Arnold Reibestein
Arnold Reibestein
Photo courtesy Donna Reibestein
Occupation:
Union Member
1900 City Directory and Census. Arnold Reibestein, (misidentified in the CD as A. Reidesdon), was born in Minnesota of Bohemian parents, Anna and Franz Reibestein, a stonemason in 1871. The family lived in Mankato, MN. Arnold joined the St. Paul Local of the Journeyman Stone Cutters Union in April of 1898 and served the local in several capacities including president in 1900. Reibestein raised a large family in St. Paul and was a city inspector in 1920.
Residence from date:
1900
Aronld's parents: Franz and Anna Reibestein
Photo courtesy Donna Reibestein
Arnold's brother, Franz Xavier Reibestein with his wife Wilhelmina
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Reibestein headstone, that Arnold had cut and carved, located at Calvery Cemetery in St Paul, MN
Photo courtesy Daniel Reibestein
John and Donna Reibestein. John is the son of Raymond Joseph Reibestein and grandson of stonecutter Arnold Reibestein
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Documents
Arnold Reibestein's parents' passport from Austro-Hungarian Empire
Document courtesy of Donna Reibestein
Fares for ocean passage from Bremen, Germany to U.S. ports at the time of the Reibestein family's voyage. Bremen was the major port for emigrants from Central Europe in the 19th Century.
Document courtesy of Donna Reibestein