Koik family · Rantsus branch
Els Koik, née Rantsus
1844–1926 · Research ID K-004
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Vital facts
| Also recorded as | Ranthus (household-book reading); Rantfus (long s) |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 Sep 1844 O.S. (6 Oct N.S.), Euseküll (Õisu), Paistu parish; farm read "Kuuwitse" |
| Baptised | 1 Oct 1844 O.S., Paistu (EAA.1286.1.75 img 25, births No. 285; SL-65) |
| Died | 9 Mar 1926, 2 p.m., Karksi manor; aged 81 5/12; widow ("Peteri lesk"); born Õisu |
| Buried | about 13 Mar 1926, Karksi new cemetery ("Karksi uus surnuaed") |
Family
ParentsHenn Rantsus b. c. 1813, An (wife of Henn Rantsus) b. c. 1822
SpousePeeter Koik 1849–1896 married 16 Mar 1875 O.S., Paistu
ChildrenPeeter Koik b. 1875, Hans Koik (b. 1877) b. 1877, Märt Koik b. 1878, Juhan (Johann, Johan) Koik b. 1881, Jaak Koik b. 1884
Brothers and sistersJuhan Rantsus (Ranthus) b. c. 1848
See Els Koik in the family tree →
Life events
| Date | Event | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 1844 O.S. | Born, daughter of Henn and An Rantsus, Euseküll | Paistu parish | EAA.1286.1.75 img 25, No. 285 (SL-65) |
| 16 Jan 1875 O.S. | Bore a son out of wedlock, Peter Rantsus (Ranthus), at Euseküll Hof; emergency baptism 23 Jan; she "the single girl Els Rantsus"; godfather Juhan Rantsus | Paistu | EAA.1286.1.298 img 4, births No. 29 (SL-116) |
| 16 Mar 1875 O.S. | Married Peeter Koik; she a single girl ("Mädchen") of Euseküll Kildi, daughter of Henn and An, born 24 Sep 1844 | Paistu | EAA.1286.1.358 img 49, 1875 marriages No. 17 (SL-63) |
| 1881–1890s | Husband's household book entry: "Koik, Peter [Märt, Mari]", wife "Els geb. Rantsus" (b. 24 Sep 1844, Euseküll), sons Peter (16 Jan 1875), Märt (12 Apr 1878), Johan (19 Aug 1881), Jaak (17 Mar 1884); his brother Hans (b. 22 Jan 1846) and wife Ann on the next line | Paistu parish | EAA.1286.1.382 (personal book inv. 2190) img 188, p. 174 (SL-166) |
| 6 Jan 1896 O.S. | Widowed | Alt-Karrishof | EAA.1275.1.565 img 60 (SL-69) |
| 1924–27 | Listed as a widow ("Peetri lesk") next to son Juhan's household at Karksi manor (the entry was not struck after her death) | Karksi | ERA.3446.1.77 (Karksi residents list 1924–27), image 60, entries 140–141 (SL-31) |
| 9 Mar 1926 | Died at Karksi manor, aged 81 5/12; buried in the Karksi new cemetery | Karksi | EAA.1276.1.340 img 74, deaths 1926 No. 7 (SL-108) |
Dates before 1918 are Old Style (Julian) unless marked; see conventions.
Photographs and illustrations
Records
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Archive pages
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- image 188 (p. 174), Euseküll · EAA.1286.1.382 (Paistu personal book inv. 2190)
- Karksi residents' list 1924–27, image 60 (whole spread) · ERA.3446.1.77
- Paistu marriages 1866–1894, image 49 · EAA.1286.1.358
- Paistu 1844 church book, image 25 · EAA.1286.1.75
- Karksi deaths 1914 – Jun 1926, image 74 · EAA.1276.1.340
Open questions
- KA-02Peeter Koik and Els: births, marriage and deathsAnswered (Els's parents and grandfather found)
Research notes
- Confidence: High: baptism and marriage agree.
- Maiden name: the marriage entry reads "Rantsus" (written with a long s, so it can look like "Rantfus"); "Ranthus" in our earlier files was probably a misreading of the same name. Rantsus preferred.
- Birth date: baptism and marriage entries both give 24 Sep 1844. The household books (27 Sep) and the Karksi residents list (21 Sep) are wrong.
- Widowed in January 1896 at 51. Died 9 Mar 1926 at Karksi manor; her age at death matches her baptism exactly. Earlier notes wrongly had her alive in 1927 because the residents list was not updated. Cause of death: low-confidence reading only.