Riedesel Emigrants by Origin
Background
This is a secondary index to persons named Riedesel who came to the United States as emigrants. They are organized around their village/town of origin. Most were from the village of Wunderthausen, and they are further divided on the basis of their house of origin. This was a very important reference in both record keeping at the time and how similarly-named people were distinguished in common speech. Clicking on a link will open a page specific to that individual. Those who died as children in this country are not shown.
Town of Berleburg
- Johann Ludwig Riedesel (1775-?; emigrated 1819); Philadelphia, like his brother, originally from Berleburg
- Johann Heinrich Riedesel (1772-?; emigrated 1819); Philadelphia
Town of Diedenhofen (now Thionville, France)
- John Henry Riedesel (1883-1945; emigrated 1899); Westfield, New York
- Marie Luise Riedesel Barr (1898-1977; visited ~1899, emigrated 1922); Fargo, North Dakota
- Peter Riedesel (1886-1975; emigrated 1904); Washington state, from what is now Alsace Lorraine
- Marie Riedesel Zehner (1880-1978; emigrated 1899); Tennessee/Oklahoma/Kansas, from what is now Alsace Lorraine
Village of Erndtebrück
- August Riedesel (1826-1916; emigrated ~1850); DeWitt County, Texas
- Ludwig Riedesel (1830-1901; emigrated 1849); DeWitt County, Texas; brother of August
- Luise Riedesel Pieper (1860-1949; emigrated 1880); Minnesota, Illinois, and finally Nordheim, Texas
- Carl Riedesel (1854-1936; emigrated 1880); Crookston, Minnesota
Hamlet of Rüsselsbach (near Wunderthausen)
- Katherine (Riedesel) Riedesel (1854-1908; emigrated 1906); Wheatland
Village of Wunderthausen (by house name)
Altehäusers
- Henry Riedesel (1836-1902; emigrated 1893); Rochester, New York
- Christian Willi Riedesel (1872-1965; emigrated 1893); Rochester, son of Henry
Am Kloster
- Henry Herman Riedesel (1865-1935; emigrated ~1882); Kansas City
- Catherine Riedesel (1871; emigrated 1885); sister of Henry Herman, nothing more is known about her
Bergmanns (aka Gabels)
- Wilhelmine Riedesel Schneider (1829-1897; emigrated 1848); Wheatland and later Lanesboro, Iowa
- Henry Riedesel (1834-1898; emigrated 1855); Wheatland and later to Lanesboro, Iowa
- Louis C. Riedesel (1840-1913; emigrated 1867); Wheatland
- Anna Elisabeth Riedesel (1846-?; emigrated 1868?); sister of Johann Daniel, nothing more is known about her
- Johann Daniel Riedesel (1851-?; emigrated 1860); Rochester
Försters am Lotzenberg
- Johann Jost Riedesel (1825-1899); Smithton, Illinois etc.
- John Riedesel (1846-?; emigrated 1866); St. Louis
Försters hinter der Huthe
- Elisabeth Riedesel Daniels (1861-1948; emigrated 1881); Denver, Iowa, later to Miami, Florida
- George L. Riedesel (1863-1933; emigrated 1881); Denver, Iowa
- Henry F. Riedesel (1865-1932; emigrated 1881); Wheatland
Haase
- Ludwig Riedesel (1784-c1848 emigrated 1845); Crawford County, Ohio
- L. Henry Riedesel (1818-1894; emigrated 1845); Crawford County, then to Wheatland
- Anna Elisabeth Riedesel Homrighausen (1820-1809; emigrated 1845); Wheatland
- J. Ludwig Riedesel (1822-1910; emigrated 1844); Crawford County, Ohio; Wheatland; later to Glidden
- George Riedesel (1825-1901; emigrated 1844); Wheatland
- John Riedesel (1829-1904; emigrated 1844); Wheatland
- J. Louis Riedesel (1841-1923; emigrated 1844, son of L. Henry); Sioux Falls, Iowa
Känels
- John Riedesel (1842-1891; emigrated 1867) Milwaukee via St. Louis
Schreiners (aka Groβeludwigs)
- Ludwig (born Georg Gabriel) Riedesel (1809-?; emigrated 1867); Kansas City
- John Riedesel (1833-1898; emigrated 1854); Wheatland
- Henry D. Riedesel (1841-1917; emigrated 1867); Kansas City, then to Wheatland
- George D. Riedesel (1844-1932; emigrated 1861); Wheatland, later to Moore, Oklahoma
- Louis D. Riedesel (1847-1929; emigrated 1866); Wheatland
- Dina Riedesel (~1853-?; emigrated 1867)
- Catherine Riedesel (~1859-?; emigrated 1867)
- Philipp John (1860-1940; emigrated 1867); Kansas City
Seimes (aka Weiβkopfs)
- George Riddle/Radle (sic; 1810-1894; emigrated 1837); Oxford, New Jersey
- Florentine Riedesel Baumgartner/Strable (1843-?; emigrated 1871); Oxford, New Jersey
- Anna Catherine Riedesel Busch (1853-?; emigrated 1871); Oxford, New Jersey
- Henry Riedesel (1856-1931; emigrated 1881); Woodbury County; ended up in Osage County, Kansas
Wetzels
- John Rittase (sic; 1787-1855; emigrated 1814/1815); Littlestown, Pennsylvania
- Louis Radle (1817-1903; emigrated ~1837); Oxford, New Jersey
- Catherine Riedesel Radle (1815-1909; emigrated 1837); Oxford, New Jersey
Weymers
- John Radle (sic; 1810-1873; emigrated ~1840); Cherokee County via Oxford, NJ, and Wheatland
- George Riedesel (1842-1927; emigrated 1906); Wheatland, Iowa
- Henry Riedesel (1847-1930; emigrated 1867); Salem, Oregon
- Fred Riedesel (1852-1916; emigrated 1871); Worthington, Minnesota
Unter der Laye
- Amalia Riedesel Riedesel (1822-1848; emigrated 1845); Crawford County, Ohio
Unknown
- Charles Riedesel (~1819-?); Chicago
- Friedrich Riedesel (~1817-?); Dundee, Illinois