Rieck/OlsonFamily

RIECK FAMILY

Descendants of William Carl Frederick Rieck

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM CARL FREDERICK2 RIECK (GOTTLIEB1) was born December 16, 1848 in Prussia, and died September 10, 1938 in North Lake, Merton Twp., Waukesha County, WI. He married DOROTHY LOUISE SCHRODER 1871. She was born Abt. 1850 in Prussia, and died 1923.

Notes for WILLIAM CARL FREDERICK RIECK:

Elroy Leader- September 22, 1938

William C.F. Rieck was born in Germany, December 16, 1848 and came to this country 65 years ago. He resided for 37 years of his life in the city of Elroy. The past 7 years were spent in North Lake with his daughter, Mrs. G. H. Telschow. He died September 10, after an illness of 8 months. Burial was made at Eau Claire on September 14. He leaves to mourn, 4 daughters, viz., Mrs. Martha Olson, Altoona, WI, Mrs. Helena Witt, Minneapolis, Mrs. Anna Tremain, Elroy, Mrs. Louise Telschow, North Lake, WI; also 8 grandchildren. His wife and 2 sons preceded him in death. August the eldest just passing as the result of a train wreck.

Martha's marriage cert. lists his name as Wilhelm.

Wilhelm, Louise, and infant, arrived in New York on April 18, 1873, on the KOELN out of Bremen. At the time of the 1880 census, the family lived in the village of Reeseville in Dodge County, WI where William was a blacksmith. By the time of the 1900 census, they lived in the town of Elroy, Juneau County, WI where William was a RR blacksmith. William and his wife became naturalize citizens in 1907.

Children of WILLIAM RIECK and DOROTHY SCHRODER are:

i. AUGUST F. H.3 RIECK, b. February 27, 1872, Prussia; d. September 09,

1938, Hudson, St. Croix Co., WI; m. ANNA A. GOTTSCHALK, Abt. 1895; b. October 1869, Germany; d. 1946.

Notes for AUGUST F. H. RIECK:

Elroy Leader-September 22, 1938

August F. H. Rieck was born in Germany, February 27, 1872, immigrating to America with his parents as an infant. He was a resident of 1411 19th Ave. N. Minneapolis, 11 years. He was killed September 09, in a wreck of the North Westerns Victory train at Hudson, WI. August was the engineer on the Victory and had been an employee of the company for 48 years. He leaves a wife and 1 son, Edwin of Altoona and 2 daughters, Mrs. Anna Sherman and Mrs. Margaret Spitt, both of Eau Claire and 6 grandchildren to mourn. Burial at Eau Claire.

ii. MARTHA M. RIECK, b. July 1874, Columbus, Columbia Co., WI; d. June 30, 1943, Altoona, Eau Claire Co., WI; m. THOMAS B. OLSON, July 28, 1897, Eau Claire Cty., WI; b. July 04, 1863, Fountain?, Juneau Co., WI; d. December 13, 1902, WI.

Notes for THOMAS B. OLSON:

Lived in Altoona, WI. 1900 Census lists him as a saloonkeeper and renting his family home.

iii. HELENA RIECK, b. March 1878, WI; m. WITT; b. Abt. 1875.

Notes for HELENA RIECK: Also known as Lena, she was a seamstress in the 1900 Census.

iv. ANNA E. RIECK, b. April 1882, WI; d. 1965; m. CHARLES H. TREMAIN; b. 1863; d. 1940.

v. LOUISE D. RIECK, b. August 1885, WI; d. 1964; m. GUSTAVE H. TELSCHOW; b. June 18, 1884; d. January 1983.

vi. WILLIAM H. RIECK, b. 1887; d. 1892.

Thomas Olson (may have been OLESON) probably had a sister Anna who married a Mr. ZENKE. An Irene ZENKE was the executor for one of Thomas Olson's sons(Elmer) will. Thomas Olson and Martha Rieck had two son's, Elmer and Leonard(my line). They both lived in the Eau Claire-Altoona area all their lives.

Reid Olson

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