“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


FATHER HENRY REINHART,  Priest of St. Lawrence Church;  P.O. 
Jefferson; was born in Altheim, Province of Rhine, Bavaria, Germany, 
Jan. 18, 1835; came to America Aug. 20, 1846, and commenced 
studying at Buffalo, N.Y., with Jesuits, in 1857; came to St. Francis' 
Seminary, near Milwaukee, Sept. 20, 1859; completed the course of 
study there, and was ordained Nov. 5, 1865; then went to Eau Claire 
Mission, and had charge there till July, 1867; thence to St. Louis’ 
Church, Caledonia, for one year and a half, and also had charge of the 
Holy Family Church at Oak Creek; after one year and a half, removed to 
Brighton, remaining about one year and a half, in charge of St. Patrick’s 
and St. John the Baptist’s Churches; thence to St. Francis’ Seminary, as 
financier, and disciplinarian of school, for two years; thence to Madison, 
Wis., till March, 1877, in charge of Holy Redeemer’s Church there, 
when he came to Jefferson, where he still remains.  His father, Simon R., 
was born Feb. 2, 1801, and now lives in Buffalo, N.Y., in charge of St. 
Francis’ Convent.  The grandfather of Henry R. was born about 1772.


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