Daniel Zundel

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Zundel was born on 25 July 1849, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Johann Jacob Zundel, was 52 and his mother, Sarah Forstner, was 40. He married Betsy Hannah Hill on 7 October 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1882 and lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860 and Union, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1870. In 1880, at the age of 31, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 9 December 1937, in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Zundel
1849–1937
Betsy Hannah Hill
1857–1933
Marriage: 7 October 1880
Daniel Thomas Zundel
1883–1963
Sarah Florence Zundel
1885–1976
Alice Valine Zundel
1886–1888
Jacob Alvirus Zundel
1886–1971
Wilford Francis Zundel
1889–1893
David Eugene Zundel
1890–1972
Betsy Lovenia Zundel
1893–1966
Milton Zundel
1895–1966
Ellen Lucille Zundel
1897–1991
William Davis Zundel
1901–1977

Sources (79)

  • Nathaniel Gundle in household of Jacob Zundle, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Daniel Zundel - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Daniel Zundel
  • Daniel Zundel, "Utah, Box Elder, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2016"

World Events (8)

1850 · Tornado Finishes off the Temple

On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

German (also Zündel): from a diminutive of Zunder, a metonymic occupational name for a seller of kindling wood, from Middle High German zunder ‘tinder’.

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

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History of Daniel Zundel

DANIEL ZUNDEL (1849-1937) PIONEER OF 1852 Daniel Zundel was the seventh and last child of John Jacob Zundel and Sarah Forstner Zundel, born July 25, 1849 at Rocky Ford, now Rockford, at Pottawatom …

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