John Diestel & Emma Clifton

John Diestel
* Born on March 2, 1852 in Germany
* Died on December 6, 1923
* Father: Harm Diestel
** Born in Germany (1910 Census) or Holland (John's death certificate)
* Mother: Margarett Nagel
** Born in Germany
Emma Clifton [Diestel]
* Born on February 3, 1840
* Died on June 7, 1904
John and Emma Diestel
* Had at least 4 children, including twins that died as babies
* Buried in Clifton Family Cemetery
== Children ==
=== Infant Twins ===
* The only knowledge of the twins comes from their grave at Clifton Family Cemetery, which reads:
"Infant twins of John & Emma Diestel, died Nov. 1878"
=== Otto Diestel ===
* Born on November 18, 1880 in Georgia
* Died on March 19, 1955 and buried in Clifton Family Cemetery
* Married Alice Stripling on May 12, 1907 in Tattnall County, GA
** Born on April 11, 1888
** Died on April 3, 1975
* At least two children:
** William, born in Panama
** Florita
* Registered for WWI draft, but was not called up. (1930 census reports he is not a veteran.)
* Physical description from draft registration card: medium height and build, gray eyes, brown hair
* Links:
** Georgia Marriages
** WWI Draft Registration Card
** 1940 Federal Census
** Find-a-Grave
=== Natalie Diestel [Smith] ===
* Born on October 3, 1885 in Georgia
* Died on November 23, 1969
* Married "Captain" Clifford Francis Smith
** Born on June 20, 1884
** Died on February 23, 1968
** Parents were Joseph Bell Smith and Jeanette Smith Smith
** He was a Mason
* One child:
** Emma Jeannette Smith
* Links:
** 1910 Federal Census
** Article in 1966 Ocala Star-Banner
** Find-a-Grave
== Timeline ==
February 3 	1840 	John Diestel is born in Germany
March 2 	1852 	Emma Clifton is born
 	1870 	John immigrates to the US
 	 	John and Emma are married
 	1878?	"Infant Twins" are born
November __ 	1878 	Infant twins die
November 18 	1880 	son Otto is born
October 3 	1885 	daughter Natalie is born
June 7 	1904 	Emma dies
May 12 	1907 	son Otto marries Alice Stripling in Tattnall County, GA
 	1910 	Census: John and Natalie live together plus a servant named Bill Phillips
September 12	1918 	son Otto registers for WWI draft
December 6 	1923 	John dies
== Documents & Articles ==
=== Find-a-Grave ===
* John Diestel
* Emma Clifton Diestel
* Infant Twins Diestel
* Otto Diestel
=== Mention in Biography of John H. Clifton ===
* Main page: "Tattnall County, GA Biographies"
* Text:
"Mr. [John H.] Clifton's parents reared to maturity nine children, seven of whom are now living... Emma, born March 2, 1852, married John Diestel, born in Hamburg, Germany, now farmer, Tattnall county, has three children."
=== 1910 Federal Census - John Diestel ===
* Ben Clifton and Ezekiel Clifton are neighboring households.
* John Diestel immigrated in 1870.
* It says John's parents were both born in Germany, although his death record says his father was born in Holland.
* It says John is married and has been so for 32 years, but actually his wife died in 1904.
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Race	Age	Status 	Birthplace	Parents' Birthplaces	Parents' Birthplaces
John Diestel 	Head 	M 	W 	70 	M, 32 years	Germany 	Germany 	Germany
Nettie Lee Diestel	Daughter	F 	W 	24 	S 	Georgia 	Germany 	Georgia
Bill Phillips 	Servant 	M 	B 	23 	S 	Georgia 	Georgia 	Georgia
=== Georgia Marriages - Otto Diestel & Alice Stripling ===
* FamilySearch.org #1, FamilySearch.org #2
Names 	Otto Diestel
Names 	Alice Stripling
License 	April 29, 1907
Event Date 	May 12, 1907
Event Place	Tattnall County, Georgia
Ordinary 	B.F. Alexander
=== World War I Draft Registration Card - Otto Diestel ===
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Otto Diestel
Address 	Elza, Toombs County, GA, USA
Age 	37
Date of Birth 	November 18, 1880
Race 	White
Occupation 	Farmer
Employer 	Timber [?]
Nearest Relative 	Wife, Alice Diestel
Height 	Medium
Build 	Medium
Color of Eyes 	Gray
Color of Hair 	Brown
Registrar 	T.R. [?] Sharpe
Date of Registration	12 Sept. 1918
=== Georgia Deaths - John Diestel ===
* FamilySearch.org
* John Diestel and his mother were both born in what looks Elmshorn, Germany, although the writing is a bit unclear. Other sources say Hamburg, which is nearby.
Full Name 	John Diestel
Residence 	Elza, Toombs County, GA, USA
Sex 	Male
Color/Race 	White
Marital Status 	Widowed
Husband of 	Emma Diestel
Date of Birth 	Feb. 3, 1840
Age 	83 years, 7 months, 20 days
Occupation 	Farmer
Birthplace 	Elmshorn, Germany
Name of Father 	Harm Diestel
Birthplace of Father 	Holland
Maiden Name of Mother 	Margarett Nagel
Birthplace of Mother 	Elmshorn, Germany
Informant 	Otto Diestel (son)
Date of Death 	Oct. 6th, 1923 at 6pm
Cause of Death, Duration	Heart Failure, instantaneous
Place of Burial 	Clifton Cemetery
Date 	Oct. 8th, 1923
Undertaker 	Friends
=== 1930 Federal Census - Otto Diestel ===
* Location: Leesburg, Lake County, FL, USA
* The family does live on a farm, which they rent and not own.
* Otto and Alice were 27 and 19, respectively, when they married.
* Otto's occupation is "Distiler" and his employer is "Turpintine".
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace 	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Otto Diestel 	Head 	M 	48 	Georgia 	Germany 	Georgia
Alice Diestel 	Wife 	F 	41 	Georgia 	Georgia 	Georgia
William Diestel	Son 	M 	21 	Panama Canal Zone	Georgia 	Georgia
Florita Diestel	Daughter	F 	17 	Georgia 	Georgia 	Georgia
=== Ocala Star-Banner Article - Clifford & Natalie Smith ===
* Date: Sunday, April 3, 1966
* Google News
* An article announced that "Captain" and Mrs. Smith would celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and gives some information about their lives.
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