I just thought I'd forward this message to the list in case any descendants of this family happen to be searching the archives at some future date. --- K E <kenofnocal@yahoo.com> wrote: > Carol, > > Thank you so much for taking the time out of your > day > to do these lookups. John and Ernest were in fact > Charles William Hempel's brothers. (Their full > German > names were Johann Karl Albert August Louis Hempel > and > Louis Georg Willhelm Ernst Hempel.) All three boys > were born in Osterode am Harz in the former Kingdom > of > Hanover (present-day Lower Saxony, Germany). Their > father Charles (Carl Joseph Ernst) Hempel was born > in > Stolberg am Harz, Sangerhausen District, Province of > Saxony but relocated to Osterode in 1848 (the year > of > the revolution) and then emigrated to America with > his > wife Augusta Klaproth and sons on the eve of the > Prussian invasion of Hanover in 1866. The Hempels > had > been in Stolberg since the beginning of the 15th > century. They were blacksmiths and weaponsmiths, > citizens and local officials. > > Thanks again, > > Kenneth Hempel > > --- Carol H <choughton215@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Here is what I found.... > > > > Marriage in Attleboro, Ma., on January 17, 1878, > of > > Charles Hempel,27, born Germany, residing in > > Wrentham > > to Emily Becker, 24, born in Providence and > residing > > in Attleboro. Charles was the son of Charles and > > Auguste Hempel. Emily was the daughter of Charles > > and > > Mary Baier Becker. Volume 198, Page 74 > > > > Birth of Charles Hempel, born February 2, 1879 in > > Attleboro, Ma to Charles and Emily Becker Hempel. > > Father born Germany/Mother born Providence, RI. > > Father's Occupation, Janitor.Volume 304, page 81. > > > > > > > > Marriage of Charles Hempel and Grace King. > Married > > in > > Attleboro, Ma on November 11, 1903. Carl was > listed > > as a clerk, born in Attleboro to Carl and Emily > > Becker > > Hempel. Grace is listed as At Home, daughter of > > Edward King and Ella Tappan. It was the first > > marriage for both. He was 24 and she was 22. > > Volume > > 536, page 314. > > > > I double checked and the birth is definitely > > registered as Charles and his marriage to Grace is > > listed as Carl A. > > > > Here is the death certificate for Charles Hempel > the > > father who died in 1908. > > > > Some other things I found that might be of > interest > > are the marriage of Ernest George Louis Hempel and > > Agnes Jennie Slade on October 15, 1902. He is > > listed > > as the son of Charles Hempel and Augusta Claproat > > and > > born in Hanover, Germany. Looks like he is the > > brother of Charles who marriel Emily Becker. > > > > I also found the marriage of John Hempel, son of > > Charles and Augusta, born Germany. He married > April > > 6, 1880. Probably another brother. > > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Carol Sherman Houghton > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Luggage? > > GPS? Comic books? > > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search > > > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Get > the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email > wherever you're surfing. > http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php > ____________________________________________________________________________________You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html