Joshua Riegel ^{3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: KHCQ-BX8

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1830 in Brunswick Twp., Berks, PA. ⁷ The household of Daniel Rigel is listed in the 1830 Census with:
Males (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 1 son Joshua
5-9 (1821-1825) = 1 son Daniel
20-29 (1801-1810) = 1 father Daniel
Females (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 1 daughter Lydia
5-9 (1821-1825) = 1 daughter ?
20-29 (1801-1810) = 1 mother Mary Magdaline
50-59 (1771-1780) = 1 grandmother Magdalena
The older woman is probably his mother, as his father had died.

2. Census in 1840 in West Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ⁸ In the 1840 Census, living in the household of Daniel Rigel were:
Males (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 2 sons
5-9 (1831-1835) = 1 son
10-14 (1826-1830) = 1 son
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 father Daniel
Females (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 daughter
5-9 (1831-1835) = 1 daughter
10-14 (1826-1830) = 2 daughters
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 wife.

3. Census in 1860 in West Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ⁹ The 1860 census records Joshua Riggel, age 30. His wife is Amanda, age 27. Living with them are David (6); John (4), Charles (2); Elijah (4 months in June, 1860.)
In the 1860 census related families who intermarried are living as neighbors in West Brunswick Township in Schuylkill County: surnames Fisher, Riegel, Smith (Schmidt), Neiswender.

4. Occupation: farmer in 1860 in West Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ⁹

5. Census in 1880 in West Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ¹⁰ The 1880 census recorded Daniel Reigel, farmer, 77, living with wife Liddia, 65. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.
Daniel's son, Joshua Rigle, farmer, 45, is listed nearby with his wife Hannah, 35; son Elias, farm hand, 20; daughters Joanna, 8, and Ann G., 1; and sons Dora, 5, and Joshua, 2 months old born in April 1880. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Record of distribution of father Daneil Riegel's estate in 1904 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. ¹¹ From the probate record of father Daniel Riegel who died in 1881 but this probate record was recorded in 1904 following the death of Daniel Sr's second wife Lydia regarding the distribution of Daniel Sr.'s estate:
I. - Joshua Riegel, a son, who died after his father. He had two wives and the following issue:-
First wife, Amanda Riegel (Deceased) left issue as follows:
Daniel,
Charles,
Elias,
John, (dead, died after Joshua, his father, left no issue. John Riegel died twelve years ago.)
Second wife. Hannah Riegel, still living and now married to George Eckert, left issue as follows:-
Dory,
Oscar,
Harry,
Angemima,
Calvin,
Joanna Miller, - dead, died after her father Joshua Riegel, and about seven years ago, left to survive her a son Ralph Miller and a husband John Miller.

Joshua married Amanda Potts on 24 Jul 1853 in , Schuylkill, PA.^{1 2} (Amanda Potts was born in 1833, died on 2 Mar 1869 in , Schuylkill, PA ¹ and was buried in Orwigsburg: Salem Evangelical Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA.)

  Marriage Notes:

The notice in the newspaper recorded that Joshua Riegel was from West Brunswick Township and Amanda Potts from North Manheim Township and they were married by Rev. Henry.
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Joshua next married Hannah Eva Potts. (Hannah Eva Potts was born about 1842 in North Manheim Twp., Schuylkill, PA,¹² died on 1 Jan 1918 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States ¹² and was buried in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill, PA ¹².)