Diestler, Herman Otto Edward

Other Events:

• 1870 Census: 1870, Jackson, Washington, Wisconsin, USA
• Biography: 1911; History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1035
• Find A Grave: Aft 17 Aug 1948
• Obituary: 18 Aug 1948

Notes:

1870 Census:
Jail Distler42
Julia Distler36
Carl Distler10
Albertina Distler8
Herman Distler5
Otto Distler4
Robert Distler3
Albert Distler2
William Distler1

Biography:
HERMAN O. E. DIESTLER, postmaster of Hortonville, Wisconsin, for the past six years, senior member of the well known building and contracting firm of The Diestler Company, progressive and enterprising business man and public-spirited citizen, was born September 3, 1861, in Germany, and is a son of Charles J. and Julia (Kluge) Diestler. There are six brothers and two sisters. Mr. Diestler's parents were married in the Fatherland, and came to the United States in 1868, settling in Jackson, Washington county, Wisconsin, where Mr. Diestler was engaged in farming and buying horses for the government. On December 25, 1875, he sold his farm and came to Hortonia township, buying 160 acres, known as the Polar farm, which has been his home to the present time. After completing a preliminary education in the parochial schools of Washington county, H. O. E. Diestler took a business course in Milwaukee, paying his own way from the proceeds of a business deal which he consummated when only seventeen years of age in Clintonville. After completing his schooling, he returned to his home, where he worked for some time as a carpenter foreman on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, and at the age of twenty years was working as a bridge carpenter. On April 20, 1885, he bought a one-half interest in C. A. Nye & Company's mill, and four years later induced to purchase the rest. In 1887 he bought the K. W. Rideout mill, which he still operates, manufacturing lumber, shingles, sash and interior work for churches and other buildings. In 1889 his father bought an interest in the mill. On June 7, 1897, his brother, Robert E., bought his father's interest in the business and the firm style is now The Diestler Company. They are contractors and builders, and deal in coal, wood, building material, paints, oils and glass, and in fact everything except hardware used in the building trade. Mr. Diestler is a Republican in politics and for the past six years has served as postmaster, and was the first republican chairman of supervisors in 1892, before the village was organized. He has always been public-spirited to a high degree, and is known as a man who can be depended upon to give his hearty co-operation and support to any movement which is forwarded to benefit the village or county. His religious connection is with the Lutheran Church of which he has been treasurer and a trustee for sixteen years. On October 13, 1886, Mr. Diestler was married to Miss Elizabeth Foerster, and to this union there have been born seven children: Herman R., Edmond C., Henry A., Herbert, Rudolph, Adolf and Helen.

Find A Grave:
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Obituary:
Diestler Herman O. 9/3/1861 8/17/1948 Post Crescent 8/18/1948 10

Herman married VonFoerster, Elizabeth 13 Oct 1886. Elizabeth was born Abt 1861; died Abt 1934. [Group Sheet]