Marie Luise Riedesel was born October 19, 1898 in what was then Diedenhofen in the German province of Lothringen (now known as Thionville in French Lorraine). She was the daughter of Johannes and Margaretha (Ferry) Riedesel. She was only a year or so old when her parents came to America for a short while (this … Continue reading Marie Luise Riedesel (1898)
This Johannes Riedesel is a special case. While he lived at two different times in the United States, he ultimately returned to Europe for good. His daughter, Luise, however eventually came to stay. He was born April 6, 1872 in the village of Leidenhofen near Marburg. This had been the family home for several generations. … Continue reading Johannes Riedesel (1872)
Marie Riedesel was born August 30, 1880 in Paris though her parents, Peter and Anna Gertrud (Jacob) Riedesel were German nationals. She was the third of five children in what was a second marriage for her father. We believe that she came to America following her mother’s death in 1895. She worked as a maid … Continue reading Marie (Riedesel) Zehner (1880)
Peter Riedesel was born November 11, 1886 in what was then Diedenhofen in the German province of Lothringen. (Another undocumented source says it was Alex, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes in France. That is unlikely as his WWI draft registration lists a badly-spelled Diedenhofen). At the time, Lothringen was still German while the Rhône-Alpes district was French. ) … Continue reading Peter Riedesel (1886)
Johann Friedrich Heinrich Riedesel was born in Paris on June 15, 1883. While his parents–Peter and Anna Gertrud (Jacob) Riedesel–were German nationals, employment opportunities took them to France. This was actually Peter Riedesel’s second marriage. About 1905, he married Emma Jacobsen who was a native of the Schleswig area in northern Germany. How they met … Continue reading Johann Friedrich Heinrich Riedesel (1883)
Friedrich Riedesel was born June 4, 1861 in Diedenshausen. He was the first child of Georg Ludwig (Louis C.) Riedesel and Wilhelmine Elisabeth Peter (known as Katherine). As a young boy he came to the U.S. with his parents on the ship “Humboldt” out of Bremen arriving in New York on May 27, 1867. The … Continue reading Friedrich Riedesel (1861)
Katherine was born September 22, 1854 at the single house at Rüsselsbach near Wunderthausen. She was the first of eight children of Johann Georg and Anna Elisabeth (Dickel) Riedesel. Not long after her 18th birthday on November 24, 1872, Katherine married Johann Georg Riedesel of Wunderthausen. He was to be the heir of the family … Continue reading Katherine (Riedesel) Riedesel (1854)
Charles Rietesel was born October 14, 1877 in Stralsund, western Pomerania. He was the son of Joaqim Carl Friedrich and Amalia Johanna (Voss) Riedesel. The family of three came to Baltimore on the ship Leipzig out of Bremen on July 7, 1880. They settled in Chicago. The ‘Riedesel’ spelling also shows up in family records … Continue reading Charles Rietesel (1877)
The man we know as Charles Riedesel of Chicago was born about 1819 in or near Stralsund in Western Pomerania. I believe he was a sibling to a Friedrich and Sophia Riedesel but records are sketchy. I suspect he came to America about 1873 when he was already into his 50s. The name of his … Continue reading Charles Riedesel (1819)
Johann Georg Riedesel was born November 13, 1810 in Wunderthausen as the youngest of four known children of Johann Franz and Anna Margarethe (Fuchs) Riedesel. His father was the tenant in the house known as Seimes. Family tradition has it that he married Anna Catherine Riedesel of Wunderthausen in 1837 and that they soon left … Continue reading Johann Georg Riedesel (George Riddle) (1810)
Anna Catherine Riedesel was born in Wunderthausen on April 22, 1815. She was the seventh of nine children of Johann Ludwig and Anna Elisabeth (Knoche) Riedesel who were tenants in Wetzels house. Family tradition has it that she married Johann Georg Riedesel of Wunderthausen in 1837 and that they soon left for America. This marriage … Continue reading Anna Catherine (Riedesel) Riddle (1815)
Henry John (probably Johann Heinrich originally) Riedesel was born in Germany on July 18, 1906 to Johann Friedrich Heinrich and Emma (Jacobsen) Riedesel. He was the first of eight children. While the family had roots two centuries earlier in Wittgensten, members of this branch moved around a great deal. His father was born in Paris … Continue reading Henry John Riedesel (1906)
Ludwig Riedesel was born January 20, 1830 in the village of Erndtebrück in southern Wittgenstein. He was the youngest of six known children of Johannes and Marie Elise (König) Riedesel. Johannes was a shoemaker; leather trades ran in the family. With four older brothers, August would not be in line to inherit the family house/shop or … Continue reading Ludwig Riedesel (1830)
Heinrich Adolph Riedesel was born July 11, 1895 in Wunderthausen to Johann Georg and Katherine (Riedesel) Riedesel. His father was by then the owner of the house and property known as Weymers. He was the last of eleven children. The entire family emigrated to America in the early 1900s. His sister Emilie Lisette had gone in … Continue reading Heinrich Adolph Riedesel (1895)
Heinrich Gustav Riedesel was born September 16, 1893 in Wunderthausen to Johann Georg and Katherine (Riedesel) Riedesel. His father was by then the owner of the house and property known as Weymers. He was the tenth of eleven children. The entire family emigrated to America in the early 1900s. His sister Emilie Lisette had gone in … Continue reading Heinrich Gustav Riedesel (1893)
Emma Riedesel was born April 27, 1891 in Wunderthausen to Johann Georg and Katherine (Riedesel) Riedesel. Her father was by then the owner of the house and property known as Weymers. She was the ninth of eleven children. The entire family emigrated to America in the early 1900s. Her sister Emilie Lisette had gone in … Continue reading Emma (Riedesel) Strackbein (1891)
Friedrich Heinrich Riedesel was born December 17, 1889 in Wunderthausen to Johann Georg and Katherine (Riedesel) Riedesel. His father was by then the owner of the house and property known as Weymers. He was the eighth of eleven children. The entire family emigrated to America in the early 1900s. His sister Emilie Lisette had gone … Continue reading Friedrich Heinrich (Fred) Riedesel (1889)
Ludwig Heinrich Riedesel was born March 21, 1888 in Wunderthausen to Johann Georg and Katherine (Riedesel) Riedesel. His father was by then the owner of the house and property known as Weymers. He was the seventh of eleven children. The entire family emigrated to America in the early 1900s. His sister Emilie Lisette had gone in … Continue reading Ludwig Heinrich (Louis) Riedesel (1888)
Hermine Anna Elisabeth Riedesel was born December 2, 1885 in Wunderthausen to Johann Georg and Katherine (Riedesel) Riedesel. Her father was by then the owner of the house and property known as Weymers. She was the sixth of eleven children. She came to be known as Hermine though that name was not recorded when she … Continue reading Hermine Anna Elisabeth (Riedesel) Strackbein (1885)
Georg Ludwig Riedesel was born September 19, 1883 in Wunderthausen to Johann Georg and Katherine (Riedesel) Riedesel. His father was by then the owner of the house and property known as Weymers. He was the fifth of eleven children. The entire family emigrated to America in the early 1900s. His sister Emilie Lisette had gone … Continue reading Georg Ludwig (Louis) Riedesel (1883)