Bio: Ringle, Bartholomew Hon. (1814 – 1881) 
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Surnames: Ringle, Pick

----Source: The History of Northern Wisconsin (Marathon County, Wis.) 1881, page 566

HON. BARTHOLOMEW RINGLE, Wausau, was born in Ingweiler, Land Comisariat Zwelbrucken, Rhein Bairen, Germany, Oct 16, 1814, and received a common school education. He is, by profession, a lawyer. He emigrated to Germantown, Washington Co., Wis., in 1846, living there about two years; he was then in Herman, Dodge Co. until the Spring of 1859, when he came to Wausau. He was Postmaster for six years, Town Clerk, Chairman of the Board and Justice of the Peace of the town of Herman. He has been County Judge for twenty years continuously. Was Clerk of the Board of Supervisors six years; President of the Village; Justice of the Peace, and Police Justice. He was a member of the Assembly in 1864, 1872, 1875, 1876, 1877, and since then his son, John Ringle, has been a member for three winters. Mr. Ringle is in the land agency business, deals in tax abstracts, tax paying, etc., and this year, for the first time, has dealt in lumber. He was married in Germany, in June, 1834, to Magdelena Pick; she is a native of the same place as Mr. Ringle. They have eight children living — Charles, Bartholomew L., Philip, Valentine, John, Elizabeth, Caroline and Louis, and have lost four children, two dying in infancy.

As we go to press, notice is sent us that Mr. Ringle died in Wausau, Oct 27, 1881.