Bartholomew Riehle
of Offenburg Baden, Germany; Ross
County, Ohio and Farming Minnesota

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Bartholomew and Ursula Burgert Riehle

The house shown above was built by Bartholomew Riehle in the summer of 1838.  The house and a family cemetery are located in Huntington Township in Ross County Ohio, just off Route 156 or Black Run Road. Bartholomew, his wife Ursula and a number of his children lived in this house from 1838 to 1866 when Bartholomew, disillusioned over the lose of several of his sons in the Civil War, decided to sell this house and 500 acres of  land to his son Heinrich (Henry) Riehle and his wife Phoebe.  After the sale, Bartholomew and Ursula moved to Minnesota where they spent the rest of their lives.                      Photograph & Notes from Jack Riehle, Columbus Ohio

Detailed Article By Jack Riehle

Known Ancestors of  Bartholomew

Children of Bartholomew

Bartholomew's Book (EnglishTranslation)

From Joan Riehle Ruse via email 3/24/2002:

Bartholomew Riehle was born in Offenburg, Baden, Germany 23 July 1794; emigrated ca 1832 to Ross Co., Ohio, settling on a small farm in Huntingdon Twp. and lived there about 30 years before moving to Minnesota with some of his children, where he died..  Bartholomew married 18 Apr 1817 in Offenburg to Theresa Erb, d/o Jacob & Maria Anna (Spiringe) Erb. Their children were:
1 - Johannes b 21 Dec 1817; died infancy
2 - Joseph b. 4 Jan 1819; died 20 Apr 1827
3 - Estrofina/Effie b. 13 Jan 1821; married John Wilt 15 March 1840
4 - George, b. 18 Apr 1822; married Caroline Crandler 13 Apr 1848
5 - Anselmus b. 4 Apr 1823; married Eliza A. Duey 25 Sept 1849
6 - Helena/Ellen, b. 30 Mar 1824; mar. Alexander Cherry 25 Aug 1842
7 - Josefa b. 25 Mar 1825

Theresa (Erb) Riehle d. 30 Mar 1825; Bartholomew married Ursula Burgert on 20 July 1825. She was from Lospach, Baden.
Their children were:
8 - Bartholomee, b. 31 Mar 1826
9 - Walburga, b. 12 June 1827; died 19 June 1827
10 - Peter b. 3 June 1828; d. 6 March 1834
11 - Zazilia (Celia) b. 24 Sep 1829
12 - Sophia b. 29 Sept 1831 (last child born in Germany); died 6 Nov 1839
...Bartholomew & family and his brother Ferdinand & his family emigrated to Ross Co., Ohio before the birth of....
13 - Ferdinand, b. 29 Sept 1833
14 - Johannes/John b 10 Apr 1836
15 - Maria b. 24 Jan 1838, d. 14 Nov 1839
16 - Maria (second) b. 5 Mar 1840
17 & 18 - twins, Martin & Franziska b. 15 Nov 1843; Martin died 7 Jan 1844;
19 - Heinrich/Henry b. 5 June 1846
20 - Andreas b. 18 Sept 1848


Photograph provided by Jack Riehle

This family is mentioned in "Pioneer Sketches of Ross County, Ohio": and in "The Centennial History of Ross County, Ohio"

An article on this family appears in "Die Familie Riehle" Vol II, #4, Dec 1983. Copies are available.