Thomas Sebastian Markel

Male9 November 1935–23 February 2007

Brief Life History of Thomas Sebastian

Thomas Sebastian Markel was born on 9 November 1935, in San Francisco, California, United States as the son of Stella Markel. He died on 23 February 2007, in Yountville, Napa, California, United States, at the age of 71.

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Stella Markel
1913–1984
Thomas Sebastian Markel
1935–2007

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Sebastian Markel - Church record: birth: 9 November 1935; San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Sebastian Markel - Memory of Someone: male

Parents and Siblings

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World Events (3)

1937 · The Neutrality Act

Age 2

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

1941

Age 6

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

1953 · Grizzly Bear Becomes State Animal

Age 18

The California grizzly bear became designated as the state animal in 1953.

Name Meaning

German (also Märkel): variant of Markl 1 and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.

Jewish (Ashkenazic; also Märkel): derivative of two personal names, Latin Marcus (compare 3 below) and German Markward (see Markwardt ), + the Yiddish hypocoristic suffix -l. The Yiddish personal names Markl and /Merkl were both used by Jews as vernacular equivalents of the closely sounding Biblical name Mordecai .

Americanized form of Slovenian Markelj or its variant Markl 2: from a hypocoristic derivative of the personal name Marko , Latin Marcus.

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

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