Michael Joseph Risch

1888 - 1921  (32 years)

• Name	Michael Joseph Risch
  Nickname	Mike
  Birth	30 Nov 1888	New Alsace, Dearborn, Indiana, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Jul 1921	Washington Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States
  Burial	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)
  Marriage	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)
  Marriage	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)
  Family ID	F11310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023

  
  

• 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, 5 Jun 1917, Form 1, 218, 123, No. 5, Form 5 (Reliability: 2).