He was born in Oberperl, Germany, the son of Michael Redlinger and Katherine Altenhofen. Known siblings, Peter Redlinger and Angeline (Redlinger) Wehr.
Married first, Mary Bohr. daughter of Nicholas Bohr and Catherine Leuck. They had one child, Katherine. Katherine married Frank Grund He died in 1909 at Crofton, Nebraska. She then married ______Kuehn

Frank Grund, age 27, son of Anton Grund and Monica Locker, married Kate Redlinger, age 24, daughter of Valentine Redlinger and Maria Bohr, on Jan. 12, 1897.
Keokuk Co. Marriage Index

Frank Grund, 1872-1909, is buried at St. Rose Cem., Knox Co., Neb.

1880 census, Lafayette Iwp., Keokuk Co., Iowa, Catherine Redlinger, age 7, born 1873(the same year as her mother died) is living with Nicholas Bohr, age 59, and Catherine Bohr (wife), age 50 and is listed as a grandaughter.

Valentine Redlinger married second, Anna Flander


Dec. 16, 1920 Keota Eagle
The people of the community were saddened to hear that Mr. Valentine Redlinger had fallen into an everlasting sleep on Saturday after suffering patiently for 2 years. He was the son of Michael and Katherine Redlinger, He was born in Germany on July 27, 1848. He came to America with his parents in 1867. In November, 1871, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Bohr. To this union was born a daughter, Kathryn, now Mrs, Kuehn of Crofton, Nebraska, who with her father was left to mourn her loss. On the 19th day of August, 1873, he was united in marriage to Anna Flander, who preceded him in death on July 29,1917. To this second union were born 14 children, four of them dying in infancy and one at age 12. The children surviving are Mrs. Angeline Braunshausen of East Pleasant Plain, Mrs. Anna Fritz of Brighton, Mat J. and Valentine of Washington,
Iowa, Nicholas, John and Peter and Mrs. John Keifer of Keota, and William Redlinger of Omaha. Also left to mourn are 38 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, one brother, Peter Redlinger and a sister, Angeline Wehr, both of Harper. Burial was beside the graves of his two departed wives in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Harper, Iowa.

1887 Mahaska County, Iowa Bios
Valentine Redlinger, of Pleasant Grove Twp, Mahaska Co., Iowa, was born in Prussia, July 27, 1848 and emigrated to America April 9, 1867. In the year 1868, he came to Iowa and settled in Keokuk County, where he resided for 9 years, then came to his present location in Pleasant Grove Twp. and purchased 80 acres of land, which is in a good state of cultivation and well improved. On Sept. 9, 1874, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Flander. They are the parents of 8 children, Inger, Mathias, Nick, John, Katie, Peter, Valentine and Anna, the two latter are twins. Politically, Mr. Redlinger is a member of the Democratic Party, a man well versed upon political topics and one of the leading minds in the political organization in his section of the county. He is a careful, prudent manager of his business matters and is prospering fairly as a farmer. Personally he enjoys the confidence of his neighbors and friends.

July 28 issue of KE, 1901
Lizzie, daughter of V. Redlinger, near here, died Saturday night of typhoid fever.
Clear Creek News.
Lizzie Redlinger died of typhoid fever Saturday and was bured here Monday. It was a great shock to her friends. She made her First Communion only a month ago.

Saint Peter and Paul Cem. Records, Clear Creek: Lizzie Redlinger, daughter of V. & A. Redlinger. July 20, 1901, age 12 years, 7 months. Row 5

Michael Redlinger, Son of (unreadable), age 7 days. Row 1 St. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek

Angela Redlinger, age 21, daughter of Valentine Redlinger and Anna Flander, married Mathew Braunshausen, age 26, son of John Braunshausen and Magdalena Drish on Feb. 21, 1895.
Source: Keokuk Co. Marriage Index

Mahias Braunshausen, Jan. 6, 1870-Dec. 30, 1949
His wife, Angeline Redlinger Braunshausen, May 14, 1879-Dec. 22, 1939. Buried St. Joseph Cemetery, Pleasant Plain, Iowa

Peter V. Fritz, 1882-1964
His wife, Anna Redlinger Fritz, 1884-1970
Buried St. Joseph Cem., Pleasant Plain, Ia.