Luise Riedesel was born July 17, 1881 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 fourth of eleven children. The entire family emigrated to America in the early 1900s. Her sister Emilie Lisette had gone in … Continue reading Luise (Riedesel) Strackbein (1881)
Catherine Luise Riedesel was born March 26, 1876 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 second of eleven children though her older sibling died before she was born. The entire family emigrated to America in the … Continue reading Catherine Luise Riedesel (1876)
Johann Georg Riedesel was born December 5, 1842 in Wunderthausen in the house known as Weymers. He was the second of six known children of Ludwig Heinrich and Anna Elisabeth (Kroh) Riedesel and was in line to take over the house when his older sister married into another house. George–as he was known in America–was … Continue reading Johann Georg (George) Riedesel (1842)
Emilie Lisette Riedesel was born January 24, 1879 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 third of eleven children though her oldest sibling died before she was born. On April 1, 1900 she married the … Continue reading Emilie Lisette (Riedesel) Kroh (1879)
Johann Heinrich Riedesel was born October 23, 1847 in Wunderthausen to Ludwig Heinrich and Anna Elisabeth (Kroh) Riedesel of the house known as Weymers. He was the fourth of sixth children and one of three brothers who emigrated to America at different times (and to different locales). I believe he arrived in New York on … Continue reading Johann Heinrich (Henry) Riedesel (1847)
Ludwig Riedesel was born December 10, 1841 in Wunderthausen to Ludwig Heinrich (L. Henry) and Amalia (Riedesel) Riedesel in Haase house. He was the first of two children born to them in Germany before the entire extended family emigrated to America in 1845. The name of their ship is lost but it docked in New … Continue reading Ludwig (J. Louis) Riedesel (1841)
Theodore Rietesel was born in February, 1863 in Stralsund, a city in Western Pomerania. He used this spelling at least some of the time but other immediate family members are referred to in documents as ‘Riedesel.’ He was one of at least four children of a Charles Riedesel/Rietesel who also came to America; I have … Continue reading Theodore Rietesel (1863)
Ludwig Heinrich Riedesel was born July 23, 1834 in Wunderthausen. He was the second of eleven children–and the oldest boy–of Gabriel and Anna Elisabeth (Müsse) Riedesel of the house known as Bergmanns or Gabels. Six of the children eventually went to America (of the eight who grew to adulthood). It says something that he chose to … Continue reading Ludwig Heinrich (Henry) Riedesel (1834)
Johann Daniel Riedesel was born March 1, 1851 in Wunderthausen. He was the last of eleven children of Gabriel and Anna Elisabeth (Müsse) Riedesel of the house known as Bergmanns or Gabels. As many as six of the children eventually went to America (of the eight who grew to adulthood). When John, as he was known, … Continue reading Johann (John) Daniel Riedesel (1851)
Wilhelmine Riedesel was born October 22, 1829 in Wunderthausen. She was the oldest of eleven children of Gabriel and Anna Elisabeth (Müsse) Riedesel of the house known as Bergmanns or Gabels. Six of the children eventually went to America (of the eight who grew to adulthood). Along with the family of Johann Georg Schneider, she … Continue reading Wilhelmine (Riedesel) Schneider (1829)
Anna Elisabeth Riedesel was born December 10, 1846 in Wunderthausen. She was the ninth of eleven children of Gabriel and Anna Elisabeth (Müsse) Riedesel of the house known as Bergmanns or Gabels. As many as six of the children eventually went to America (of the eight who grew to adulthood). It is likely that she … Continue reading Anna Elisabeth Riedesel (1846)
Elisabeth Riedesel was born April 30, 1842 in Wunderthausen. She was the seventh of eleven children of Gabriel and Anna Elisabeth (Müsse) Riedesel of the house known as Bergmanns or Gabels. As many as six of the children eventually went to America (of the eight who grew to adulthood). I believe that she came to the … Continue reading Elisabeth (Riedesel) Baetzel (1842)
Georg Ludwig Riedesel was born January 7, 1840 in Wunderthausen. He was the fifth of eleven children of Gabriel and Anna Elisabeth (Müsse) Riedesel of the house known as Bergmanns or Gabels. Six of the children eventually went to America (of the eight who grew to adulthood). I don’t have any information about the size … Continue reading Georg Ludwig (Louis C.) Riedesel (1840)
Maria Amalia was born June 16, 1822 in Wunderthausen to Florentine Beitzel from the house ‘Auf der Laye/Leie.’ Johann Franz Riedesel who lived in Altehäusers was acknowledged as her father but the parents did not marry and her father disappeared from local records. She would have grown up as part of the extended family but … Continue reading Maria Amalia (Beitzel?) Riedesel (1822)
Ludwig Heinrich Riedesel was born July 12, 1818 in Wunderthausen as the oldest child of Ludwig and Florentine (Althaus) Riedesel. His father became the heir to the house called Haase by marrying the oldest child of the Althaus family. There were eight children born to the marriage, five of whom lived to adulthood and all … Continue reading Ludwig Heinrich (L. Henry) Riedesel (1818)
Heinrich Hermann Riedesel was born November 12, 1865 in Wunderthausen in the house Kirchstumpfs/Am Kloster which lies outside the main village. Its name comes from the cloister for nuns that existed nearby in the Middle Ages. He was the third of seven children of Georg Herman and Elisabeth (Homrighausen) Riedesel. His younger sister Catherine also came … Continue reading Heinrich Hermann (Henry Herman) Riedesel (1865)
Anna Elisabeth Riedesel was born April 30, 1820 in Wunderthausen as the second child and only known daughter of Ludwig and Florentine (Althaus) Riedesel. They lived in the small house known as Haase. Five of eight children grew to adulthood but Haase was also home to an unmarried aunt and her son–and later the family … Continue reading Anna Elisabeth (Riedesel) Homrighausen (1820)
Heinrich Riedesel was born June 14, 1865 in Wunderthausen in the house known as Försters hinter der Huthe. He was the son of Ludwig and Anna Catharina (Fuchs) Riedesel who had ten children in total. Heinrich was seventh and last surviving child of the family. Two of his older siblings–Elisabeth and Georg Ludwig/George Louis–also emigrated … Continue reading Heinrich (Henry F.) Riedesel (1865)
Elisabeth Riedesel was born April 4, 1861 in Wunderthausen in the house known as Försters hinter der Huthe. She was the daughter of Ludwig and Anna Catharina (Fuchs) Riedesel who had ten children in total. Elisabeth was the fifth child and the oldest of three siblings who went to America. She came to the U.S. on … Continue reading Elisabeth (Riedesel) Daniels (1861)
Georg Ludwig Riedesel was born May 15, 1863 in Wunderthausen in the house known as Försters hinter der Huthe. He was the son of Ludwig and Anna Catharina (Fuchs) Riedesel who had ten children in total. Georg was the sixth child and the third surviving son; he was one of three younger siblings to go … Continue reading Georg Ludwig (George Louis) Riedesel (1863)