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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Historical Boundaries: 1886: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
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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.
Possible Related NamesJohn, 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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