Daniel Riegel ^{1 3 4}

   Another name for Daniel was Daniel Rigel.

  Christening Notes:

Sponsors were grandparents, Daniel and Barbara Riegel.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, 25 Aug 1802. ⁶

• Census, 1810, Brunswick Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁷ The 1810 Census lists the household of Michael Reigel with:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1801-1810) = 2 sons Daniel & Michael. Where's George?
26-44 (1766-1784) = 1 father Michael
Females (born)
Under 10 (1801-1810) = 1 daughter Magdalena
10-15 (1795-1800) = 1 daughter ?
26-44 (1766-1784) = 1 wife

• Census, 1820, Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁸ The household of father Michael Riegel is listed with:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 1 son John
10-15 (1805-1810) = 1 son George
16-18 (1802-1804)
16-25 (1795-1804) = 1 son Daniel
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 father Michael
Females (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 3 daughters Rebecca, Elizabeth, Catherine
10-15 (1805-1810) = 1 daughter Magdalena
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 wife Magdalena

• Census, 1830, Brunswick Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁹ 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.

• Census, 1840, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁰ 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

• Estate: Settlement of Martin Zettlemeyer, 6 Apr 1849, , Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁴

On 6 Apr 1849 Peter Kline filed an account of the estate of Martin Zettlemeyer, who died in 1844 in Berks County, that indicated a value of $362.08. Shortly thereafter he filed a list of disbursements to these heirs:
John Zettlemoyer, grandson
Christina Zettlemoyer, wife of John Frey
John Zettlemoyer (son of Martin Zettlemoyer)
John Riegle, son of Magdalena, daughter of Martin Zettlemoyer
Michael Riegle, son of Magdalena, daughter of Martin Zettlemoyer
Daniel Riegle, son of Magdalena, daughter of Martin Zettlemoyer
Jacob Riegle, son of Magdalena, daughter of Martin Zettlemoyer
George Riegle, son of Magdalena, daughter of Martin Zettlemoyer
Magdalena Riegle, daughter of Magdalena, daughter of Martin Zettlemoyer
Rebecca Riegle, daughter of Magdalena, daughter of Martin Zettlemoyer
Elizabeth Riegle, daughter of Magdalena, daughter of Martin Zettlemoyer
Peter and Catherine, intermarried with P. Smith

• Census, 1850, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹¹ Daniel Riggle, age 41, farmer, appears in the 1850 Census in West Brunswick Township. Living with him is wife Magdalena, 45; John, 19, Mechanic; Eli, 18; Matilda, 16; Priscilla, 14; Ruben, 12; John, 10; Kitty, 8; Lewis, 1; Elizabeth, 2. Susannah 4. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania

• Census, 1860, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹² He is listed as Daniel Rigel, age 56, farmer, which would make his birth year about 1804, not 1801 as his tombstone records. His wife Mary is 56 years old. Living with them is Lewis (16); Susannah (14); Elizabeth (11); and two servants: Elizabeth Sholler (18) and Joseph Sheppell (17).

• Census, 1870, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹³ The 1870 Census lists the household of Daniel Rigel, age 68, farmer. His wife, Mary, is 67. Living with them is daughter Susannah, 22. On the same census page are the families of Joshua & Hannah Rigel and Reuben and Christiana Rigel. The post office is Orwigsburg.

Daniel married Lydia Weaver.

Daniel next married Mary Magdaline Fisher, daughter of Michael Fisher and Magdelena Hoffman.^{1 2} (Mary Magdaline Fisher was born on 6 Sep 1804, died on 27 Sep 1876 in , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA ¹⁴ and was buried in Orwigsburg: Kimmel's Evangelical Free Church, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA ¹⁴.)