Dietrich married Sophia Schwerdtfeger on 5 Feb 1865 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Sophia (daughter of Charles Friedrich Schwerdtfeger and Anna Catharina Maria Franzen) was born on 29 Sep 1841 in Indiana, USA; died on 2 Feb 1931 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 5 Feb 1931 in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Emma Schweitzer
2. Martha Schweitzer
3. Elvina Schweitzer
4. Herman Schweitzer
5. Minnie L. Schweitzer was born on 5 Nov 1865 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
6. Elizabeth Schweitzer was born on 28 Apr 1870 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
7. Auguste Schweitzer was born on 30 Jan 1872 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Jul 1873 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Jul 1873 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
8. Matilda Schweitzer was born on 26 Sep 1877 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
9. Heinrich Schweitzer was born on 5 Oct 1879 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 3 Apr 1958 in Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 7 Apr 1958 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
10. Friedrich Karl Schweitzer was born on 6 Jun 1881 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
11. Albert Schweitzer was born on 13 Jul 1883 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; died in Nov 1967 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.
12. Clara Schweitzer was born on 29 Mar 1885 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.