family history 2

2. I found out that my Great-Great Grandfather came to United States from
Bavaria, Germany.
His name was Nicholas Riott and was born in 1815.
Nicholas immigrated to Herman, Pennsylvania in the 1st wave of immigration
in 1825, when he was 10 years old.
He resided in Pennsylvania and met his wife, Margaret Greilech at age 26.
They owned farm land and were in the primary sector.
They had nine children including my Great Grandfather, Henry Riott.
Margaret died at the age of 71 (1892) and Nicholas died at the age of 86 (1902)

3. Nicholas Riott

4. Margaret Greilich
Margaret was born in 1821 in Baden, Germany.
She arrived in Pennsylvania somewhere between 1821-1841, making
it between the 1st and 2nd wave of immigration.
She married Nicholas Riott in 1841 in Herman, Pennsylvania

5.  Margaret and Nicholas had a child named Henry
Riott, who is my grandmothers grandfather.
 He was born in 1862 in Herman, Butler,
Pennsylvania.
 Henry married Mary Schehl in Herman, Butler,
Pennsylvania in 1887.
 They had a child in 1888 named Annie Riott which is
my great-grandmother.

6. Annie Riott
 Annie was born in 1888 in Herman Butler County,
Pennsylvania.
 She married Eugene Nicholas Geibel in 1912, at the
age of 24.
 They resided in Butler, Pennsylvania and had nine
children.
 My grandmother is the youngest of the nine.

7. My great-grandfather, Eugene served in WWI

8. My grandfather’s side
 Clinton S. Reibold is my great-grandfather who was
born in 1901.
 He was born in Forward, Butler County,
Pennsylvania.
 Clinton married Mae Reibold in 1930.
 He owned farm land and was in the primary sector.
 He had three children, one of them my grandfather,
Donald Reibold in 1927.

9. My Grandfather in flight school
He served in World War 2

10. Clinton Reibold served in WWI in 1917-1918
Registration Card

12. Fathers side
 My grandmothers parents were John McPherson
and Ada McPherson.
 John McPherson was born in Iowa in 1885 and Ada
was born in Boise, Idaho in 1911.
 They moved to Boise Idaho and had two children in
1931 and 1934.
 My grandmother was born in 1934.

13. John McPherson and Ada McPherson

14. John McPherson served in WWI

15. John McPherson

16. My grandfather’s Parents
 My Great-Grandfather’s name was Harry Benson.
 He was born in 1898 in Illinois, USA.
 He moved to Seattle, Washington at the age of 19.
 At age 22, he married Norma Ryan.
 They moved to Glendale, California in 1940 when my
grandfather was 7.

17. In the 1940 census, I found that Harry was a Retail Office Machine
salesman making 1,000.00 a month

18. My Grandparents
 Growing up, my grandmother and her siblings were raised very
strict and attended the catholic church every Sunday.
 She only attended school until eighth grade, which was common.
 She soon married my grandfather, at age 18.
 They moved to California after getting married. My grandfather was
a truck driver and she took care of their four children.
 They hardly could make ends meet when the children were young.
 They could not afford a stroller or car. She would walk with my
uncle in her arms, while my mom walked beside her helping her
carry groceries from the store.
 Dinner would be served every night when my grandfather walked in
the door.
 My mother and uncles would attend Catholic church every Sunday
with my grandparents.

19. Three Generations

20. Family Traditions
We gather every Christmas Eve night and are able to open two
presents for the kids.
Every Christmas and Thanksgiving we eat a traditional meal; Turkey, Ham,
Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Rolls, and more…
My grandmother uses her family recipe for the stuffing, gravy and
cranberry sauce