Ferdinand Relinger (1815 - 1867)

Born 1815 in Bavaria, Germany

Died 3 Feb 1867 at about age 52 in South Platte River, Denver, Colorado Territory

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Biography

Ferdinand Relinger was born in Bavaria.

Pvt. Ferdinand Relinger served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 18, 1864 Denver, Colorado Territory
Mustered out: 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co.G 3rd Regiment Colorado Cavalry

Descriptive Card information: Co. G 3rd Regiment Colorado Cavalry

Aug 18, 1864 Denver, Colorado Territory

Born: Bavaria

Age: 49

Occupation: Laborer

Nickname: the "Bloodless Third"

Soldiers INDEX: United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865 ^[1]

United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865 ^[2]

Immigration

"New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891,"

Name: Ferd Rehlinger

Event Type: Immigration

Event Date: 1854

Event Place: New York City, New York, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 38

Occupation: Hunter

Birth Year (Estimated): 1816

Birthplace: Germany

Ship Name: Windsata

Citing this Record ^[3]

Aug 18, 1864 Denver, Colorado Territory, we have proof that he lived in Denver in 1864 and then Feb 1867 he was near the South Platte River when he lost his life saving a horse of a neighbor.

Death

Coroner's Inquest^[4]

".....came to his death by accidental drowning in the South Platte River, while assisting Mr. Storer to remove his horse from the river who, ......................"

Burial: "Mount Prospect Cemetery".

AKA: Old Denver City Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado,

aka: Cheesman Park^[5]

It is UNKNOWN IF he was one of the 5,000 persons at rest there that was moved to other cemeteries??????????

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9LY-JMW : 25 August 2021), Ferdinand Relinger, 1861-1865.
2. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS7C-ZMG : 25 August 2021), Ferdinand Relinger, 1861-1865.
3. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27RS-9FS : 12 August 2022), Ferd Rehlinger, 1854.
4. ↑ The Rocky Mountain News (Daily), Volume 7, Number 143, February 4, 1867. P 4, second column.
5. ↑ Story of Cheesman Park

1. Descriptive Card (paid site)
2. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191257643/ferdinand-rehlingerr: accessed 16 July 2023), memorial page for Ferdinand Rehlingerr (1815–3 Feb 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #191257643, citing Old Denver City Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Mark S (contributor 46813597).