Johann 'Friedrich' Wolfgang Christian Pensel

Brief Life History of Johann 'Friedrich' Wolfgang Christian

When Johann 'Friedrich' Wolfgang Christian Pensel was born on 18 September 1864, in Oberprex, Regnitzlosau, Hof, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Johann Georg Pensel, was 32 and his mother, Maria Elisabeth Mueller, was 36. He married Amalia Susanna Hoehl on 7 June 1894, in Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He immigrated to Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1870 and lived in Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States for about 50 years and Shawnee Township, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States for about 5 years. He died on 5 September 1954, in Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Saint Johns United Church Of Christ Cemetery, Fruitland, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johann 'Friedrich' Wolfgang Christian Pensel
1864–1954
Amalia Susanna Hoehl
1868–1934
Marriage: 7 June 1894
Albert Johann Pensel
1895–1974
Charles Frederick Pensel
1897–1994
Otto William Pensel
1899–1972

Sources (15)

  • Fredrich Pensel, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Fritz Penzel, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Frederick Pensel, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1886

Historical Boundaries: 1886: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

1890

Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Wensel or Wenzel , and apparently also of Czech Vencl, a cognate of the latter German name.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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John, Wolfgang, and Friedrich Pensel

John, Wolfgang and Friedrich Pensel The John and Elisabeth Pensel family came to America from Oberfranken, Bavaria, arriving at Baltimore in 1869. Their son Friedrich Pensel married Susanna Hoehler in …

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