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- According to papers related to marriage to Antonetta der Kinderen in October, 1874:
The child Anna Maria der Kinderen was recognized as their child and made legal by the marriage.
The bridegroom had completed his obligation to serve in the National Militia.
Birth certificates in St. Oedenrode state that he had children by Antonetta in 1874, 1875, 1876, 1878, and 1879. He was in St. Oedenrode as late as October, 1879.
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St. Oedenrode Records. (Dec., 2002)
On March 1, 1882 a group of 22 inhabitants of St. Oedenrode left to emigrate to North America. Two of them went to Chicago, and the rest, including Martinus, went to Bay City, MI.
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On the death record of his daughter, Anna, July 25, 1891 in St Oedenrode, his profession and wherabouts are not known.
Polk's Directory for Bay City (MI)
1883 Renitjes, Martin W., tailor, W. E. Teall, bds same
1884 - 5 Reintjes, Martin W., tailor, W E Teall, rooms McCormeck blk
1887 - 88 Reintjes, Martin W., tailor, Louid Bartling, rms McCormick block.
1889 - 90 Reintjes, Martin W., dyer and scourer, 818 Saginaw, rms same
(adv on page 23)
1891 - 2 Reintjes (none)
1893 - 4 Reintjes, Jacob, baker, F.J. Ackermann, bds 920 N. Water
Reintjes, Martin W., Merchant Tailor and Dye Works
910 Saginaw, res same
Stockwell, Miss Emma, tailoress, bds 910 Saginaw
Stockwell, Miss Ethel, bds 1102 8th
1894 Reintjes, Jacques, baker, res 633 Jefferson
Reintjes, Martin W. tailor, 110 Center av, res 811 4th.
Reintjes, Mary, domestic 1222 N. Monroe.
1895 Reintjes, Martin W., dyer and cleaner, 910 Saginaw, res same
Reintjes, Mary, bds 910 Saginaw
Stockwell Emma L, bds 910 Saginaw
1896 Reintjes, Martin W., Dyer adn cleaner, 910 Saginaw, res same
Reintjes, Mary, bds 910 Saginaw
Stockwell, Emma L, Tailoress, bds 910 Saginaw
1899 Reintjes, Jacques, painter M. Lamone, res 504 14th
Reintjes, Martin, tailor, 810 Saginaw, rms same.
1901 - 2 Reintjes, Jacques H., painter, res 1614 3rd
Reintjes, Martin W., tailor, 212 5th Ave, res same
1902 - 3 Reitjes, Martin, tailor, 804 1/2 N Water, res same
1904 Reintjes, Martin, cook C.H. Vanderbilt, rooms 804 1/2 Water
Vanderbilt, Charles H. Saloon 208 - 210 5th
1906 no Reintjes
1907 Reintjes, Jacob H., painter, res 1734 McKinley
1908 Reintjes, Jacob H., painter, res 1734 McKinley
1913 Reintjes, Jacob H., (Koch & Reintjes), rms YMCA
Reintjes, Martin W., tailor, rms 914 Washington av.
1914 no Reintjes
Koch, Henry G., Interior Decorator and Fresco Painter, 704 Adams, Mich Tel 906-J. res 913 Pendleton, Mich Tel 1085-J
Bay County Clerk Record. 1896, number 2351.
Martin Reimtjes (incorrect spelling) filed for divorce from Antonetta Reintjes. It was a Chancery case. There was no final order of divorce.
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1910 Census. Bay City, Mi ED 37, famly 298, Ward 3, Precinct 2 West of cener of Sheridan St. between center of Third and Sixth Sts.
916 Washington Ave. (?) This page is very hard to read.
Reintjes, Martin W. head M W 51 Wd 1882 tailor
St???, Senn? housekeeper F W 53 Wd 1873 Wash woman Washing out
Ju?t?, Mary Cook F W ? M1 5 yrs 1870 Night cook restaurant
Martin and his parents were born in Holland (Dutch). Senn? was from Germany, and had seven children, one living. Mary was from S?. She had been married 5 years, and had three children, two living.
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Naturalization Papers.
Martin applied for citizenship on May 3, 1882. He was granted citizenship on September 18, 1900. Record number 2598, Bay City, Bay County, MI
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Records in the Elm Lawn Cemetery say the Martin was buried in a wood box.
Obituary. Bay City Tribune. Wednesday, September 17, 1913, page 4.
Body found in Pool of Blood. Old man died of Hemorrhage alone in his Room this Morning.
The dead body of M
artin Reinjes, age 64, was found this morning a 1 o'clock lying in a pool of blood on the floor of a room over the Tom Lee laundry on Washington avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets. Shortly before 1 o'clock Tom Lee was aroused by a noise as of some one in pain. He immediately ran into the street and notified Officer Hall, who in company with Charles McCanty, went to the apartment. Lighting a lamp the man was found stretched out on the floor in a seminude condition. A hurry to? call was sent to Coroner Gilbert who after seeing the remains pronounced the man's death was caused from a strangulated hernia.
An inquest ws found unnecessary. Undertaker LeFrance was called to take charge of the remains.
Reinjes had been a resident of this city for many years. At one time he conducted a tailoring establishment. For the last five or six years he had been employed in saloons and restaurants as a porter. He had been in poor health for some time. The funeral arrangements will be made later.
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According to Jean Mepham, wife of Jacob's grandson, Charles Mepham, Jacob arrived in Bay City when he was sixteen (that would be about 1891, a year when there is no Reintjes listed in the Directory). She believes that his sister, Mary came with him. Their family story was that he left Holland "because of transcritpion of young men to fight in the Boer War. She said that he was never in touch with his mother again.
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Gert Reintjes in email on 23 Dec., 2002
His Aunt Mary (Ria), the youngest daughter of Petrus Hendrikus, said Martinus left St. Oedenrode because of the poor and difficult circumstances at the time. His wife, Antonetta was already ill when he left. Petrus took care of his mother until she died in 1895. He would talk about his brother and sister who had gone to America, but never about his father. Aunt Mary thinks that her father was very sad "why his father left", but Gert thinks it is a family secret.
Aunt Ria has some photographs of Maria (Duval), her uncle Jacobus, and her own father Petrus Hendirkus with his wife Anna.
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