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George (Hering) Drechsel was born at midnight on the 8th of September 1823 in Speichersdorf, Germany.[1][2][3][4] He was the illegitimate child of George Drechsel, a servant in Speichersdorf, and Eva Barbara Haering.[1] George was baptized on the 9th of September in a German Protestant Church.[1] His Godparents were Georg Hering, a journeyman tailor in Speichersdorf, and Daniel Fleischmann, a teacher in Wirbenz.[1]
George and Barbara Mehlheimer first married in Bavaria, Germany, where their daughters Barbara and Margaret were born. George migrated with his family from Germany to the United States in 1852.[1] He married Barbara a second time in 1853 in Dearborn Indiana. [5] They had six known children.
- Barbara (Dexler) Kirsch (1848 - 1930)
- Margarett (Drechsel) Rabe (1851 - 1889)[6]
- Caroline "Lina" (Drechsel) Heinke (1854 - 1938)
- Johann "John" Drechsel (1856 - )[6]
- Louisa (Drechsel) Dietz (1859 - 1949)[6]
- Teresa Maria "Mary" (Drechsel) Brehm (1862 - 1953).[6]
In 1860 George and Barbara lived in Aurora, Dearborn, Indiana.[7]
George and Barbara still lived in Aurora in 1870.[6] George was forty-eight years old and working as a cooper.[6] Barbara was listed as age forty-eight as well.[6] Margaret, seventeen years old, was listed as born in Bavaria and she did not attend school.[6] John (13), Louise (11), and Mary (7) did attend school.[6]
George died in 1908. [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche Bayerns, Wirbenz: Taufen 1823-1841, p. 9, viewable (behind paywall) at Archion.de
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 17 October 2021), George Drexler, 1908; Burial, Aurora, Dearborn, Indiana, United States of America, River View Cemetery; citing record ID 18756525, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 17 October 2021), George Droxler, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 17 October 2021), George Drexler, Center Township Aurora city Ward 1, Dearborn, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 2A, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,365.
- ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 17 October 2021), George Drecksel and Barbara Malheimer, 07 Jan 1853; citing Dearborn, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476631.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 17 October 2021), George Trasler, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 17 October 2021), George Droxler, 1860.
- "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 17 October 2021), George Drechsel, 20 Jul 1852; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Harvest, departed from Bremen, arrived in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
- "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 17 October 2021), George Drexel Or Dreohsel, 1872; citing Illinois, NARA microfilm publication M1285 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 47; FHL microfilm 1,432,047.
- See Also:
- Estes, Roberta. "Elisabetha Mehlheimer (c1800-c1851) and Her Scandinavian Mito-Cousins, 52 Ancestors #24" as viewed on DNA-explained.com 16 October 2021.
- Estes, Roberta. "George Drechsel (1823-1908), Flight of Faith, 52 Ancestors #111" as viewed on DNA-explained.com 17 October 2021.
