J. Ludwig Riedesel Facts and Links

Facts

Birth Name: Johann Ludwig Riedesel
Known in U.S. as: J. Ludwig Riedesel
Birth Date: August 5, 1822
Birth Place: Wunderthausen, district of Wittgenstein, province of Westfalen, kingdom of Prussia
House of Origin: Haase
(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: January 12, 1910
Place of Death: Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa
Place of Burial: Merle Hay Cemetery, Glidden, Iowa
Marriage(s): Catherine Schneider, July 1, 1845, Galion/Crawford County, Ohio
Emigration: 1844
Settlement: Originally near Galion; bought land north of Wheatland and moved there in 1855; moved to Glidden 1881

Links (reports include more life stories and information)