Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904,
pp 554-556 [McCracken]

     JOSEPH WILLIAM RIGLESBERGER, a very prominent citizen of
Paducah, Kentucky, and well known throughout McCracken county, was
born in Shelbyville, Indiana, January 20, 1873, and is a son of
Frank Riglesberger, who was born in Baden Baden, Germany, September 15,
1851, the eldest son of the seven children born to Andrew and Catherine
(Ambuscher) Riglesberger, natives of the same place.
     Frank Riglesberger was educated in Germany, but had few
advantages of acquiring a knowledge of English; in spite of this,
about May 17, 1870, he left his native land for America, and from
New York went direct to Piqua, Ohio, and there remained one month
working as a laborer in a stone quarry.  Thence he came to
Shelbyville, Shelby county, Indiana, and became apprenticed to the
carpenter trade for his uncle, John Riglesberger, with whom he
served for two years.  In 1876 he engaged in farming in Shelby
county, and continued there until 1881, making a success of his
agricultural ventures, but in the later years he moved to
Morristown, Indiana, and established a sawmill with a capital of
five thousand dollars.  From this beginning he worked up his
business until he employed from twenty-five to thirty men, and had
an annual output of nearly 2,500,000 feet of lumber, his market
being principally among eastern factories.
     On October 20, 1872, Frank Riglesberger was married to Phoebe
Yarling, who was born February 14, 1853, a daughter of Philip and
Catherine (Mohr) Yarling, both natives of Germany.  The children
born to this marriage were as follows: Joseph W., Frank W., Katie,
Emma, Maggie, Allie M., Charles and Henry, all of whom are living. 
After a long and successful career in Morristown, in 1889 the father
moved his plant to Paducah, Kentucky, greatly enlarging his
facilities until he became one of the most extensive lumber
manufactures in the state.  He was not destined to enjoy the results
of his work, for he died eight years after he came to Paducah.  His
wife is still living.
     The business was then bought and the property and mills were
leased by his sons Joseph and Frank, who operate the establishment
under the firm name of J. W. Ringlesberger & Brother.  Joseph
William Riglesberger, after leaving school, worked for his father in
the sawmill, thoroughly learning every detail of the business.  He
was married in Paducah to Miss Mary Cornilland, of that city, who
has borne him three children, as follows: Louis, Joseph and Lucile. 
He is a well known Democrat, and was elected alderman in November,
1902, the duties of which office he is still ably discharging.
     Frank Riglesberger, the junior member of the firm of
Riglesberger & Brother, was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, in 1875. 
He was married to Miss Anna Dittman, of Paducah, in 1898.  Both
these young men are highly respected in the community and are
recognized as leading factors in the commercial activity of Paducah. 
Their business, already large, is steadily increasing, and they lose
no opportunity of enlarging their fields of operation.  They have
just completed a new saw and planing mill, which began operations
the first of January, 1904.  It is a great deal larger and better
equipped than it ever has been.  Their lumber sales for the year
1903 were six million feet.

Ringlesberger Ambuscher Yarling Mohr Cornilland Dittman
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Shelby-IN Germany OH

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