Perhaps this will confuse you on an even higher level. From Prussian Netzelanders, under the section: Immigrants from the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in north central Germany: FLEGEL, Wilhelm- b. "Mecklenburg Germany", marr. Luise Marquardt at Manchester 11 a.m.-1 January 1881/ No. 52962. (Green Lake Co. marriage record) The date fits your census data. Remember that 1st names of women were often made into nicknames or variants that make little sense to us today. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Hodge" <hodge@onr.com> To: <WIGREENL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 10:28 AM Subject: Bill Flagel > I am searching for anyone who knows something about a Bill Flagel in > Town of Manchester, Green Lake County in the late 1800s early 1900s. > > I do not understand this name. I found him listed in the 1880 census > with Fredreich Mueller and the relationship was "son." I didn't use to > document my sources as well as I do now and am now very sorry about it. > At any rate, I think I remember my Grandmother telling me that he was a > "sort of" stepson. He may have come from Germany with the family, I > don't know. The census shows him born in Mecklenburg which is also > where Frederich Mueller came from. > > I have him married to Elizabeth E. ____. And my original notes from > Grandma said she thought he married a Weisel. Another researcher, a > descendant of Conrad Weisel, who > has done a great deal of research on the Weisel family in Green Lake > County. She thinks my marriage info is an error. My source was the > 1910 census where I found a "Flagel, William J., Head, M, W, 59 years, > Married 29 years; Born Germany; Parents Born Germany; Immigrated 1856 > PA; Mason, Stone Work, with Elizabeth E., Wife, F, W, 49 years, Married > 29 years; 7 Children - 6 Living; Born Wisconsin; Parents born Germany." > Seemed like he was the same as the person I had previously listed as > Bill Flagel. I have, however, seen other genealogists have him married > to Mary Weisel, but do not know their sources yet. > > What more do any of you know about this? I sure would like to get it > straightened out. > Help! Help! Help! > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >