The first 2 names that come to mind are Gehl and Quehl > > I have a Margaret that is married to a John Oehl, Oevil, Oeil ?? I > believe this is my Margaret Kraus from Hesse-Darmstadt but I cannot > figure out her husbands last name and therefore can't find death > records. > Here is what I have: > Margaretha Kraus was baptized in Hackenheim, Rheinhessen, > Hesse-Darmstadt in 1828. Her mother was Gertrude Waldeck born in > 1793 who married Franciscus Josephus Kraus in 1814. At some point > Gertrude and Margaretha (and Margaret's siblings: Jacobus, > Josephus, Martinus ...) came to Cleveland Ohio probably after 1852 > and before 1860. > I found a possible marriage record from Cleveland for Margaretha > Kraus to Johannes Oevil. > The 1860 census from Cleveland, Ohio has the family listed as John > Oehl age 33 (born Darmstadt) with his wife Margaret age 30, son > Edward age 2 and Gertrut Kraus age 70 (who I believe to be > Margaret's mother) > The 1870 census from Cleveland has the family listed as John Oeil > with his wife Margaret, son Edward, Jos Hessmer (who I believe to be > Joseph Hassmer, nephew of Margaret and grandson of Gertrude) and > Gertrude Krous (Kraus). I have traced Joseph Hassmer to his death in > 1915 and I believe Gertrude Kraus died in 1872- I am waiting to get > a copy of the death record. I cannot figure out what happened to > the rest of Margaret's family because I cannot figure out what the > correct spelling of the name is.... > Can anyone give me any idea of what the possible correct spelling of > the name would be. > Thanks > Dawn > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Regional Genelaogy Web Site - Wilmot, SEH, NEH, EZ, WZ, Huron Tract, etc http://tavistock.net/Genealogy Genealogy Forum http://tavistock.net/Forum/ Submit data to: admin@Tavistock.net