PHILLIP RADLE
Phillip Radle, b 1841 in Germany, died in Falls County, Texas and buried
in Cedar Springs Cemetery (no tombstone) -was a son of Martin Radle, b 1811, d
October 1871 in Germany, who married in 1835 to Julia Yager - a daughter of
Adolph and Crecent (Falbacher) Yager. Phillip, the fourth of seventeen children,
served in the German Army as a Sergeant during the German-Austrian War of 1866,
where he was wounded in the knee. In 1867, he came to America - landing in New
York, and worked his way to Washing- ton, Indiana, thence to New Orleans, and
finally to Texas in 1868. He worked in Harris County for two years, and after
living in Grimes County, where some of his children were born, he settled his
family in Falls County, Texas in 1876.
In 1870, Phillip was married to Amelia Metser - a native of Texas and
daughter of David and Mary (Shilling) Metser, who immigrated to America in 1848.
Amelia survived Phillip by many years, and died and was buried in Waco, McLennan
County, Texas (date unknown).
When Phillip and Amelia (Metser) Radle brought their family to Falls
County in 1876, they first rented land in southern Falls County (in the area of
Cedar Springs) - purchasing their own farm in 1881. They reared eight of
thirteen children, and the survivors were:
Christian Theodore Radle, September 30, 1873 in Grimes County, Texas, d
May 28, 1937 and buried in St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery near
Otto, Texas - married Margaretha J. Vogel, b August 29,1873, d March 30, 1951
and buried by her husband. They had eleven children.
George F. Radle - said to be buried in St. John's Church of Christ
Cemetery (no tombstone found) - married in Falls County, Texas on January 2,
1906 to Mary Schmid. They had nine children: Hattie Radle, b September 14, 1906
in Travis, who married Henry Schrader; George Radle (called "Jim"), b July 5,
1909 in Travis (although Falls County Birth Records gave birth as July 23,
1909); Jess Radle, b August 5, 1911 at Travis; Clara Agnes Radle, b August 17,
1913, who married Major Glenn Coleman (called "Cooter"), b October 9, 1909, d
October 21, 1969 and buried in Hillcrest Cemetery at Marlin; Charlie E. Radle, b
July 9, 1915 at Durango; William Radle (called "Bill"), b ca 1918; Katie Radle,
b October 12, 1920, who married a Mr. Neumann (or Newman); Mary Radle, b ca
1923, who married Melvin Keith Hicks (called "Mutt"); and Herman David Radle, b
July 26, 1925 at Lorena, Texas.
Herman Radle - a twin, who married in Falls County, Texas on May 11, 1908
to Corrie Schmid. No further information.
Bertha Poadle - a twin, who married in
Falls County, Texas on April 30, 1906 to Ben Boedecker. No further information.
Willie Radle, who married in Falls County, Texas on June 29, 1907 to Ira
Ellis. No further information.
Charlie Radle - no information.
Fritz Radle - no information.
Katherine Radle (called "Katie") - no information.
Phillip owned 156 acres of land, and a gin. He served as Falls County
Commissioner in 1892, was a member of the Knights of Pythias, Knights of Herman,
and the A.O.V.W. His family were members of the Catholic Church.
There have been Radle descendants in Falls County for 110 years, with
most residing in the Otto, Marlin, and Chilton communities in 1986.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of
these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical
Commission, page 373 column 1 and 2.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.