John Ristine/Richstein 1796-1872

John Ristine

1796–1872

BIRTH 1796  Philadelphia, PA

DEATH 8 JAN 1872  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

Birth: 1796
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death: Jan. 8, 1872
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA

On September 8, 1803, Johannes Rischstein , his wife Louise, and their children Catharina Elizabeth, Johannes Jacob, Johannes Jost, Christiana,and Johannes arrived at the Port of Philadelphia, as new immigrants to America. They had traveled in the Sailing Ship “Fortune” which had sailed from Hamburg, Germany.Some years later, the surname “Rischstein” was anglicized to “Ristine”.

Johannes Jr. worked his entire adult life in Philadelphia as a Combmaker. His three younger brothers; Joseph, Henry, & William also became Combmakers; as did the husbands of younger sisters Christiana – Daniel Miller; and of Anna Maria – George Snyder.

John’s death Certificate lists him as “Single”, his occupation as “Combmaker”, and cause of death as “Infirmities of age”, and his last address as 1612 North Front Street in Philadelphia.

An Obituary was published in the Philadelphia Public Ledger on January 9, 1872, Page 2.as follows:

“RISTINE – On the 8th instant, after a lingering illness, JOHN RISTINE, in the 76th year of his age.
“The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his sister’s residence, rear of No. 1612 North Front Street, on Thursday afternoon next, at 2 o’clock. Interment at the Hanover Street Burial Vault.”

The Hanover Street Burial Grounds, now defunct, contained three seperate and distinct graveyards – the Kensington Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, the Union Harmony Burial Grounds, and the Union Wesleyan Church Cemetery. All interments were removed in 1922. Few records remain to document the transfer locations of the remains.

A playground now exists on the site of the Hanover Street Burial Grounds.

Family links:
Parents:
Johannes (Rischstein) Ristine (1741 – 1843)
Louise Schneider Ristine (1766 – 1844)

Siblings:
Johannes Jacob Ristine (1792 – 1872)*
Johannes Ristine (1795 – 1872)*
Johannes Jost Ristine (1796 – 1872)
Maria Ristine Snyder (1804 – 1884)*
Joseph Ristine (1810 – 1883)*
Henry Ristine (1813 – 1893)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Hanover Street Burial Grounds (Defunct)
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA
Maintained by: Bob George
Originally Created by: Steve Hetrick
Record added: Mar 15, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 25270684

Occupation Combmaker