Ritger, Anton

1851 - 1914  (62 years)    Has 2 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Ritger, Anton
  Born	28 Mar 1851	, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	1900	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Anton Ritger 48 Dora Ritger 43 Arthur Ritger 19 Charles Anderson 21 Henry Tennie 21
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0961
  ANTON RITGER, whose popular hotel, the Hotel Ritger, is well known to the Wisconsin traveling public, is one of the self-made citizens of Appleton, who has won success in life entirely through his own efforts, having had neither the advantage of exceptional educational training, influential backing nor financial assistance to start him on his career. Mr. Ritger was born March 28, 1851, in Washington county, Wisconsin, a son of John and Margaret (Berchold) Ritger, natives of Germany, who came to the United States in 1843 and located in Washington county, where John Ritger'engaged in farming during the remainder of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Ritger had five children, as follows: Katherine; Michael, a resident of Hortonville, Wisconsin; Anton; Theodore, deceased; and Jacob, who is living in Washington county. After attending the common schools of Washington county, Anton Ritger tired of the work of the home farm, and at the age of thirteen years became a grocer's clerk for two years, after which he learned the trade of carriage maker, at which occupation he worked in various shops in Neenah and Milwaukee. In 1871 he decided to enter the business on his own account, and for two years conducted a business at Hortonville, after which he returned to Milwaukee and for the next five years worked for others. He came to Appleton in 1877, and for two years thereafter had charge of the Pardee shop, then purchasing a farm in Ellington township, which he cultivated during the next three seasons. In 1881 he sold out, returned to Appleton, and invested his money in real estate, also engaging in the carriage making business until 1892, and built up a business that demanded the employment of fifteen men, but in the year last mentioned he sold this enterprise, together with his real estate, and during the following year started building the Hotel Ritger, which he doubled in size in 1906. The popularity of this hostelry may be seen when it is known that the capacity of the house, seventy-five guests, is constantly taxed. It is modern in every way, having every up-to-date convenience, and Mr. Ritger is an ideal host, his constant attention being given to the welfare and comfort of his guests. He is a strong Republican in politics, and has served as county treasurer two years, as alderman of the Second Ward, and for three years was chief of the Fire Department. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd Fellows and the Sons of Herman. Mr. Ritger was married in 1875 to Miss Dora Wunderlich, who was born in 1857 in Outagamie county, daughter of Simon and Mary (Berch) Wunderlich, natives of Germany and early settlers of Milwaukee county, Wisconsin, from whence they removed to a farm in Outagamie county. Of the three children born to Mr. and Mrs. Ritger, Theodore and Mamie are deceased, and Arthur is serving as clerk in his father's hotel.
  	Ritger, Anton Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Died	14 Mar 1914	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	20 Mar 1914
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  Person ID	I153556	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Ritger, John,   b. 17 Sep 1812,   d. 25 Oct 1907  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Berchold, Margaret,   b. 6 Oct 1813,   d. 1 Feb 1893  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F51201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wunderlich, Dora,   b. 25 Feb 1857,   d. 7 Oct 1942, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1875
  Children	1. Ritger, Arthur,   b. 2 Jul 1881, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1951  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F51202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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