72 John Rink, age 41, farmer, b Russia, parents b Poland
Juliana Rink, age 36, wife, Keeping House, b Russia, parents b Russia
Daniel Rink, age 18, son, Farm Laborer, b Russia
John Rink, age 15, son, Farm Laborer, b Russia
Heinrich Rink, age 7, son, b Russia
Martha Rink, age 4, dau, b Russia
Maria Rink, age 2, dau, b Russia

1884 Mar 24 arrival date at (Castle Garden) New York: Louise Luetz age 21, Johanns Luetz age 2, and Gottlieb Luetz age 10 mos.; Country of Origin Russia; ship name Fulda, departure port Bremen [WorldVitalRecords, database Records of Russians Immigrating to the United States]
Note: It is important to note here when Daniel's future wife, Louisa (Welz) Litz, arrived in America. Some sources say they were married in North Dakota in 1883. This record is evidence that their marriage took place after her arrival in Dakota Territory.

1885 Apr 20: DECLARATION OF INTENT: Daniel Renke b Russia on or about the year 1863, emigrated to the US and landed at the Port of New York on or about the month of April 1878 [sic]. Renounces fidelity to the Emperor of Russia, signed Daniel Renke, 20 April 1885, Fifth Judicial District, McPherson Co., Dakota Territory, E.D. Haynes Clerk of the District Court. Vol. I, p. 123 McPherson Co., Dakota. [SD State Archives]

Homestead

1885 May 20: Date of Settlement on SE 1/4 10-129N-68W McIntosh County [Daniel's testimony File 6859]

1885 May 24: Daniel Rienke [sic] filed a pre-emption claim in McIntosh County [Along the Trails of Yesterday: a Story of McIntosh County, by Nina Farley Wishek (The Ashley Tribune, Froh, Pohl, Moench, 1941; 2nd edition 1978) p. 220]

1885 June 1: Dakota Special Federal Census, McIntosh Co.: #65/65 RANKIE, Daniel, age 23, Head family, Farmer, b Russia, parents b Russia; Louisa 22, wife, Russia, parents b Russia; John 3, son, Russia; Chris. 2, son, Russia; Emilie 3/12 b Mar, daughter, Dakota. [index at ndsu.nodak.edu, copy sent by NDSU Library. It does not give Litz name for John & Christian.]

1885 June 1: File date for Declaratory statement No 5514 for SE 1/4 10-129-68, Daniel Renke. [File 6859]

1885 Jun 20: Date of Residence on SE 1/4 10--129-68 [Daniel's testimony File 6859]

Dakota Territory Tract Book, township 129N, Range 68W; Daniel Renke; Aberdeen Land Office, Dakota Territory; Canceled Homestead File #6023; Canceled Timber Culture File #4197. [NARA]

1886 Apr 5: Notice of intent to make Final Proof; Daniel Renke of Hoskins, McIntosh Co; witnesses Johannes Geisler, Christoph Grueneich, Fredrich Nies, & Fredrich Wahl. Includes copy of Newspaper notice of Intent to file. [File 6859]

1886 May 20: Testimony of Claimant; Daniel Renke, age 23 years, wife & 3 children, has built a sod house 16'X30', sod stable 16'X18', well 18' deep good water' Broke 20 acres, seeded to wheat, oats, flax, & corn. Plus testimony of 2 witnesses, Wahl & Nies.

1886 May 24: Received from Daniel Renke of McIntosh Co., Dak., $200 for the SE 1/4 S10,129N 68W [Land Entry File 6859]

1886 May 24: Certification - Daniel Renke of Hoskins, McIntosh Co., Dak pd $200 SE 1/4 S10 129N 68W, 160 acres [File 6859]

1889 Oct 3: McIntosh Co., ND BLM Records; Daniel Renke, Pre-emption patent, 160 acres. SE 10/ 129-N 68-W No 5th PM, McIntosch Co, ND. [Pre-emption means that they were living on the land before it was surveyed or opened for sale and they were given first right to acquire the land when the public sale opened.]

1889: Statehood North Dakota (39th) & South Dakota (40th). Foreign born residents who had previously signed a declaration of intent became US citizens without further paperwork.

1890 Dec 2: Date of Indenture [deed]; Daniel Renke & his wife Louisa Renke of McIntosh County, North Dakota [selling] and A.V. Eastman of St. Paul, Minnesota [purchaser]. A.V. Eastman paid $500 to the Renke's for land; SE quarter of Sec 10, twp 129, Range 68 containing 160 acres. Filed for record 3 Jan 1891 in Deed Book 1, page 503. [Copy from Register of Deeds of McIntosh Co, SD received 17 May 2000]

Parkston, South Dakota

1900 US Census: Parkston, Hutchinson, South Dakota; Roll 1550; ED 183; p. 13B; Census Day June 1; Enumerated Jun 30th
127 Daniel Ranky, Head, b Sept 1862, age 39, married 16y, b Russia, Parents b Russia, Immigration 1878, 21 yrs in USA, Naturalized, Machine Agent, 4 mos unemployed, Owns house free of Mtg.
Louisa Ranky, wife, b Aug 1863, age 36, mother of 8 children 7 living, b Russia, Parents b Russia, Immigration 1883, 16 yrs in USA
Sophia Ranky, dau., b July 1889, age 11, b N Dakota, in school
Maurena Ranky, dau., b Mar 1891, age 9, b S Dakota, in school
Alburt Ranky, son, b July 1899, age 10/12 [age 10 months], b S Dakota

1905 SD State Census; [SD History & Resource Center Pierre, SD, the state census were taken in the spring.]:
Daniel Renke age 43, card 404, Hutchinson Co, Parkston, ward 3, Occupation Store Clerk, b Russia, Years in Dakota & USA 20, Parents b Russia
Louisa Renke 42, card 405, housekeeper, b Russia, Years in Dakota & USA 20, Parents b Russia
Christine Renke 17, card 406, Occupation housekeeper; b Parkston, Hutchinson, SD
Sophie Renke 14, card 407, housekeeper, b Parkston, Hutchinson, SD
[where is card 408? It should be Molly]
Albert Renke 5, card 409, b Parkston, Hutchinson, SD

1910 US Census: Parkston, Hutchinson, South Dakota; T624-1482; ED231, p. 5B; Maple St.; 19 Apr:
13 Daniel Renke, head, age 48, m1 27y, b Russia-Ger, parents same, Naturalized, speaks German, Clerk Hardware Store; owns house free of mtg.
Lousie Renke, wife, age 47, m2 27y, mother of 8 children 7 living; b Russia-Ger, parents same, Year of immigration 1883, speaks German
Sophia Renke, dau., age 20, S, b SD, dressmaker, odd jobs
Malvina Renke, dau., age 19, b SD
Albert Renke, son, age 10, b SD

Travel abroad for International Harvester

1911 Feb 4: Date of Arrival at New York; 1911 Jan 8 sailed from Buenos Aires, Argentina; SS "Vasari", page 90-91; line 3: Daniel Renke, age 47, male, married, US Citizen, no further items filled in (only aliens had to be completely manifested). www.ellisislandrecords.org

1912 Feb 18: Date of Arrival at New York; Sailed from Liverpool, England, 10 Feb 1912; SS "Carmania". Daniel Renke, age 47, male, married; occupation, Expert; checked, can read & write; Nationality, US; Race or people, illegible; address, Parkstone, S. Dak. NARA T715, Roll 1807, page 275, line 28. NOTE: He is actually on frame 272 because the original picture was blurred and there was a retake in 1944. Frame 275 with items 13-29, the second half of his sheet, line 28 is blank. [www.ellisislandrecords.org and www.stephenmorse.org]

1913 Feb 5: Date of Arrival at New York; Sailed from Buenos Aires 10 Jan 1913, SS "Vasari", page 808-809, line 23 [stamped pg 82]. Daniel Renke, age 48, male, married; Nationality, American; Race, American; Address, Parkistone, SD; Birthplace, Yankton, South Dakota.

1915 South Dakota State Census: DANIEL RENKE age 53, card 269, Parkston, Hutchinson, SD, Machine Expert, ancestry German, b Russia, parents b Russia, Education common, no military service, Years married 30, Baptist, years in US 35, can read & write Louisa Renke 52, card 270, b Russia, father b Russia, Education common, Baptist, years in US 30, can read & write Albert Renke 16, card 271, single, b SD, ancestry German, education common, Baptist

1918 May 9; The Mitchel Capital (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918; chroniclingamerica.loc.gov image 2/6; PARKSTON - Dan Renke made a business trip to Delmont the first of the week.

1920 US Census: Liberty, Hutchinson, South Dakota; T625_1720; ED 106; p. 4B
87/91 Dan Renke, head, age 58; Immigration 1887; Naturalized 1900; b Russia; language German; Parents b Russia/German; Salesman Implements; speaks English; earns wage
Louise Renke, wife, age 57; immigration 1900; naturalized; b Russia, language German; Parents b Russia/German; speaks English; no occupation

1930 US Census: Parkston, Hutchinson, South Dakota; Roll 2225; ED 18, Sheet 12A
340/340/278: Daniel Renke, head, no radio, age 67, m at 21, b Rumania, parents b Rumania, spoke German, immigration 1879 Naturalized, Salesman Implement Store
Louisa Renke, wife, 66, age 17 at first marriage, b Rumania, parents b Rumania, spoke German, immigration 1883 Naturalized

1940 Oct 18: DEATH CERTIFICATE of DANIEL RENKE, State of Idaho: State file #121536; Local reg. #42; Place of death, American Falls, Power County, ID; Died at Schiltz Memorial Hospital; Stay 26 days; Lived in this county 3 years. Usual residence of deceased Parkston, Hutchinson, SD; Foreign born, in US 64 years, Citizen; Lived in Idaho 3 years, former residence Parkston, SD. Not a veteran, no social security number; Widowed, wife Louise Wells; Date of birth Sept. 21, 1862; Age 78y 0m 27d; Occupation traveling mechanic, International Harvester Co., worked 40 years in this occupation, Date last worked 1930; Birthplace South Russia; Father John Renke b So. Russia; Mother Julia Vonenburg b So. Russia; Informant J.P. Mehlhaff, American Falls, ID. Burial, removal to Parkston, SD; Date of death Oct. 18, 1940 at 8:45 a.m. [from certified copy]

1940 OBITUARY [from unidentified newspaper clipping] = SERVICES HELD FOR DANIEL RENKE, FORMER RESIDENT Services were conducted Tuesday, October, 22nd, from the German Baptist church for Daniel Renke, a former resident of the city. Rev. A. W. Lang of Tyndall officiated at the services. Daniel Renke was born September 22, 1862 in Kulm, South Russia, and died October 18th, at American Falls, Idaho. He came to the United States at the age of 18 with his parents, and settled on a farm south of Dakota City, in Dakota Territory. In 1884 he married Louisa Litz, nee Wels, whose two children by her first marriage he adopted and brought up as his own. These children are John H. Litz, of Parkston and Christ J. Litz of Scotland. To this marriage five children were born -- four daughters, Mrs. Fred Kline of Mercer, ND; Mrs. John Judge, Mitchell; Mrs. John Schwarz and Mrs. John P. Mehlhaff, American Falls, Idaho; and one son, Albert, San Francisco, California, all of whom survive him. Mr. Renke lived in and near Parkston since coming from Russia with the exception of the last two years since the death of his wife, when he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. John P. Mehlhaff in Idaho. Direct descendants attending the funeral were John and Christ Litz, Mrs. Fred Kline, Mrs. John Judge, four nieces and one nephew, besides a large number of his friends who mourned the passing of a good man. [from unidentified newspaper clipping]

GRAVESTONE: "FATHER / DANIEL RENKE / 1862 -- 1940" Parkston Cemetery, pictures sent in 1983 by Rev. R. Mayforth, Memorial Baptist Church, Parkston. Flat stone between that of his wife and a raised stone bearing the name RENKE. Behind these stones is another raised stone of John Renke and Julina his wife.

Sources

• Death Certificate; Kulm Churchbook
• WikiTree profile Reinke-76 created through the import of Rod Boettcher Wiki Family Tree.ged on Nov 8, 2011 by Rodney Boettcher.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13641499/daniel-renke: accessed 08 September 2022), memorial page for Daniel Renke (20 Sep 1862–18 Oct 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13641499, citing Parkston Cemetery, Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Jackie Marshall (contributor 46808156) .