Reinhardt Genealogy
A Reinhardt History
By Patricia Reinhardt
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Michael Rotherham
The twin, James, went to St. Louis and that was the last
they knew of him.
Relatives sometimes reminded Margaret of the town named
Rotherham, which is in England. She was fiercely proud of her Irish
heritage and insisted that if her ancestors spent any time in
England it was brief and unintentional.
The book, The Year of The Three Kings, 1483, by Giles St.
Aubyn is a chronicle of a short period in English history. The
book mentions the Lord Chancellor, Archbishop of York, Thomas
Rotherham, who celebrated the funeral Mass for Edward IV. No
connection has ever been made between this Archbishop and ancestors
of Michael and James Rotherham.
A record of the arrival of Michael and James Rotherham in the
U.S. has not been found. According to the 1880 census and birth
dates of their children, we can surmise John and Catherine were in
Missouri for the birth of their first child in 1862. They were in
Cleveland in 1863 and in Chicago in 1865. It is said Michael
worked in the steel mills there.
From 1867 to 1878 they lived in Iowa. The community is
reported as Irish Holler. We do not know what kind of work Michael
did in Iowa. He was probably a farmer.
The family moved to Newman Grove, Nebraska in 1879. It is
said Michael farmed the site on which now stands the town of Newman
Grove. He died in about 1879 when he was tragically burned in an
accident with carbolic acid on the farm. No burial site or
obituary has been found.
Father Of John Rotherham
This is an account of the history of Michael Rotherham, father
of John Rotherham, grandfather of Margaret Rotherham Reinhardt.
James B. Rotherham of La Feria, Texas wrote a letter in 1978
describing the arrival of Michael Rotherham in this country.
Grandfather Michael Rotherham was a twin. His twin
brother was James. They were educated in the University
of Ireland. They were advanced Latin students. In an
argument with a professor one threw an ink well at and
hit the professor. Thinking he was dead, they
immediately left Ireland for the U.S. Later on, they
found out that he was only injured. The argument was
over the ending of a verb.
Margaret Rotherham Reinhardt thought the Rotherhams came from
County Mayo in Ireland. James Rotherham, her brother thinks they
originated in the town of Athlone which is located in County
Westmeath.
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