Josef Reuter, the Die-Maker. In September 1922, Joseph Reuter made his way to America. He was born on January 18, 1898 as the son of Wilhelm Reuter, married on May 22, 1891 to Louise Melcher. This Wilhelm Reuter was a brother of Antonetta Melcher and Maria Reuter-Krug, who had emigrated in 1879. It was at her instigation that four of her siblings' children (Paul and Theresia Melcher, Joseph and Peter Reuter) joined her in Detroit. Joseph Reuter became a car mechanic (toolmaker = die-maker) at the Ford works. Joseph visited his old home at least three more times.
He visited Schönholthausen for the second time in the summer of 1930. On August 12, 1930 he married Theresia Engel in Schönholthausen, born on September 13, 1904 as the daughter of August Engel and Elisabeth Schmidt (married on May 31, 1900). Theresia Engel emigrated in 1927. The Reuters raised four children in America. Their daughters Helen, born on March 10, 1933, and Betty-Lou, born on March 16, 1943, were employed in the administration. Betty-Lou was in Schönholthausen for the last time in 2015. Son Reinhold, born on 6.1.1932, is a chemical engineer and son Walter, born on 4.4.1935, is an insurance salesman. Joseph Reuter died on May 31, 1959.  Translated with DeepL.com (free version)