George D. Riedesel Facts and Links

Facts

Birth Name: Johann Georg Riedesel
Known in U.S. as: George D. Riedesel
Birth Date: November 27, 1844
Birth Place: Wunderthausen, district of Wittgenstein, province of Westfalen, kingdom of Prussia
House of Origin: Groβeludwigs/Schreiners
(Houses in German villages had common names that were often referred to in documents, and which to this day are sometimes used to identify individuals.)
Death Date: December 18, 1932
Place of Death: Moore, Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Place of Burial: Smith Cemetery, Moore
Marriage(s): Susanna Mörchen, October 28, 1881, Wheatland, Iowa
Emigration: 1865 on ship Hansa, port of New York
Settlement: Wheatland, Iowa, until 1900 when he moved to Moore, Oklahoma

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