Joseph
Riehle family
Source: book, Rietbrock Centennial 1880-1980, pg. 38-39
Note: in reference to the town of Rietbrock,
Marathon Co., WI
"Joseph
Riehle was born on November 17, 1858, in
Moris (sic),
Indiana. At the age of 21, he came to
Wisconsin with his four brothers--William,
Andres, John and Felix.
John
Riehle bought land Northeast of
Stratford. On December 1, 1888, Joseph, William and Andrew
Riehle each bought 104 acres of woodland in the Town of Rietbrock, three miles East of the village of Athens--Section 3 of Township 29, Range 4, East, lying North of the Black
Creek. Andrew
Riehle sold his farm and moved to
Menominee Falls,
Wisconsin.
In 1880, Joseph
Riehle married Mary
Wagner, daughter of Joseph and Catherine
Wagner. Mary
Wagner was born in Schwartzback, Austria. When 11 years old, she came to
America with Mrs. Frank
Blecha and parents. Her parents came to
America two years later. They settled in Corinth,
Wisconsin, Mary worked in Hartford and Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
On May 10, 1909, Joseph and Mary
Riehle bought 17 acres of land--E 1/2 of SW 1/4 of Section 3, Township 29 North Range 4, East, lying North of the Black
Creek. Joseph and Mary had 11 children--Frank, Peter,
Anton,
Conrad, Emma, Leonard, Catherine and Joseph. Three children died in infancy.
Frank married Emma Framke; Peter married Elizabeth Albrecht;
Anton married Frances Platta;
Conrad married Anna Berres; Emma married Harry Gauerke; Leonard married Elizabeth Handrick and Catherine married William Woellner. Joseph never married.
On December 3, 1924, Joseph and Mary
Riehle sold their farm to
Anton Riehle.
Mary
Riehle died March 20, 1928, at the age of 61. Joseph
Riehle died February 3, 1947, at the age of 88.
Frances Platta is the daughter of Leo and Josephine Platta.
Leo Platta was born on April 9, 1882, in Germany. He served in the
German Army for two years. Later he came to
America and settled in
Wisconsin. On November 5, 1907, he maried Josephine
Wisniewski in the Town of Rietbrock. He moved to
Athens,
Wisconsin, and worked for the Rietbrock Lumber Company, before moving to a farm.
Josephine Platta was born in Carniz, Poland, April 15, 1884, the daughter of
Anton and Mary
Wisniewski. When six years old, she came to
America with parents and settled in
Poniatowski. She had seven brothers--Ted, John, Frank, Leo, Joseph, Alex and Tom and three sisters--Julia, Frances and Caroline.
Leo and Josephine Platta had four children--Frances, Leonard, Anna and Mary.
Leo Platta died April 25, 1957, at the age of 75. Josephine Platta died February 4, 1948, at the age of 73.
Second Generation
Anton
Riehle was born on October 27, 1894, in the Town of Rietbrock. During World War I, he served with the U.S. Army in France. Afterward, he returned to Rietbrock to farm the homestead, which he purchased, in 1924, from his parents."
Another part of the bio states that
Anton died on April 20, 1977, at the age of eighty-two, but Frances still lives.
NOTE: There is more information about this family in the book. I am not including it here as it is referring to people who are potentially alive. If anyone is interested in this information, please contact me personally and I will send it to you.
Kathy Esposito