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• L. Henry Riedesel (1818-1894), c. 1891
• Elisabeth Schumacher (1831-1887), second wife of L.Henry
• Sons of L. Henry Riedesel, c. 1916
• John Albert (1848-1932) was born to L. Henry and Amalia Riedesel in Ohio. He moved on to the high plains of Colorado. This photo shows the family of John Albert about 1900
• Frank John (1877-1936) was the second son of John Albert. This shows his family in 1929.
• John and William M. Riedesel, sons of Frank John, as young boys
• Albert W. (1880-1955) was the third son of John Albert. This is a photo of his rock house near Idalia, CO, built in 1898.

• This photo shows the J. Franz Homrighausen family about the 1890s. One daughter died in childhood.
• Portraits of Anna and Franz were found not that long ago in an old outbuilding at Wheatland. They were not dated but I would guess they are earlier than the above family photo.

• J. Ludwig (1822-1910) and Catherine Schneider (1823-1894) Riedesel and Family
• J. Ludwig in old age
• Four generations beginning with J. Ludwig, c. 1910
• Anna and Florentine, the youngest daughters of J. Ludwig and Catherine
• George and John Conrad, the youngest sons of J. Ludwig and Catherine
• Daughter Florentine married Dietrich Beckmann, and J. Ludwig was living with them at the time of his death in 1910 (in a Clinton hospital). These photos show her in her younger and older years
• Girl's gloves, crocheted by Catherine
• Louis A. Riedesel (1850-1922, son of J. Ludwig) as a young man
• Sophia Wetter (1857-1938), wife of Louis Riedesel, as a young woman
• Louis A. and Sophia Wetter Riedesel family, c. 1904
• Laura, Ralph and Beatrice Riedesel, children of Louis and Sophia. About 1900

• George Riedesel (1825-1901) married Elisabeth Gerhardt (1841-1926)
• This photo shows the family of George and Elisabeth (one other son died in infancy)
• Theophil (Tay) Riedesel (1879-1957) and Augusta (Struck) Riedesel (1884-1976) of Wheatland. Tay was a son of George and Elisabeth Riedesel.
• Daughter Louisa Riedesel married Henry Ott
• Raymond and Donald Riedesel 1912 , sons of Tay and Augusta Riedesel

• John Riedesel (1829-1904) was the youngest child of the family to grow to adulthood.
• He married Elisabeth Knoche (1835-1923) of Wunderthausen.
• This photo shows their family.

• George, Henry, and Fred Riedesel came to the U.S. at various times and lived in different places. This photo was taken in 1906 or later.
• This picture shows George, his wife, and most of their children. All came from Germany to America.
• George (born Johann Georg) with his parents in Germany

• Henry Riedesel (undated tintype)
• Henry, his wife Charlotte, and five of their six children, taken about 1896.
• Five of their children as adults, (Fred, Louis, Ed, Mary, Martha), 1930s.
• Brothers Fred, Ed, and Louis Riedesel, 1930s.
• Edward Riedesel, a son of Henry and Charlotte, married Rose Jackson in 1912. It was a double wedding, with Rose's sister Alvida marrying Harry Sheard. This photo shows the four of them.
• Cousins Adolf Riedesel and Lisetta Riedesel Kroh (children of immigrant George Riedesel) and Julia Riedesel Powell (daughter of immigrant Fred Riedesel)
• Charlotte Bohle Riedesel with daughter Martha Riedesel Lathrop, son-in-law Kasper Lathrop, niece Olive Riedesel, and Al Powell.

• Immigrant Henry Riedesel (b. 1834) had a son, Philip Henry (b. 1859) who married Ida Ristine. This shows the four children of Henry and Ida, Phillip, Ethel, Flora, and Henry
• This photo shows several members of the George D. family and Philip Henry family in 1915
• Philip Henry and his cousin George D.

• Their second oldest son was George L. (1867-1916). This photo is probably from the 1890s.
• George L. married Emma Franey.
• I know that Johann Daniel Riedesel lived in Rochester, but not much more.

• Louis D. Riedesel (1847-1929)
• Anna (Wagner) Riedesel (1859-1933), Louis' wife, along with Mary (Schneider) Knoche and Elizabeth (Mörchen) Knoche
• Pauline, Louise, Anna, and Gusta Riedesel, the four daughters of Louis D. and Anna (Wagner) Riedesel
• Sons Louis and Ephren Riedesel, in World War I uniforms

• Seven grown daughters of John and Florentine (Mörchen) Riedesel of Wheatland.
• Florentine Mörchen Riedesel (1834-1919)
• Wedding picture of daughter Laura Riedesel and John Beuthien in 1908.

• This photo shows his wife Susanna (Mörchen) and their four adult children.
• George on his 88th birthday in 1932
• Susanna and George, probably early 1930s
• Son George Riedesel Jr.
• Daughters Ollie (Alvena) and Della (Adele)
• This photo shows several members of the George D. family and Phillip Henry family in 1915
• George D. and his cousin Philip Henry

• Gravestone in the Griffith Cemetery in Kansas City

• This sketch shows John/Johannes Riedesel and his wife Caroline Knebel.
• Their only child to live a long life was Katherine. She married Edward Rieso, and they are shown together in this portrait.

• Henry Riedesel (1865-1932) came to the U.S. in 1881 and lived at Wheatland with his wife, Emma Puetsch. They had no children.
• His brother Georg Ludwig (known as George or Louie) lived in Denver, Iowa, with his family.
• Sister Elisabeth Riedesel (1861-1948) married Monroe Daniels, and moved to Florida.

• Anna Catherine Riedesel (1815-1909) came to the U.S. in 1837 and lived in the Oxford, NJ, area. Like her future husband, her last name morphed into Radle and then Riddle. She may have been known in this country as Mary.

• This photo shows John Henry as a young man living in Frankfurt/Main.
• John Henry Riedesel married Emma Jacobson in the early 1900s. They were in America by 1915. Many descendants of John Henry and Emma live around Westfield, NY.
• The eight children of John Henry and Emma are pictured here in 1965.
  
  
• Sister Marie married Adam Zehner. This shows her in 1896 at about 16 years of age
• Their niece, Marie Luise Riedesel, lived briefy in the U.S. with her parents around 1900. She came back to marry and live in 1922.

• Carl Riedesel came from Erndtebrück, a larger town in Wittgenstein, and settled in Crookston, Minnesota. This photo of his family is from the late 1920s.
• Louise Riedesel was the younger sister of Carl. She married John Pieper and eventually lived in Nordheim, Texas. This photograph shows the Pieper family, probably in the 1890s.

• Ludwig Riedesel (1830-1901) of Texas
• Ludwig and Justine Riedesel, daughter Louise about 1860
• Louise Riedesel, oldest daughter of Ludwig and Justine
• This photo shows the family of Ludwig's son, Ludwig W. Riedesel. No date is given.

• A portrait of August Riedesel, probably before 1900
• Another portrait, probably after 1900