Cece's great-great-great grandfather

Also, a location for collecting random Riester information not otherwise saved elsewhere.

Dominic Riester

A 1998 query

Looking for information on the following: Dominick RIESTER (b. 1815, Baden, d.?, Louisville or New Albany) and his wife Catherine BECKMAN (d. before 1853) Dominick and two or three brothers (Stephen, George, and possibly John) came to this country in 1842. Dominick and Catherine had many children, among them Stephen (went to Salem, IN), Dominick (see below), and George (married 1) Dora ERDMAN, 2) Nellie HALLER). Dominick married again (wife unknown) and had John Matthew, Anton, and Philomena. Dominick REISTER (b. 1847, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, d.1927, New Albany, Floyd Co, IN) and his wife Elizabeth HAMMERSMITH (b. 1848, Rheinbayern, d. 1931, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN) Their children: Charles (married 1) Cora HOPKINS, 2) Rebecca REES) Mayme (married Herman COHN, see above) Stephen (married Lydia SNYDER)

The same query, found on Kentuckiana

Dominick RIESTER (b. 1815, Baden, d.?, Louisville or New Albany)
and his wife
Catherine BECKMAN (d. before 1853)

Dominick and two or three brothers (Stephen, George, and possibly John) came to this country in 1842. Dominick and Catherine had many children, among them Stephen (went to Salem, IN), Dominick (see below), and George (married 1) Dora ERDMAN, 2) Nellie HALLER). Dominick married again (wife unknown) and had John Matthew, Anton, and Philomena.

Dominick REISTER (b. 1847, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, d.1927, New Albany, Floyd Co, IN) and his wife Elizabeth HAMMERSMITH (b. 1848, Rheinbayern, d. 1931, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN)

Their children: Charles (married 1) Cora HOPKINS, 2) Rebecca REES) Mayme (married Herman COHN, see above) Stephen (married Lydia SNYDER)

Carl HAMMERSMITH (He came to this country as Karl HAMMERSCHMIDT. He and his wife and family came in 1854 to New Orleans and up the river to New Albany.) (b. 1822, Bavaria, d. 1875, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN) and his wife Mary JUNG (Maria Chistine JUNG) (b. 1826, Hesse-Darmstadt, d. 1894, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN)

Their children: Elizabeth (married Dominick REISTER, see above) Louis (married Wilhemine SCHAAF) Charles (married Amelia DIERKING) Mary (married Joseph STIR)

Philip Riester

Is there a connection?

Whitewater Township, Franklin County, IN
Census 1870

Name: 	Philip Riester
Estimated Birth Year: 	1819
Gender: 	Male
Age in 1870: 	51y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): 	White
Birthplace: 	Baden
Home in 1870: 	Indiana, United States
 	Household	Gender	Age
  	Philip Riester 	M 	51y
	Agertz Riester 	F 	43y

Paul Eugene Riester

Son of William Henry Reister->Casper Reister->Sebastian Riester

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," Paul Eugene Riester (1951)

Groom: 	Paul Eugene Riester
Groom's Race: 	White
Groom's Date of Birth: 	07 Jan 1929
Groom's Place of Birth: 	, Lake, Indiana
Groom's Residence: 	Orleans, , Indiana
Groom's Number of Marriage: 	
Groom's Father: 	William Riester
Groom's Mother: 	Jessie Olive Freed
Bride: 	Barbara Joanne Clubb
Bride's Race: 	White
Bride's Date of Birth: 	14 Aug 1931
Bride's Place of Birth: 	Bedford, , Indiana
Bride's Residence: 	Bedford, , Indiana
Bride's Number of Marriage: 	
Bride's Father: 	Ray Clubb
Bride's Mother: 	Ruth Chastain
Informant Name: 	
Date of License: 	24 Mar 1951
County of License: 	
Date of Marriage: 	31 Mar 1951
Place of Marriage: 	Bedford, , Indiana
Official: 	
Record Number: 	
Film Number: 	1426383
Digital Folder Number: 	4839055
Image Number: 	00123
Number of Images: 	1 

John Riester

3rd marriage Son of Dominic?

Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959

spouse:	Theresia Barger
child:	John Riester
	
groom:	John Riester
groom's race:	White
groom's place of birth:	Baden, , Germany
groom's residence:	Jasper, ,
groom's number of marriage:	Third
groom's father:	Dominic Riester
groom's mother:	Theresia Barger
bride:	Margaretta Wolf
bride's race:	White
bride's place of birth:	Bavaria, , Germany
bride's residence:	Celestine, ,
bride's number of marriage:	3
bride's father:	John A Wolf
date of marriage:	04 Sep 1883
place of marriage:	Celestine, ,
digital folder number:	4476502
number of images:	1

URLS not referenced in Article

  1. Cohn-RiesterFamilyHistory