BIOGRAPHIES: John RAICHLE, Gale Township, Trempealeau Co., WI

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John Raichle, proprietor of a farm of 230 acres in section 17, Gale Township,
was born in Wittenberg, Germany, March 23, 1836.  His parents, Jacob and
Barbara (Koenig) Raichle, were natives of the same province, the father 
being a farmer.  Neither ever came to the United States.  John Raichle was
the fifth born in a family of eight children.  He attended school in his 
native land and in 1854, at the age of 18, came to this country, locating
first in New York State, where for two years he was employed on farms.  In
1856 he came to Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wis., and during this first
year here was employed on a farm at Trempealeau Prairie.  At the end of that
time he took a claim in section 15, Gale Township, where he was engaged in
farming for himself until 1862, during which time he made a number of 
improvements on the property.  August 20, that year, he enlisted in Company 
C, Thirtieth Wisconsin Volunteers, as a private, and served until he was
mustered out in September, 1865.  He was fortunate in his military career, as
he was never wounded or confined in the hospital.  About a month after his
return home Mr. Raichle went to Missouri and the next four years of his life
were spent in that State, working on farms in various places and watching
out for any advantageous opportunity.  As, however, he saw nothing better 
than he could find at home, he returned to Trempealeau County and bought the
farm where he now lives and which now consists of 230 acres of land.  It is
still his property, though now operated by his sons.  He is a stockholder in
the creamery and in the Farmers' Exchange at Galesville.  Mr. Raichle was
married in December, 1880, to Bertha John, who was born in Schwartzberg,
Germany, daughter of Carl and Rosalie (Share) John.  The John family came to
America in 1872, locating on a farm in Caledonia Township, this county,
which was their home for the rest of the parents' lives.  They had five 
children, their daughter Bertha, now Mrs. Raichle, being the first born.  
Mr. and Mrs. Raichle have three children:  Fritz C., who is living on the
home farm, and John and Lena, also at home, all being unmarried.  Mr. Raichle
is a member of the Lutheran church and is an independent Republican in 
politics.  He has never aspired to public office, but served on term as a 
member of the school board of his district.

-Transcribed from the "History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin, 1917",
pages 433-434