Can someone tell me whether a reference in the census records for place of birth as 'Hesse Conel' is referring to the state of Hesse in Germany, and if so what is 'Conel?' Is that an abbreviation for something? Sandi in MI

It should read Hesse Kassel or Cassel. On one census they wrote Hesse Coppel ??? Get some good german maps to find. Didnt help me much because on the church records it says Saarland and I dont think they are even close to one another. Karen

I just googled Hesse Cassel map and got a couple good hits. Good Luck. Karen