| Name Variation | | Mary Ellen Rinker was also known as Martha Ellen Rinker. |
| Birth | 17 Dec 1859 | She was born on 17 Dec 1859 in Indiana. |
| Marriage | 26 Sep 1874 | She and James Riley Barnell, son of William P. Barnell and Margaret Ann Jordan, were married on 26 Sep 1874 in Jay County, Indiana. |
1880 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 8 Jun 1880 | Mary appeared in the 1880 Federal Census of Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana, as Martha Barnell, with her husband, James Riley Barnell, and their children, James, Alfred and Richard. She is a married white female, age 20. Wife of head of household. Her occupation is keeping house. She was born in Indiana. Her mother and father were born in Virginia. |
1900 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 11 Jun 1900 | Mary appeared in the 1900 Federal Census of Redkey Town, Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana, as Martha Barnell, with her husband, James Riley Barnell, and their children, James, Alfred, Arminta, Eve and Harry. She is a married white female, age 40. Lives on Meridian Street. Wife of head of household. Born December 1859. Married 27 years. Mother of 7 children, 5 still living. She was born in Indiana. Her mother and father were born in Virginia. She can read, write, and speak English. |
| Marriage | 20 Nov 1907 | Mary Ellen Rinker and Herbert R. Faulkner were married on 20 Nov 1907 in Jay County, Indiana. |
1910 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 19 Apr 1910 | Mary appeared in the 1910 Federal Census of Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana, as Mattie E. Faulkner, with her husband, Herbert R. Faulkner, and her son, Cleo Barnell. She is a married white female, age 50. Lives on South Meridian Street. Wife of head of household. Married 2 times. Married 2 years. She is the mother of 8 children, 6 still living. She was born in Indiana. Her mother and father were born Virginia. She can speak English. She has no occupation. She can read and write. |
| Death | 30 Jun 1923 | Mary Ellen Rinker died on 30 Jun 1923 in Jay County, Indiana, at age 63. |
Mary Ellen Rinker