Bio: Schreiber, Richard & Selma
(Paul)
Contact: Dan Rusch-Fischer
Email:
drusch-fischer@fmsolutions.net
Surnames: Schreiber, Hagen, Horn, Paul, Peissig
----Source:
Granton News (Granton, Clark County, Wis.) 11/30/1917
Schreiber, Richard
& Selma (Paul)
Richard Franz Adolph Schreiber (Parents: Mr. Franz & Wife
‘Hagen or Horn’ Schreiber)
b. 13 Dec 1884 Holzdorf, Germany
d. 08 Feb 1961
Neustadt am Ruebenberge District Hospital, Lower Saxony, Germany
interred: 13
Feb 1961 Eilvese Cemetery, lot #159, Neustadt/Ruebenberge District, Lower
Saxony, Germany
Immigration: Left home of father, Franz Schreiber,
Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, Prussia, Germany (now Walbrzych, Poland), sailed
aboard steamship SS Brandenburg in 1st class, from Bremen, Germany, on 21 Jun
1912, arrived at Baltimore MD, 06 Jul 1912. Described as a single male, age 27,
5' 6", fair complected, with blond hair and brown eyes, occupation butcher, able
to read and write, going to meet his Uncle Heinrich (Henry) Hagen in Dorchester,
WI.
m. 11 Sep 1918, St Louis Catholic Church, Dorchester, Clark Co, WI
Selma Eva Paul (Parents: Mr. Julius Charles & Mrs. Josephine “Josepha”
Peissig Paul)
b. 11 Oct 1891, Little Black Twp, Taylor Co, WI
d. 04 May
1953, Dorchester, Clark Co, WI
interred: 08 May 1953, Dorchester Memorial
Cemetery, Dorchester, Clark Co, WI
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News Item:
Stevens Point
Journal, Stevens Point, WI
28 Jul 1917
p 1; col 6
PUNCHED BY ENEMY
ALIEN
Dorchester is in the war zone. Because he joined the militia
company at Marshfield, Michael Miller, a Dorchester fruit dealer was assaulted
by Richard Schreiber, a Dorchester butcher.
Schreiber was arrested for
assault and bound over to the circuit court at Neillsville. He was also sued for
$10,000 damages in a civil action by Miller.
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Richard registered for WW I
draft, one day after his wedding:
12 Sep 1918 Richard was registered for WW I
draft at Neillsville; #48-5-6 C
