!Info from Book The Reisingers of Mid-America 1996
Put in PAF 28 Mar 1998 by John L. Inman "jinman@mtintouch.net"
As written on page 15:
GLENN LOUIS REISINGER was born at Baileyville, IL 12 Jul 1867. He married Margaret (Maggie) Smith, daughter of Thomas H. and Eliza Dubert Smith of Grundy Center, IA 05 Mar 1891. Margaret Smith was born 05 Oct 1871 at Bailey- ville, IL and died at Farmington, MN 12 Sep 1938. Glenn was a very successful farmer and stock raiser in Center Twp., Emmett County, IA. The Reisingers moved to Farmington, MN in 1919 where Glenn farmed until about 1946. He died 19 Dec 1953 in Farmington and Margaret and Glenn are buried in Corinthian Cemetery, Farmington, MN. They had five childrenn: Wesley E., Vera E., Rex Thomas, Ralph Waldo, and Ruby.
As written on page 16 by Gene Reisinger
I have many memories of Grandpa Reisinger. He would sit in his rocker and hold us on his lap and sing to us. He had a beautiful voice and he sang Old Dan Tucker, Little Red Wagon Painted Blue and other songs. He was also a great reader and a wizard at numbers.
One day Mr. Rietz from whom they rented the farm was figureing how much corn the new corn crib would hold. As he wrote down the figures Grandpa was figuring it out mentally. He told Mr. Rietz that his calculation was not correct and gave him his answer, Mr. Rietz said, "Glen, I wish That I had your intelligence when it comes to numbers." One day the cows got into the cornfield and I was trying to get them out and I used some profanity. Grandpa looked at me and said, "I always judge the person who swears must have a very limited vocabularies". Another time as I was hitching up the horses to the cultivator Grandpa said, "Gene, in order to get along with this rig you have to know as much as the horses".
Grandma Maggie Reisinger was ill when I was a child and sometimes she would give Dick Ames and me little jobs to do. When we finished our work Grandma would take out her brown sack of jelly beans. She counted them out saying-one for you, one for you and one for me. Then she dropped hers back into the sack. We never got more than five each.
Grandma was a very good cook. Chet Ames often said that she could take a pound of Hamburger and feed the neighborhood.
-Gene Reisinger-
As written on page 110:
Glenn L. Reisinger is widely and prominently known as one of the extensive stock raisers of Emmet County and his home is pleasantly and conveniently located on sections 26 and 35, Center Twsp. where he has four hundred acres of rich and valuable land, contituting one of the best farms of the district. In its management and control he displays excellent business ability and his plans are always carefully considered and promply executed. He is a native of the neighboring state of Illiois, his birth having occured at Baileyville on the 12th July 1866, his parents being Peter and Pricilla Reisinger, who were natives of Ohio and Canada respectively. The father was a blacksmith by trade.
Glenn L. Reisinger was reared by his grandparents between the ages of six and nine years, or from 1872 until 1875, and afterwards remained with relatives until he reached the age of thirteen. That year he started out independently working for Mr. H. Wilcox in Lincoln Twsp., Grundy County and has since earned his living through persistent, able and determined effort. He continued to work as a farm hand for others until he reached the age of twenty-two years, when desirous of engaging in business for himself, he rented land in Grundy county about 1888.
Mr. Reisinger was united in marriage March 5, 1891, to Miss Margaret Smith, a daughter of Thomas H. and Eliza (Dubert) Smith, then of Smith County, Kansas, but afterwards residents of Grundy County, IA. Mrs. Smith departed this life 29 March 1909 and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Reinbeck, Iowa, while the father made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Don SApaulding, of Center township, Emmet County. Mr. Smith died at the home of his son, William D. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Reisinger have become the parents of five children. Wesley E. of Gruver, Iowa, who married Leona Stagg, of Estherville, and they have a son Glenn William. The other members of the family are Vera E., Rex Thomas, Ralph W., and Ruby B., at home. The family residence is situated in section 26, Center township, and theirs is one of the farms of the county being equipt with substantial buildings and the latest improved facilities for promoting farm work. Mr. Reisinger makes stock raising an important feature of his business and is now extensively engaged in raising cattle, horses and hogs. His life has been one of untiring industry, intellingently directed. He has made each move and investment count for the utmost and as the years have passes his labors have brought the substantial results which his laudable ambition sought. At the same time he has been appreciative of the opportunities of the citizenship and has aided in many plans for the public good. He votes with the republican party and for three years filled the office of the County Supervisor. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian Church and his fellow townsmen recognize in him a man whom to know is to trust and honor.
History of Emmet and Dickison Counties, Iowa, (Chicago, IL 1917 Vol II)
As written on page 60 about "Maggie" Reisinger:
My fathers first love was machinery. At the time of his marriage he owned a business in Iowa, selling automobiles, auto accesories and farm machinery. After the family moved to Minnesota he farmed and ended his his working years with the State Highway Department. After machinery came fishing and gardening in that order. I especially remeber the pike and pickeral we would have in the summer. In later years he enjoyed fishing in the lakes of South Texas and in the Gulf. All my boys are avid fisherman, like their Grandpa, and we took fishing trips all over our beautiful Northwest when ever he visited us, which was after Mother died.
The garden was a great source of pride and joy and father and mother would spend long summer evenings in their garden.
--Betty Reisinger Lunz
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