Conrad Meckel and Henriette Luckenbach

I do not know who Conrad's parents were or when he came to Texas. I do not know what the original spelling of his surname was either. Was It Moeckel/Möckel?

In the 1860 Census records (1), there is another man of the same name, born in Nassau in 1827 who lived in Gallon Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio with Catherine Meckel who was 62 and was born in Nassau as well. That Ohio Conrad was a stone cutter. I guess Catherine was probably his mother.

The Crawford man was naturalized in 1859 (2).

Were he (the stone cutter) and his mother related to our Texas Conrad's family? Very likely considering that Conrad Meckel who lived in Fredericksburg was also born in Nassau (11 Nov. 1826) according to the 1860 Census data.

German Birth and Baptism records inform that Conrad Franz Peter Möckel was born on 24 Nov. 1827. The baby was christened on 9 Dec. 1827 in the Evangelic Church in Stuttgart, Neckar, Wuerttemberg. Conrad Franz Peter's parents were Conrad Möckel and Charlotte Katharine Wild (3). The baby could be the man who later lived with his mother Catherine and was recorded in Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio.

It all seems quite possible - I checked on the map of Germany that Nassau is situated not far from Stuttgart. However, the place of birth given in the census records could be not the city of Nassau itself but the Duchy of Nassau - an independent state then. It means the people mentioned above were born in a town or village in the Nassau area. I have checked (on the map) the distance between the two cities Nassau and Stuttagrd - it is only about 270km (3 hours drive by car).

Source: Google maps

Anyway, I assume the original spelling of the surname Möckel was changed in America into Meckel.
Conrad Meckel who lived in Fredericksburg was a wheelwright. Possibly his first name was Heinrich and Conrad was the man's middle name. He ran a store in the town, he was also a cattle trader.

On 6 June 1853, Conrad married a three year younger Miss Henriette Luckenbach.

Record source: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-2D6 : 22 December 2016), Conrad Meckel and Henrietta Luckenbach, 12 Jun 1853; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.

Seven years later, the couple lived with their children August and Emilie in Precinct 2, Gillespie County, TX. Conrad's brother Henry was recorded at their dwelling during the 1860 Census (4).

On an October day in 1866, Conrad and his two brothers Bernhard and Heinrich (Henry) left Fredericksburg with their cattle. They headed towards Mr. Meckel's ranch which was situated at Willow Creek. After about twelve miles the brothers parted. Bernhard took some cattle and went to Squaw Creek. Conrad and Heinrich reached the Meckel's ranch and returned to Fredericksburg. On their to the town, on the third day of their trip between Loyal Valley and Cherry Spring, the two men stopped for a rest. At that spot, they were attacked by Indians and killed. Conrad was shot in the head and knee. The bodies of the brothers were later found by Ludolph Meier. Their clothes, guns, and horses had been stolen. Conrad and Heinrich were buried at the Fredericksburg Cemetery.
Sometime after the fatal incident, the Indians were seen with the horse which had been owned by Conrad Meckel (5).

Henriette Luckenbach Meckel lived seven years longer. She passed on 17 Sept. 1917.

We are related to Mr. Conrad Meckel via Louis Carl Luckenbach. He was Louis' uncle by marriage.

Conrad Meckel
⇒ his wife Henriette (Luckenbach) Meckel
⇒ her brother Friedrich Wilhelm Luckenbach
⇒ his son Louis Carl Luckenbach
⇒ his wife Jeannie Katherine Hart
⇒ her sister Elizabeth (Hart) Angel
⇒ her husband Rufus Monroe Angel - our 3rd cousin once removed
⇒ his father James Monroe Angel
⇒ his mother Elizabeth Sarah (Gant) Angel
⇒ her father Benjamin Thomas Gant
⇒ his brother Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather

Passengers lists (6)

recorded the immigrants who came on various vessels from Germany to Texas. Among them, there were quite a few persons by the name Meckel from the village of Bicken in Nassau Germany. Some of them settled in Comal County, TX. Maybe relatives of Conrad Meckel of Fredericksburg?

John George Meckel, age 41, arrived on Herschel in 1845, with wife Catherine nee Graaf, age 29, Catherine age 23, Anna Elisabeth age 21, Phillip D age 11, and Catherine age 9. They settled in Comal County.

John Phillip Meckel (32) arrived on Herschel in 1845 with wife Catherine (30) and children Wilhelm Friedrich (7), Pauline (5) and Friedrich (3). John passed on 4 August 1848, his wife on 4 March 1846.

Catherina Elisa Meckel came to Texas on Herschel in 1845. Her place of origin and destination was not recorded.

Phillip Heinrich Meckel settled in Comal County as well. He came to Texas on Hersce4l 1845 as well. Phillip was 25 then.

Wilhelm Meckel of Braunschweig sailed on Brig Semiramus. He left Bremen on 18 August 1845 and arrived in Galveston on 22 Oct. 1845.

UPDATE

I have been contacted by Mr. H. Meckel (a relation of Konrad Meckel ) of Germany who provided me with detailed information regarding Konrad, his siblings and ancestors. I am delighted to share the news with you.

1. The surname is and was Meckel - no changes of spelling occured during/after Konrad's immigration to Texas.

2. Konrad was born in Geisenheim - province of Nassau. He was born on 11 Nov. 1826 as the grave marker says (you can see it in one of the photos included in the text). I did not mention it in the above text though as I thought the marker would speak for itself. I did, however, deliberate on a possible Konrad's relation's (and his date of birth) who emigrated to different part of America. It all could cause a confusion regarding Konrad's passing day.

3. Konrad's parents were Conrad Meckel (b. 1773) and Gertrude Mebreuerinn
 
His siblings:
Elisabeth (b. 1811), Adam Meckel (b. 1818), Konrad Meckel (1818 - 1819), Georg Meckel (b.1820). Elisabeth Meckel (b.1822/d. 1905), Susanne Meckel (b. 1825), Bernhard Meckel (b.1829/d. 1903)

Thank you Mr. H. Meckel!

Sources:
1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLJ-3SH: 13 December 2017), Conrad Meckel, 1860.

2. "Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDZ-TG2Q : 3 June 2019), Conrad or Konrad Mackel or Meckel, 1859.

3. "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH1S-94L : 10 February 2018), Conrad Franz Peter Möckel, 09 Dec 1827; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,055,682.

4. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFX-GB4: 12 December 2017), Conrad Meckel, 1860. 

5. "Fredericksburg, Texas ... The First Fifty Years. A Translation of Penniger's 50th Anniversary Festival Edition", Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc., 1971, page 75. 

6. A New Land Beckoned: German Immigration to Texas, 1844-1847
By Chester Geue, Chester William Geue, Ethel Hander Geue, 1966

John Walter Angel And Other Relations

Our relations to the Angel family go via the Howards and our grandmother Rachel. I wrote about the Angels a long time ago, but somehow, I missed one person then. Time to make it up.

John Walter Angel was born on 22 Sept. 1874 in Sumner County, Tennessee. His parents were Marcus Lafayette Angle and Mammie Erena Jones.

When John was little, the family moved to Texas. On 29 August 1906, John Walter Angel married Miss Lula Vance. It happened in Ellis County, Texas. In the marriage record included below, the bride's first name is spelled in two different ways - first - it's Lula. A few lines below her name is given as Lela (1). In all later created documents, the latter versions repeated.

Anyway, Lela was the daughter of Mr. Thomas Jefferson Vance and Miss Willie Margaret Roulston. The girl was born on 31 July in Macon, Tennessee.

The young couple lived at #1 in Plano, Texas. John Walter was a farmer. The WW1 registration draft tells us that he was a man of medium height, medium built, his eyes were gray, and his hair was brown (2).

By 1920 John and Lela's family had grown. The two had 5 children. During the census of that year, they lived in Justice Precinct #5, in Plano, Texas. John ran a rented farm.

Johnnie W Angel
United States Census, 1920
Name: Johnnie W Angel
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 7

Household

Johnnie W Angel, Head, Male, age 46, born Tennessee
Lela Angel, Wife, Female, age 29, Tennessee
Thomas J Angel, Son, M, age 12, born Texas
Katie B Angel, Daughter, F, age 9, born Texas
Albert L Angel, Son, M, age 6, born Texas
Bessie L Angel, Daughter, F, age 3, born Texas
Tressie M Angel, Daughter, F, age 3, born Texas

The census record informs that John Walter and Lela's place was close to the farm of Robert and Dora Howard's. Dora Angel was John's sister. Another relation lived nearby as well. It was Martha Alice Dupree nee Gant (b. 12 March 1870 in Sumner, TN). Her husband John Edward departed in 1914.

Clipping source: Logsdon, Ernest. The Plano Star-Courier. (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1914, newspaper, March 26, 1914; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601774/: accessed June 12, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

After her husband's death, Martha rented and ran a farm, together with her 10 children. The eldest son's (Glenn's) family lived at the farmhouse too.

Martha and John Walter were related via the Riggs and Gants.

John Walter Angel
⇒ his father Marcus Lafayette Angle
⇒ his sister Louisa Ann (Angle) Riggs
⇒ her daughter Martha Ellen (Riggs) Gant
⇒ her husband Benjamin Thomas Gant Jr.
⇒ his brother James Abram Gant
⇒ his daughter Martha Alice (Gant) Dupree

John Walter and Lela Angel's children:

• Thomas Jefferson - b. 20 August 1907, Midlothian, Ellis, TX, died of TB on 17 Nov. 1948 in Houston, Harris, TX (4).
• Katie Belle - b. 25 Sept. 1910, Midlothian, Ellis, TX - married Mr. Ernest Ray Rice.
• Albert Lafayette - 3 June 1913, Cedar Hill, Dallas, Dallas, TX, died on 8 Dec. 1984, Dallas, Dallas, TX (5).
• Bessie Lee - b. 6 May 1916, Duncanville, Dallas, TX (6). 

 Bessie married Mr. John Howell Pemberton on 4 Sept. 1932.

Tressie Mae - a twin sister of Bessie (7) - married Lawrence Booth Land on 3 Nov. 1934

In 1930, the family lived in Precinct #1, Denton, Texas (8).

John Walter Angel lived 95 years. He died of heart-related problems in Gilbert Nursing Home in Leonard, Fannin, TX where he had stayed for years. According to the information included in John's death certificate, his marriage with Lela had not survived (9).


John Walter Angel
⇒ his sister Dora Elizabeth (Angel) Howard
⇒ her husband Robert Lee Howard
⇒ his sister Rachel Clementine Howard - our grandmother


Resources:
1. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-QLFD : 10 December 2017), J W Angel and Lela Vance, 29 Aug 1906; citing Ellis, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,034,622.
2. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX9-MBP : 13 March 2018), John W Angel, 1917-1918; citing Collin County no 1, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,952,405.
3. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCMS-8MR : accessed 11 June 2019), Johnnie W Angel, Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States; citing ED 24, sheet 7A, line 36, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1789; FHL microfilm 1,821,789.
4. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39R-2D4 : 13 March 2018), Thomas J Angel, 17 Nov 1948; citing certificate number 47994, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,076.
5. "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVFG-YMW : 5 December 2014), Albert Lafayette Angel, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
6. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X25J-3HF : 11 March 2018), Bessie Lee Angel, 06 May 1916; citing Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, United States, certificate 18923, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,478,154.
7. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X25J-3HT : 11 March 2018), Tressie Mae Angel, 05 May 1916; citing Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, United States, certificate 18925, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,478,154.
8. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H58K-CT2 : accessed 13 June 2019), Tressa Mae Angel in household of Katie Bell Angel, Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 4A, line 4, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2323; FHL microfilm 2,342,057.

9. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K36P-4HX : 13 March 2018), John Walter Angel, 12 Jan 1970; citing certificate number 18405, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,246.

Henry Montgomery Dye

I have already mentioned Mr. Henry M Dye in the post related to his daughter Madora Ellen and her husband Jackson Harrison Bowman. However, since he was the first doctor and one of the early settlers of Plano, Texas he deserves more than a note in another article.

Henry Montgomery Dye is credited for naming the city of Plano (the name related to the Spanish word "llano" = plain).

Henry Montgomery Dye, the eldest child of Thomas Dye and Mary Duey, was born on 30 September 1830 in Wood County, Virginia. In 1848, Henry moved to Plano. The 20-year-old physician was registered by the clerk of 1850 Census at the household of Mr. Joseph Klepper (1).

At the same time, Henry's parents and siblings lived in Dallas County, Texas. Mr. Thomas Dye was a carpenter, Henry's younger brother John ran a farm (2).

When Henry was 24, he married Miss Sarah Skiles (b. 28 Feb. 1834 in Three Springs, Warren, Kentucky). The ceremony took place on 27 April 1854. Henry's spouse was the daughter of Mr. Jacob Clemens Skiles and Miss Sarah Elizabeth Alice Moore.

During the Civil War, Dr. Henry Dye served as the Confederate Army surgeon in Little Rock and Camden, Arkansas.

Fort Southerland area, Camden, Arkansas

In 1870, Henry, Sarah, and their children were recorded during the census. The family lived in Plano, Precinct #5, Collin, Texas. Sarah's parents lived with them as well (3).

Household

Henry Dye, Male, age 39, born West Virginia
Sarah Dye, Female, age 36, born Kentucky
Dora Dye, Female, age15, born Texas
Henry Dye, Male, age 13, born Texas
Euphemia Dye, Female, age 11, born Texas
Belle Dye, Female, age 9, born Texas
Adie Dye, Female, age 6, born Texas
Mary Dye, Female, age 1, born Texas
Luria Dye, Female, age 0, born Texas
Jacob Skiles, Male, age 65, born Kentucky
Sarah Skiles, Female, age 55, born Kentucky
Clement Patton, Male, age 31, born Alabama (physician)

Dr. H. M. Dye was also one of the main founders of the Presbyterian Church in Plano (1871).

Henry and Sarah Dye had nine children - 2 sons and 7 girls:

• Madora Ellen,

• Henry Montgomery Jr.  (b. 30 Nov. 1857/d. 10 March 1927) married Caroline Phillipena Lehmann,

• Euphemia Priscilla (b. 17 May 1859/d. 20 Feb. 1926) married William G Keyser,

• Eliza Belle (b. 21 March 1861/d. 9 Dec. 1891) married Andrew Benjamin Angel, our 2nd cousin twice removed, on 9 Dec. 1880 (4),

• Addie Lee (b. 23 June 1866/d. 5 Jan. 1930) married John Wesley Brown on 9 Dec. 1880 (5),

• Minnie M. born in about 1868 married probably Mr. Andrew Keyser * (?) abt. 1885,

• Lura P. (b. 16 March 1870/d. 5 March 1941) married Robert H Coleman on 20 Feb. 1890 (6),

• Mary Elizabeth (b. 20 Feb. 1873/d. 9 Feb. 1957) married Joel Lively Aldridge on 19 Dec. 1890 (7),

• Thomas Clemens (b. 29 Feb. 1876/d. 18 August 1952), a physician, married Emma L McKamey on 7 March 1906 (8).

Henry got ill and the family moved to Mason County with the hope that it would help the father of the family recover. However, it was his wife Sarah Elizabeth who left this world first, on 6 March 1878. After that, Henry came back to Plano. His health gradually deteriorated. He died of TB on 10 August 1878 in Plano.

There are three indirect family lines which connect us to Mr. Henry M Dye of Plano.

#1 mentioned above

⇒ his daughter Eliza Belle

⇒ her husband Andrew Benjamin Angel (b. 6 June 1853, Sumner, Tennessee/d. 31 May 1928, Birdville, Tarrant, TX), our 2nd cousin twice removed

⇒ his mother Elizabeth Sarah (Gant) Angel (b. 8 August 1834, Sumner, TN/d. 22 August 1891), our 1st cousin 3 times removed + husband James Henry Anglea (b. 16 Dec. 1822, Sumner, TN/d. about 1865), they married on 25 Sept. 1851, in Sumner, TN

⇒ her father Benjamin Thomas Gant (b. 1812, Orange, NC/d. 1865, Sumner, TN)

⇒ his brother Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather

# 2 via Elbert Marshal Skiles (b. 28 August 1904, Richardson, Dallas, TX/d. Oct. 1993, Dallas, Dallas, TX) - grandson of Sarah Skiles Dye's brother Charles William Skiles (b. 13 Oct. 1831 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky).

Elbert Marshal was married to Miss Iva Pearl Rippy, our 3rd cousin once removed.

⇒ Iva Pearl (Rippy) Skiles (b. 19 Sept. 1904, Sumner, TN/d. 4 Nov. 1994, Plano, Collin, TX) - Iva and Elbert married in Richardson, TX on 28 Oct 1922

⇒ her mother Mary Frances (Rippy) Gant (b. 1 Jan. 1866, Sumner, TN/d. 8 March 1943, Richardson, Dallas, TX) + husband Robert Sydney Rippy (b. 14 March 1866), they married on 1 August 1888 in Sumner, TN (9)

⇒ her father Jacob Mason Gant (b. 1 Dec. 1849, Sumner, TN/d. 8 Feb. 1914, Richardson, Dallas, TX - 1st cousin 3 times removed - wife Mary Jane Graves (b. 24 July 1850, Allen, Kentucky) = they married on 19 Jan. 1868 in Sumner, TN (10)

⇒ his father Benjamin Thomas Gant

⇒ his brother Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather

#3 via the Brown family

Henry Montgomery Dye

⇒ his daughter Addie Lee (Dye) Brown

⇒ her husband John Wesley Brown (b. 24 Sept. 1858, Sumner, TN/d. 21 March 1934, Plano, Collin, TX)

⇒ his brother Robert Jefferson Davis Brown (b. 11 Sept. 1860, Sumner, TN/d. 23 May 1890, Bethany, Collin County, TX)

⇒ his wife Rachel Clementine Howard - our grandmother

* UPDATE

Additional info regarding Minnie Dye and the name of her husband was kindly provided by a reader of this post. See the comment below the text.

Resources:
1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLV-1LX : 12 April 2016), Henry Dye in household of Jos Clepper, Collin county, part of, Collin, Texas, United States; citing family 275, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLV-B51 : 12 April 2016), John Dye in household of Thomas Dye, Dallas county, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing family 419, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGG-F8P : 12 April 2016), Henry Dye, Texas, United States; citing p. 2, family 8, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,078.
4. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-N6M : 10 December 2017), Andrew Angel and Belle Dye, 09 Dec 1880; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,596.
5. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-N6S : 10 December 2017), John W Brown and Addie Dye, 09 Dec 1880; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,596.
6. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-LFB : 10 December 2017), R H Coleman and Lura P Dye, 20 Feb 1890; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,597.
7. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-L1V : 10 December 2017), J L Aldridge and Lizzie M Dye, 19 Dec 1890; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,597.
8. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K615-CF7 : 10 December 2017), T C Dye and Emma L Mckamey Or Mckarney, 07 Mar 1906; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,601.
9. "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNZ1-727 : 4 December 2014), R S Rippy and M F Gant, 01 Aug 1888; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 122, Sumner, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
10. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQP-N5Q: 11 February 2018), J. M. Gant and Mary J. Graves, 19 Jan 1868; citing Sumner,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 969,853.

• Stambaugh, J. Lee, b. 1889; Stambaugh, Lillian J., b. 1888 & Carroll, H. Bailey. A History of Collin County, Texas, book, 1958; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61096/: accessed May 29, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;.
• Collin County History
• History of Plano

Photo: Fort Southerland, Camden, Arkansas: By Brandonrush - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32847810
Photo of gravestone: Courtesy of Mr. Ed Elam

John Bankhead Magruder And Our Kins

John Bankhead Magruder, the US and Confederate Army man, is another historic figure whom I learned about when in the USA. He is one of our rather distant relations/family tree branches.
The Mgruders were of the Scottish origin, and their name was originally McGregor.


How are we related to Mr. Magruder?

Indirectly, via Miss Evalyn (Magruder) Angel. John B. Magruder is Evalyn's 4th cousin once removed.

Here is the connection

John Bankhead Magruder
⇒ his father Thomas Magruder (b. about 1779, Prince George's County, Maryland/d. about 1830, Caroline County, Virginia), son of George Fraser Magruder and Eleanor Bowie of Maryland, a lawyer. On  22 June 1797, Thomas married Miss Elizabeth Bankhead (b. 1778/d. 1849), daughter of Mr. James Bankhead.

⇒ his sister Susannah Bowie (Magruder) Magruder (b. about 1765/d. about 1815) - in about 1788 she married her second cousin Dr. Jeffrey Magruder (b. 20 April 1762, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland/d. 31 Oct. 1803, Springfield, Montgomery, Maryland). Sausannah's and Jeffrey's grandfathers were brothers.

Jeffery Magruder
Maryland, Church Records
Name: Jeffery Magruder
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 20 Apr 1762
Event Place: Frederick, Maryland, United States
Gender: Unknown
Father's Name: Nathan Magruder
Mother's Name: Rebecca

Record Source:
Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZV-F62 : 16 March 2018), Jeffery Magruder, 20 Apr 1762; citing Birth, , Frederick, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 14,081.

Jeffrey's mother's surname was Beall.

⇒ Susannah and Jeff's daughter Mary Ann (Magruder) Magruder (b. about1791, Montgomery, Prince George's County, Maryland/d. 27 Sept. 1821, Montgomery, Maryland) - she also married a relation (on 12 April 1812 in Motgomery, Maryland)

Mary Ann Magruder
mentioned in the record of Thos. C. Magurder and Mary Ann Magruder
Name: Thos. C. Magurder
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Magruder
Event Date: 1812
Event Place: Prince George Parish, Montgomery,Maryland

Record Source:
"Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V3-R4Y : 11 February 2018), Thos. C. Magurder and Mary Ann Magruder, 1812; citing Prince George Parish, Montgomery,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 13,201.

⇒ her husband Thomas Contee Magruder (b. about 1770, Prince George's, Maryland/d. about 1822, Prince George's, Maryland) - his father Samuel Wade Magruder was a colonial militia lieutenant (1750s), captain (Revolutionary War), major in Maryland Militia, Justice of the Montgomery County Court. Georgetown was named after his mother Lucy's father Mr. George Beall.

⇒ his brother Patrick Henry Magruder (b. about 1768, Locust Grove estate, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland/d. 24 Dec. 1819, Sweden estate, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia) married Miss Sarah Turner on 28 May 1811. He was a lawyer, graduate of Princeton College, member of  9th US Congress, and 2nd Librarian of the US Congress.

Appomattox River, Petersburg, Virginia

Here is the Texas Connection

⇒ his son Patrick Henry Magruder (b. 14 July 1803, Washington City, District of Columbia/d. 17 Nov. 1883, Sealy, Austin, Texas) married Miss Evalina Louise "Eveline" Dulaney (b. 17 Feb. 1817, Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia/d. 24 May 1889, Sealy, Austin, Texas)

Patrick Henry Magruder
mentioned in the record of Patrick Henry Magruder and Eveline Dulaney
Name: Patrick Henry Magruder
Spouse's Name: Eveline Dulaney
Event Date: 16 Dec 1835
Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia
Spouse's Father's Name: Elkhany R. Dulaney

Record Source:
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDH-8PF : 11 February 2018), Patrick Henry Magruder and Eveline Dulaney, 16 Dec 1835; citing Botetourt, Virginia, reference Pg 389; FHL microfilm 30,734.

Possibly, the couple had 14 children

⇒ his son Dr. Fortunatus Brooks Magruder (b. 30 Oct. 1842, Salem, Bedford County, Virginia/d. 5 June 1920, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas) + wife Malvina/Marvina Gulyer (b. 29 Oct. 1855, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky/d. 25 January 1907, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas). Civil War veteran (private in 4th Regiment of Virginia Infantry).

He also worked at San Angelo Height Sanatorium (established 1912) where all classes and cases of tuberculosis were treated.

Clipping Source:
Slater, H. D. El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, June 9, 1920, newspaper, June 9, 1920; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth137690/: accessed April 10, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .

⇒ his daughter Evalyn (Magruder) Angle (b. 3 Nov. 1876, Austin County, Texas/d. 17 Oct. 1974, White Settlement, Tarrant County, Texas) married Charles T. Angel on 7 Dec. 1898 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas

Record source:
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61F-LB1 : 10 December 2017), Charles T Angel Or Angle and Eva Magruder, 07 Dec 1898; citing Marriage, citing Tom Greene, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 4,255,712.

The couple had one son Magruder Lee born on 8 October 1899 in Edna, TX.

On 6 June 1900 Evelyn and her son Magruder were recorded  in San Angelo during the Census. She was staying at her parents'.

Fortunatus Magruder
United States Census, 1900
Name: Fortunatus Magruder
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: San Angelo city (east half), Tom Green, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Years Married: 26
Birth Date: Oct 1842
Birthplace: Virginia
Marriage Year: (Estimated) 1874
Father's Birthplace: Washington DC
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Household

Fortunatus Magruder, Head, Male, age 58, born in Virginia
Marvina Magruder, Wife, Female, age 43, born in Kentucky
Robert Magruder, Son, Male, age 15, born in Texas
Evalin Angle, Daughter, Female, age 24, born Texas
Magruder L Angle, Son, Male, age 1, born Texas

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35X-FFV : accessed 10 April 2019), Fortunatus Magruder, San Angelo city (east half), Tom Green, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 156, sheet 4A, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,672.

⇒ her husband Charles Thomas Angel (b. 16 April 1873, Sumner County, Tennessee/d. 16 Agust 1923, Dallas, Texas), son of James Lafayette Angel and Mmmie Erena Johnson

Charles worked as an abstractor, in a titles and deeds office. He made summaries of various documents. He lived with Evelyn and their son in Justice Precinct 1, Edna town, Jackson County, Texas.

An interesting thing is that despite the Census record mentioned above, the entire family of Charles' was recorded on 16 June 1900 as the dwellers of the same household in Edna.

Household

Charles Angle, Head, Male, age 27, born Tennessee
Evalyn Angle, Wife, Female, age 24, born Texas
Magruder Lee Angle, Son, Male age 6, born Texas
James Jackson, Hired, Male, Texas

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P9-C5J : accessed 12 April 2019), Charles Angle, Justice Precinct 1 (incl. County Farm) Edna town, Jackson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 24B, family 454, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,648.

Unfortunately, the marriage of Charles and Evalyn did not survive.  However, Charles Thomas Angel remarried on 18 March 1907 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. His second wife was Miss Alice Evelyn Coleman (b. 5 Dec. 1879, Texana, Jackson County, TX/d. 24 Oct. 1967, Houston, TX).

Wintersmith Lake, Ada, Oklahoma

As I have been told by Charles' descendant, Charlie's first wife's father allegedly made our man leave the area and told him never to be back.

Charles T. and Alice left Texas and settled in Ada, Ward 1, Oklahoma (1). Ada worked as a seamstress (2). Despite Mr. Magruder's alleged warning, Charles and family came back to Texas in 1918 as the last of their six children Elma Lorraine was born on 8 Nov. 1918 in Palacios, Matagorda, Texas. The reason of their return was most probably a family member's funeral.

Clipping source:
The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1918, newspaper, August 30, 1918; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth570291/: accessed April 11, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

Dr. Andrew Benjamin Angel was Charles' cousin once removed. Mrs. A. B. Angel mentioned in the news was Florence D Charlton who died on 29 August 1918. Besides the sad family circumstances,  Charles might have assumed it was long enough after the divorce-related life turbulences, and he did not expect any more problems connected with that.

Sadly, Charles was imprisoned. How come? I have no idea. A family story remembered by our aunt Lula tells about a male relative who was accused of stealing a horse and put in prison. As a result of that, the man died by hanging. It seems that could be our Charlie who took his life in the same way (3). Did it happen in the Dallas prison? Regrettably, Aunt Lula is long time gone, so she cannot tell us more about the unfortunate man.

Clipping source:
Bagwill, Arthur A. The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1923, newspaper, August 23, 1923; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth570511/: accessed April 10, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

⇒ his sister Dora Elizabeth Angel Howard (b. 1 May 1868, Tennessee/d. 29 Dec. 1961, Plano, Collin, Texas)

In 1880 Dora, Charlie, their siblings and father with his young wife lived in Justice Precinct 5, Plano, Texas. Mammie Erena, Dora and Charles' mother died two years earlier on 20 Dec. in Desdemona, TX.

Household

Marcus Angle, Self, Male, age 45, born Tennessee, United States
Sallie Angle, Wife, F, age 19, born Alabama, United States
Isabelle Angle, Daughter, F, age 18, born Tennessee, United States
James L Angle, Son, M, age 17, born Tennessee, United States
Albert A Angle, Son, M, age 15, born Tennessee, United States
Monroe Angle, Son, M, age 14, born Tennessee, United States
Dora E Angle, Daughter, F, age 12, born Tennessee, United States
Nancy Angle, Daughter, F, age 10, Tennessee, United States
Charles T Angle, Son, M, age 8, Tennessee, United States
John W Angle, Son, M, age 5, born Tennessee, United States

Record source:
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFB-TDR : 15 July 2017), Charles T Angle in entry for Marcus Angle, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 25, sheet 210A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1296; FHL microfilm 1,255,296.

⇒ her husband Robert Leo Howard

Record Source:
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-2LF : 10 December 2017), R L Howard and Dora Angle, 03 Jul 1889; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,597.

⇒ his sister and our grandmother Rachel Clementine Howard

UPDATE:

 

2022/02/17 

 

A message from Jill Magruder Gatwood:

 

" Just one correction; the Magruders did come from Scotland but were unrelated to the McGregors. We descend from the McGruthers and McGrouthers. We Magruders have battled about this for years and finally proved it with DNA. You dont have to credit me. The first Magruder to America was Alexander Magruder who was a POW from the Cromwell wars in Scotland. He came to Maryland in about 1650 as an indentured servant. Practically every Magruder in America is descended from him."

Thank you for the information, Jill.

Resources:
(1) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLW3-FZL : accessed 12 April 2019), Charles T Angel, Ada Ward 1, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 246, sheet 3B, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1270; FHL microfilm 1,375,283.
(2) "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SN-FHB : 13 March 2018), Alice Evelyn Angle, 24 Oct 1967; citing certificate number 65492, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,742.
(3) "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3CB-NPV : 13 March 2018), Chas Thomas Angle, 17 Aug 1923; citing certificate number 23539, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,872. 
"A Tuberculosis Directory Containing A List of Institutions, Associations And Other Agencies Dealing with Tuberculosis in The United States And Canada", Philip P. Jacobs Ph.D. Assistant Secretary, New York, 105 Twenty-Second Street, 1911

Photos:
Appotomax River, Virginia: By Taber Andrew Bain from Richmond, VA, USA - Banks of the Appomattox, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33146268

Sealy, Texas: By Darrylpearson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56256868

Wintersmith Lake, Ada, Oklahoma: By Holt9359 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17980852
 

Florra Winters Angel and Andrew Earl Wetsel

Florra Winters Angel, our 3rd cousin once removed, was born on 11 Dec. 1889 in Roanoke, Denton County, Texas. She was the fourth of the nine children of  James Monroe Anglea and Leanna Catharine Brock. Florra's father was a farmer.

When Florra was 21, she married Mr. Andrew Earl Wetsel, the son of Andrew Wetzel and Mary Ellen Dye. The ceremony took place in Plano, Collin County, TX on 27 September 1911.

Record Source:
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K615-L36 : accessed 17 October 2018), Earl Wetsel and Florra Angel, 27 Sep 1911, Marriage; citing Collin, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 1,289,603.

Andrew was born on 15 March 1885 in Plano as well. His great-grandfather Henry Wetzel came to Texas in February 1848. Henry owned a mill in McKinney, TX (1). Earl's grandfather Peter and his father Andrew came to Texas in 1873. They had a furniture business. Andrew Wetsel was the first Plano undertaker as well. Andrew, however, was a tailor and a merchant. He also provided laundry service to the citizens of Plano.

Clipping Source: The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1918, newspaper, November 22, 1918; Plano, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth570543/: accessed October 19, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. 

The first child of Earl and Florra's was born two years after their wedding. The girl was named Mary Kathryn. It is interesting that the birth certificate does not include the year - when the baby was born.

Mary K Wetzel
Texas Birth Certificates
Name: Mary K Wetzel
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Sep
Event Place: Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Earl Wetzel
Mother's Name: Flora Angel

Record Source:
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X21Z-FZX : 9 March 2018), Earl Wetzel in entry for Mary K Wetzel, 23 Sep; citing, Texas, United States, certificate 46433, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,133,184.

James Earl Wetsel, the second child of Florra and Earl's was born four years later. In the birth certificate he appears as Jas, though.

Texas Birth Certificates
Name: Jas Earl Wetzel
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 08 Jul 1916
Event Place: Collin, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Earl Wetzel
Mother's Name: Flora Angel
Record Source:
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2R7-2YH : 11 March 2018), Flora Angel in entry for Jas Earl Wetzel, 08 Jul 1916; citing , Collin, Texas, United States, certificate 26572, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,478,180.

The WW1 registration card informs that Andrew Earl was medium built. Besides, he was the man of medium height and he had blue eyes and light hair.

Andrew Earl Wetsel
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name: Andrew Earl Wetsel
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Collin County no 1, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1885
Birthplace: United States
Record Source:
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXS-196 : 13 March 2018), Andrew Earl Wetsel, 1917-1918; citing Collin County no 1, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,952,339.

Census 1920 - Cousin Florra, her husband and two children lived in Plano, Collin, TX, Justice Precinct 5.

Name: Florrie Wetsel
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Birthplace: Texas
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 2

Household

Earl Wetsel, Head, Male, age 34, born in Texas
Florrie Wetsel, Wife, Female. 30, b. Texas
Mary K Wetsel, Daughter, Female, 7, b. Texas
Jamie E Wetsel, Son, Male, 3, b. Texas

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCMS-VVL : accessed 19 October 2018), Florrie Wetsel in household of Earl Wetsel, Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 2B, line 80, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1789; FHL microfilm 1,821,789.

Census 1940 states that in that year, 23 year old James still lived with his parents in Plano (2). Two years later Andrew Earl's WW2 registration took place.

Record Source:
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPR2-G2W : 14 October 2017), Andrew Earl Wetsel, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

In 1945, James - Florra and Earl's son was enlisted - he served in the Air Corps. I assume, he had also fought during WW2 since in 1945 was enlisted as the staff sergeant.

James E Wetsel
United States World War II Army Enlistment Records
Name: James E Wetsel
Name: WETSEL JAMES E
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 04 Nov 1945
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Event Place: Ft Sam Houston, Texas, United States
Race: White
Citizenship: Status citizen
Birth Year: 1916
Birthplace: TEXAS
Education: Level 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Checkers
Marital Status: Married
Military Rank: Staff Sergeant
Army Branch: Air Corps
Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference National Guard in Federal Service, within 3 months of Discharge
Serial Number: 18006175
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number 02652.122

Record Source:
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85K-TK1 : 5 December 2014), James E Wetsel, enlisted 04 Nov 1945, Ft Sam Houston, Texas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

James Earl Wetsel served later in Korea. He was promoted Technical Sergeant.

Andrew Earl died in Terrell State Hospital where he had been for 163 days due to pyelonephritis. At the end of his life, he got bronchial pneumonia which he battled unsuccessfully for twelve days. Andrew Earl passed away on 29 Nov. 1959. Florra and Earl's family home was the at 1307 K Avenue, in Plano (3).

Andrew's wife and our cousin lived much longer till 6 January 1982 in Plano. I did not find any information on the circumstances of her death. Both Florra and her husband were buried at the Plano Mutual Cemetery.

Florra's great-grandfather Benjamin Thomas Gant and our great-great-grandfather Jacob Rippy Gant were brothers.


Source:

• 1. Smith, J. Frank. The Democrat (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1904, newspaper, August 18, 1904; McKinney, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291851/: accessed October 19, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. 
• 2."United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJ6-HMH : 14 March 2018), James E Wetsel in household of Earl A Wetsel, Plano, Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-28, sheet 16A, line 34, family 336, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4009.
• 3. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34X-GJT : 13 March 2018), Andrew Earl Wetsel, 27 Nov 1959; citing certificate number 63302, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,115,991.

Photo of the gravestones: mystic75074