Michael Joseph Risch

1888 - 1921  (32 years)

• Name	Michael Joseph Risch
  Nickname	Mike
  Born	30 Nov 1888	New Alsace, Dearborn, Indiana, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jul 1921	Washington Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States
  Buried	Dale Cemetery, Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States
  Person ID	I30536	Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Louis Michael Risch,   b. 14 Feb 1855, New Alsace, Dearborn, Indiana, United States ,   d. 26 Nov 1925, New Alsace, Dearborn, Indiana, United States  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Catherine Sebastiani,   b. 15 Feb 1857, , Trier, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany ,   d. 26 Sep 1934, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1879	, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
  Family ID	F11308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Helen Ariens,   b. 12 Feb 1895, Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States ,   d. 6 Apr 1973, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1913	Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States
  Notes	at Saint Gabriel Catholic Church
  Children	1. Louis George Risch,   b. 13 May 1914, , Fayette, Indiana, United States ,   d. 16 Aug 1998, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States  (Age 84 years)   2. Joseph Andrew Risch,   b. 15 Mar 1916, , Fayette, Indiana, United States ,   d. 11 Sep 1988, Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States  (Age 72 years)   3. Margaret Louise Risch,   b. 17 May 1918, Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States ,   d. 5 Jun 2007, Naples, Collier, Florida, United States  (Age 89 years)   4. Bernard Michael Risch,   b. 19 May 1920, Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States ,   d. 21 Sep 1991, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F11310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Born 1888 according to marriage certificate and gravestrone; born 1889 according to World War I Draft Registration Card According to family member Andrew A. Ariens, 'Uncle Mike' died trying to save a swimmer in the feeder dam in Fayette County, IN. Because of Mike's efforts his family was given a national annual monetary stipend which helped pay for the education of the four children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S407] WWI Draft Reg. Cards, 1917-1918, Form 1, 218, 123, No. 5, Form 5 (Reliability: 2), 5 Jun 1917.