[78-L] Background info on Mildred Bailey and Al Rinker?

[Harold Aherne]

Does anyone on this list know the names of the Rinker parents, out
of curiosity? I'm looking for their census records, for no other reason 
than something that never occured to me until recently: Mildred and
Al are both usually cited as having been born in 1907, she in February 
and he in December. It's possible, of course, particularly if Al were a little
premature. Still, I've found a listing for a Rinker family in Washington state 
in the 1910 census that may cast doubt on 1907 for either sibling (if this
is indeed the Rinker family that produced Mildred and Al), but for the sake
of not spreading disinformation and speculation I won't report anything unless
someone knows what the parents' names were. Also, what was Al's full name?
If it was "Alton" then I've probably found them.
 
Of course, during Bing Crosby's life no one seems to have been bothered by
the fact that he claimed May 1904 as his month of birth while his sister 
Catherine was unquestionably born in October of that year! The inconsistencies
that pop up when people fudge their ages...
 
-Harold