Obit of Louis Rinn (r500) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Janelle Richardson 14 Jun 1999 Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Surnames: Rinn, Chappell OBITUARY LEWIS RINN Minco Minstrel-Feb. 24, 1905, pg. 1 Louis (sic) Rinn Louis Rinn died at his home two miles north of Leal on Saturday morning, Feb. 11,(1905)at 1:15 o’clock, after an illness of several weeks from catarrh of the stomach. Mr. Rinn was born in Germany and came to this country when but a boy. He served three years in the Civil War as a private and was honorably discharged July 13th, 1864, after which he was employed as a butcher for the government at Camp Supply, where he was married, afterwards moving to Kansas where he lived until the opening of the Caddo country. He drew a lucky number and secured a choice claim on which he has since resided. He was a member of Select Knights and Knights and Ladies Security carrying insurance in both orders. He was 63-years-old and leaves a wife and nine children. The family are widely known and respected, and many friends join the Minstrel in extending sympathy to the bereft. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html