John Martin Riesenman and Dorothea Kohler

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Husband John Martin Riesenman ^{1 2}

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           Born: 3 Dec 1831 - Frichtingen, Wurtemberg, Germany 1
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         Father: John M. Riesenman (1786-1866) 1
         Mother: Barbara Burker (      -1874) 1

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       Marriage: 3 Jan 1855 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 1

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Wife Dorothea Kohler ¹

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            AKA: Dorothy Kohler 2
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         Father: Joseph Kohler (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M Joseph C. Riesenman, Sr. ^{1 2 3 4}

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            AKA: Joseph St. Clair Riesenman
           Born: 17 Mar 1855 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 2 3 4
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         Spouse: Cecilia A. Reese (      -1934) 2 3 4
           Marr: 21 May 1876 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2 3

         Spouse: Adda Callahan (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 14 Aug 1915 - Los Angeles, CA 5

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2 F Belle B. Riesenman ¹

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         Spouse: Herman Berg (      -      ) 1

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3 F Annie C. Riesenman ¹

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         Spouse: William Liebler (      -      ) 1

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4 M John M. Riesenman ¹

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5 F Mary M. Riesenman ¹

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6 F Josephine Riesenman ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John Martin Riesenman

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He was reared in his native land, and there learned the weaver's trade. In 1854 he immigrated to Pennsylvania and settled in But­ler borough. He worked at gardening for a time and then entered the store of John Berg & Company, and later engaged in hauling goods from Pittsburgh. He was afterwards employed for Roessing & Stein for two years and a half, and then purchased a team and hauled freight from Pittsburgh for seven years. In 1873 he engaged in the wholesale grocery and feed business, as a member of the firm of Roessing & Riesenman, but after six years he sold out and again engaged in the teaming business. He and his family were members of St. Peter's Catholic church. In politics, he was a Democrat, and served in the borough council.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 784.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 142.

3 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 827.

4 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 591.

5 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 207.