Louis Hermann Riedel (1869-1951)
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Louis Hermann Riedel
Biography: Small businessman also devoted to serving his community
Louis was the owner of a hotel, saloon, and grain elevator; he was also a grain buyer and farm machinery salesman. He was also township treasurer and served in the village council, school board, and Red Cross. During World War II he was chairman of a bond drive.
Individual Facts
- Name: Louis Hermann Riedel
- Sex: Male
- Also Known As: Louie
- Birth: 16 Feb 1869, Meeerane, Chemnitzer Land, Saxony, Germany
- Migration (Foreign): 1873, Saxony, Germany, to Forestville, Michigan
- Death: 12 Apr 1951, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
- Burial: Forestville, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, Delaware Township Cemetery
- Religion: Lutheran
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Shared Facts
- Marriage: (Anna Maria Schreiter) 16 Jul 1891, Forestville, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
- Children: 6
Louis and Anna Riedel
Relationships
- Father: Heinrich Adolph Riedel (1842-1909)
- Mother: Marie Auguste Joram (1839-1927)
- Spouse: Anna Maria Schreiter (1872-1960)
- Child: Albert Louis Riedel (1892-1989)
- Child: Louis Albert Riedel (1893-1974)
- Child: Raymond Robert Riedel (1895-1939)
- Child: Selma Louise Riedel (1897-1978)
- Child: Nettie Augusta Riedel (1906-2000)
- Child: Paul Schreiter Riedel (1911-1994)
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