Charles Riefenstahl, was born March 1860 in Monroe Twp., Benton Co., IA, and was the seventh child out of twelve children of Heinrich "Henry" Reifenstahl and Wilhemina "Minnie"(Schmidt) Reifenstahl of near Garrison, Benton Co., IA. His mother, Wilhemina Schmidt was born Dec. 02, 1824 in Baden-Wuerettemberg, Germany and came to the USA where she married Henry Reifenstahl in Cook Co., IL in abt. 1849. Henry Reifenstahl arrived in New York, New York on May 1, 1847 aboard the sailing ship "Johann Frederick". The ship had sailed from Bremen, Germany, taking three precarious months crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Henry came with his parents, Wilhelm Christian Reifenstahl, age 44 & Christine Reifenstahl, age 45 and his brother Georg Reifenstahl, age 14. Henry was age 19 when he came from Germany to America. Another Christine Reifenstahl age 60 and Augustus Reifenstahl, age 32 came from Germany aboard the same ship and went to Benton Co., IA also.
Matilda was my father's grandmother. Charles travels throught the census years were as follows:
1860 - Monroe Twp., Benton Co., IA, age 4 months
1870 - Monroe Twp., Benton Co., IA, age 10 yrs.
1880 - Lead City, Lawrence Co., Dakota Territory, age 20yr
1885 - Iowa State Census, Loranne Justice Precinct, Nobles Co., Minnesota Territory, age 25.

"Charles Reifenstahl (3540111) Suggested edit, Find a Grave contributor Theresa Payne:
I do not believe this is the correct Charles Reifenstahl (s/o Henry & Wilhelminia). Per death information, the Charles Reifenstahl who died in CA in 1901 was born in Germany about 1871, but the child of Henry & Wilhelmina was born about 1860 in Iowa. Also, there is an obit for Charles Reifenstahl, son of Henry, that states he died in 1895 in Minnesota and his body was shipped back to Garrison, IA for burial. "

I, Billie Lee, have tried to change cemetery to Garrison Cemetery, Garrison, Benton Co., IA, USA, but have not been able to do that.