Johann Jost Riedesel Facts and Links
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Birth Name: Johann Jost Riedesel
Known in U.S. as: John Riedesel
Birth Date: April 23, 1825
Birth Place: Wunderthausen, district of Wittgenstein, province of Westfalen, kingdom of Prussia
Place of Death: Illinois
Place of Burial: St. Marcus Cemetery, Round Prairie
Marriage(s):
1) Anna Elisabeth Riedesel, Wunderthausen
2) Caroline Knebel, September 14, 1860, Monroe, Illinois
Emigration: Unknown
Settlement: Monroe County, Illinois, later to Smithton, Illinois
Known in U.S. as: John Riedesel
Birth Date: April 23, 1825
Birth Place: Wunderthausen, district of Wittgenstein, province of Westfalen, kingdom of Prussia
House of Origin: Försters am Lotzenberg
(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: November 13, 1899
(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.)
Place of Death: Illinois
Place of Burial: St. Marcus Cemetery, Round Prairie
Marriage(s):
1) Anna Elisabeth Riedesel, Wunderthausen
2) Caroline Knebel, September 14, 1860, Monroe, Illinois
Emigration: Unknown
Settlement: Monroe County, Illinois, later to Smithton, Illinois