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View Tree for Ren Rena SongerRen Rena Songer (b. January 25, 1884, d. February 13, 1933)


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Ren Rena Songer (daughter of Andrew Jackson Songer and Almedia "Duck" Helms)4198 was born January 25, 1884 in Jackson, Nebraska4199, and died February 13, 1933 in 320 River St., LaSalle, IL Age 494199. She married (1) David Coulter on September 22, 19024200. She married (2) Roman Wesley Rimmele on November 22, 1904 in LaSalle Cnty, Ottowa, Illinois4201, 4202, 4203, son of Roman Joseph Rimmele and Susan Blanche Pass.

 Includes NotesNotes for Ren Rena Songer:
August 2001
Ren Songer was married for one month and was divorced in Ottowa, Illinois, before she married Roman Rimmele because of the following article in the News Tribune, LaSalle:
"In the circuit court at Ottawa yesterday, Mrs. Ren Songer Coulter, of LaSalle, began a suit for divorce against her husband, David Coulter. They were married Sept. 22, 1902, and lived together but two short months. She charges him with adultery. Browne & Wiley are her attorneys."
Interestingly, in the 1900 census she is shown as living in Livingston Co. IL, born in Nebraska, father from Indiana and mother from Ohio. and supposedly she came to LaSalle in 1903 and married Roman in 1904, so I should have checked Livingston Co. instead of LaSalle Co. for her marriage record.
1910 Census lists her as born in IL, which I think is a mistake.
So does 1920 IL census.
Ren had bright red hair and we credit daughter Jennifer's red hair primarily to her gr. grandmother Ren (some on the Koehler side as well)! Mike remembers his mother talking about what a hard worker Ren was and how poor they had been as she grew up.
Eva remembed walking the railroad tracks to pick up coal pieces to heat their home. Ren used to make them bread with lard and sugar on top for dessert. Ren became ill at a young age and Eva provided a great deal of nursing care to her mother, as well as caring for the younger children and running the household for her father Roman.
Her death certificate lists her place of birth as Jackson, Nebraska and her father's name as Andy Sagner (sic) Andrew Songer, and his place of birth unknown. Her husband Roman W. was the informant on the death certificate. Cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis prior to 1931/pleurisy with adhesions. It says she came to LaSalle 30 years prior and married Roman W. Rimmele 28 years ago. Also refers to a brother A. I. Sanger (sic) Songer, surviving.
Is this is the family of lore who was rumored to have gone West and RETURNED in a covered wagon? She was born in Nebraska, so maybe so.
Although death cert and 1900 census list her birthplace as Nebraska, her 1920 census shows her birthplace as IL. which I believe is incorrect, and also lists her age as 35 and husband as 31 (not correct if he was born in 1882.
I wonder who provided the 1920 census information.

DOCUMENTS IN HARD FILE
Genealogical Society Nebraska address in file
Marriage Cert in file
Death Cert in file
Obit in file
1900 Census in file Livingston Cnt, IL
1920 Census in file LaSalle Cnty
Headstone photo in file
Divorce clipping in file
Request to LaSalle Co. for marriage to David Coulter--not found



More About Ren Rena Songer:
Date born 2: November 1922, Filed for Divorce from David Coulter.4204
Burial 1: February 15, 1933, Oakwood Cemetary, LaSalle, IL.4205
Burial 2: LaSalle, Methodist Church.4205
Census: 1920 In file.
Died 2: At home, 320 River St., LaSalle, IL.4205
Occupation: Housewife.

More About Ren Rena Songer and David Coulter:
Marriage: September 22, 19024206

More About Ren Rena Songer and Roman Wesley Rimmele:
Marriage: November 22, 1904, LaSalle Cnty, Ottowa, Illinois.4207, 4208, 4209
Pastor: Judge Hinebaugh.4210

Children of Ren Rena Songer and Roman Wesley Rimmele are:
  1. +Grace Cecelia Rimmele, b. October 2, 1905, LaSalle, IL4211, 4212, 4213, d. November 11, 19864214, 4215, 4216.
  2. +Eva Belle Rimmele, b. June 28, 1907, LaSalle, Illinois4217, 4218, 4219, 4220, d. November 2, 1976, LaSalle, Illinois/ AGe 694221, 4222, 4223, 4224.
  3. +LeRoy Rimmele, b. February 24, 1909, LaSalle, IL4225, 4226, 4227, d. April 28, 19844228, 4229, 4230.
  4. Pearl Irene Rimmele, b. August 24, 1911, LaSalle, IL4231, 4232, 4233, d. May 24, 1977, Peru, Illinois4234, 4235, 4236.
  5. +Gladys Mae Rimmele, b. March 17, 1914, LaSalle, Illinois4237, 4238, 4239, d. August 31, 1990, Peru, Illinois4240, 4241, 4242.
  6. +Marion "Mary" Edith Rimmele.
  7. +Bertha Louise Rimmele.
  8. +Lucille Elizabeth Rimmele.
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