Bio of Rietman, Henry W. (b.1867) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
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Rietman, Henry W. (page 749), one of the younger farmers of Chester
Township, who is making good progress, was born in this township December
18, 1889, son of Gerhardt and Mary (Fricke) Rietman. The parents came to
Wabasha County, Minn., from Germany in 1880, settling in Chester Township,
where they were engaged in farming for nearly 30 years. Mrs. Mary Rietman
died in 1898, and her husband now resides with his son, Henry. They had
seven children, Fred, Christ (deceased), William, August, Henry W., louis
and Anna. The family is affiliated religiously with the Methodist
Episcopal and Lutheran churches. Henry W. Rietman acquired his education
in the district school. He subsequently worked several years as a general
farm laborer. Then he entered the United States navy, in which he served
about four years. In 1916 he rented a farm near Zumbro Falls, which he
operated for three years, or until 1919, in which year he removed to his
present farm of 80 acres in section 31, Chester Township. Here he is
profitably engaged in general farming and stock raising, his niece, Viola
Kalbe, keeping house for him and his father, who resides with him. Young
and enterprising, he is apparently on the threshold of a promising future.