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     Wesley Homer Rissler was born on 24 July 1908 at Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming.^2,3 He married Helen Dorothy Weidman, daughter of William Frederick Weidman and Jane Walker, on 8 June 1929 at Stroud Ranch, East of Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming.¹ Wesley Homer Rissler died on 21 March 1990 at Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming, at age 81.^2,1 He was buried at Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming.²

     William F. Rissler was born on 10 September 1931 at Wyoming.² He was the son of Wesley Homer Rissler and Helen Dorothy Weidman.¹ William F. Rissler lived in March 1990 at Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming. He lived in February 1994 at Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming.¹ He died on 4 March 2017 at age 85.² He was buried at Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming.²

     Britney Marie Ritenour is the daughter of James Leslie Ritenour and Teresa Maria Harn.

     James Leslie Ritenour is the son of Jay Ritenour and Mary Walsh.² James Leslie Ritenour married Teresa Maria Harn, daughter of Kenneth Eugene Harn and Blanca Esther Oviedo, on 25 July 1987.¹

     Jay Ritenour married Mary Walsh circa 1954.¹

     Michelle Leslie Ritenour is the daughter of James Leslie Ritenour and Teresa Maria Harn.

     William Frederic Ritschel was born on 11 July 1864 at Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He immigrated in November 1895 to New York City, New York. He married Bella Hollingsworth in 1900. William Frederic Ritschel was naturalized on 16 June 1904. He lived in 1918 at Carmel Highlands, Monterey Co., California. He married Eleanora Havel, daughter of Joseph Havel and Mary Sklenar, circa October 1930 at Nevada.^2,3

ARTIST FREED; TO WED AGAIN
RENO, Oct. 18.—Wilhelm Ritschel, landscape and marine artist, was granted a divorce here today from Belle Zora Ritschel on grounds of mental cruelty. They married in Riverside, Calif., April 17, 1917, according to the complaint. Ritschel later took out a license to marry Elanora Havel, who gave her address as Reno.
Redlands Daily Facts (Redlands, California)
Sat, Oct 18, 1930 -Page 1.⁴




Artist Gets Reno Decree, Marriage License Same Day
RENO (Nev.), Oct. 18.—(AP)—Wilhelm Ritschel, noted landscape and marine artist, was granted a divorce here yesterday from Belle Zora Ritschel on the ground of mental cruelty. They married in Riverside, Cal., April 17, 1917, according to the complaint, although the biographical sketch of Ritschel in Who’s Who, gives the marriage as 1900. Ritschel later took out a license to marry Elanora Havel. She gave her address as Reno.
Says Wife Was Moody. Ritschel said his wife was given to moods of anger and jealous rage and she berated and upbraided him unjustly. She pursued constant nagging, he said, and found fault at every opportunity, making it impossible for him to carry on his profession. A property settlement was made out of court.
Ritschel, a native of Germany, came to this country in 1895.
The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California)
Sat, Oct 18, 1930 -Page 10.⁵


William Frederic Ritschel and Bella Hollingsworth were divorced on 18 October 1930 at Reno, Nevada.⁴

William (Wilhelm) Frederick Ritschel
William (Wilhelm) Frederick Ritschel (1864 - 1949) was active/lived in New York, California / Germany. William Ritschel is known for Marine, seascape, landscape, figure painting.
Born in Nuremberg, Germany on July 11, 1864. Ritschel was educated at the Latin and Industrial School in Nuremberg. As a youth he worked as a sailor and it was during this time that he began sketching marine subjects. He studied art at the Royal Academy in Munich under Raupp and Kaulbach before immigrating to NYC in 1895. In 1911 he settled in Carmel, CA while continuing to exhibit on the East Coast and in Europe. His paintings of the sea earned him international acclaim and in 1914 he was elected a member of the National Academy. In 1918 he began construction on his ocean view studio-home in the Carmel Highlands. This castle-like stone structure was to remain his home for the rest of his life except for trips throughout the world, especially the South Seas where he frequently visited. Oldtimers on the Monterey Peninsula remember him garbed in a flowered sarong and perched on a cypress-covered cliff with brushes and easel. Ritschel died at his Carmel home on March 11, 1949.

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1919-33; Who's Who in American Art 1936-47; NY Times, 3-13-1949 (obituary).¹


William Frederic Ritschel died on 11 March 1949 at Carmel Highlands, Monterey Co., California, at age 84.

     Kristen Ann Rivera is the daughter of Roger Rivera and Karen Ann Kirchner.

     Lisa Nicole Rivera is the daughter of Roger Rivera and Karen Ann Kirchner.

     Michael James Rivera is the son of Roger Rivera and Karen Ann Kirchner.

     Roger Rivera married Karen Ann Kirchner, daughter of Alan Conrad Kirchner and Beatrice Anna McCarthy, on 7 August 1971 at Ascension Lutheran Church, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. Roger Rivera and Karen Ann Kirchner were divorced in November 1996.

     Ancestral File Number CGJT-6G. Her Ancestral File Number is CGJT-6G. Betsy Roach married Ebenezer Hearne, son of Ebenezer Hearne and Priscilla Fooks.

     Julia Roales was born on 31 October 1869 at Shelby Co., Indiana. She married Charles Fremont Smithers, son of David Smithers and Azoline Davis, on 5 October 1907 at Shelby Co., Indiana. Julia Roales died on 18 February 1932 at Shelby Co., Indiana, at age 62.

     Keegan Patrick Roan married Megan Elizabeth August, daughter of William Wesley August and Deborah Frances McCarthy, on 3 July 2005 at South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.

     Douglas Beryl Roark was born on 30 November 1938 at Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana.¹ He married Joanne Mae Jannusch on 14 April 1962 at Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana. Douglas Beryl Roark and Joanne Mae Jannusch were divorced on 20 November 1973 at Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana. Douglas Beryl Roark died on 23 March 2018 at Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana, at age 79.¹ He was buried at Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana.¹

     Peggy Orlene Roark is the daughter of Douglas Beryl Roark and Joanne Mae Jannusch.

     Everett Robb married Carol (?) SOURCE: Dan Spilman letter 9/1996.

     Jean Elaine Robb is the daughter of Everett Robb and Carol (?) Jean Elaine Robb married Daniel George Spilman, son of Donald Walter Spilman and Doris Alice Harn, on 14 December 1974 at Dodge Co., Minnesota; SOURCE: Dan Spilman letter 9/1996. Jean Elaine Robb and Daniel George Spilman were divorced on 31 July 1990 at Olmsted Co., Minnesota. Jean Elaine Robb married Brian Hanson in March 1991.²

     Arthur Bertin Robbins was born on 23 December 1881 at Beaver Crossing, Seward Co., Nebraska.¹ He was the son of William Robbins (?) and Lydia Harrod. Arthur Bertin Robbins married Amy May O'Neal on 23 March 1905 at Seward Co., Nebraska. The cause of death was killed in a car crash on Highway 36 near St. Joseph, Missouri.¹ Arthur Bertin Robbins died on 5 August 1961 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 79.¹ He was buried at Utica Cemetery, Utica, Seward Co., Nebraska.¹

     Edgar Leigh Robbins was born on 31 July 1892 at Beaver Crossing, Seward Co., Nebraska.¹ He was the son of William Robbins (?) and Lydia Harrod. Edgar Leigh Robbins married Blanche Miller. Edgar Leigh Robbins died on 3 August 1966 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 74.¹ He was buried at Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange Co., California.¹

     Freddie Robbins was born in 1887 at Nebraska.¹ He was the son of William Robbins (?) and Lydia Harrod. Freddie Robbins died on 26 August 1888 at Nebraska.¹ He was buried at Andrew Cemetery, Friend, Saline Co., Nebraska.¹

     George M. Robbins was born on 22 July 1879 at Seward Co., Nebraska. He was the son of William Robbins (?) and Lydia Harrod. George M. Robbins died on 9 August 1880 at Seward Co., Nebraska, at age 1.¹ He was buried at Andrew Cemetery, Friend, Saline Co., Nebraska.¹

     SOURCE: Mildred Harn letter March 1995. Harry H. Robbins was born on 21 December 1869 at Pennsylvania. He married Perninah Harn, daughter of Henry Alexander Harn and Elizabeth Porter, on 9 October 1923.¹

     Chester W. Roberts is the son of Maurice R. Roberts and Evelyn Louisa Harn.

     Maurice R. Roberts was born on 27 September 1897 at Fairfield, Clay Co., Nebraska. He married Evelyn Louisa Harn, daughter of Hiram Maywood Harn and Addie May Smith, on 20 October 1934 at Dillon, Beaverhead Co., Montana. Maurice R. Roberts died on 1 January 1960 at Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co., Idaho, at age 62.

     Ruth Virginia Roberts married Harry Cissel Hearn, son of Samuel Fletcher Hearn and Sarah Ann Simpson.¹

     Sarah Roberts married John Sellon.

     Anna Robertson was born on 3 May 1853.¹ She was the daughter of James W. Robertson and Mary Ann Chord. Anna Robertson married Ephraim Peffley on 2 November 1871.¹ Anna Robertson died on 23 January 1937 at Indiana at age 83.

     Anna Fay Robertson was born on 20 November 1880.¹ She was the daughter of Schuyler Colfax Robertson and Callie Sweet.

     Irena Robertson was born on 16 February 1888.¹ She was the daughter of Schuyler Colfax Robertson and Lizzie Vinson.