Father’s day always brings one of many opportunities to call Dad and catch up. This year I needed a little more than catching up. I needed reaffirmation that I grew up to be just as Dad had intended (like all children of great fathers, I will always need my Daddy no matter how old I … Continue reading Gypsies and Community Pillars
Tag: Hinkel
Elizabeth Morgal
As mentioned in John Hinkle and Margaretha’s and posts, Elizabeth Morgal was the wife of John and the mother of Margaretha. She was born in 1834 or 1835 in Prussia. Only census and passenger lists, provide us any clue to her date and general place of birth. She and John were married in Prussia before … Continue reading Elizabeth Morgal
John Hinkel
Earlier, I reported that Margaretha Hinkel was likely born on 23 August 1860 somewhere in Indiana. I further proposed that she may have been the eldest child of John Hinkle and Elizabeth Morgel, both immigrants from Prussia (Germany). The surname spelling is interchangeable between Hinkle and Hinkel. I will try to be consistent with my … Continue reading John Hinkel
Margaretha Hinkel
I am only just now trying to tackle the ancestry of Margaretha or Margarete Hinkle. Her family maintained close associations with allied families from the mother-land and into several generations in America. I will attempt to articulate my hypothesis of her origins here. Margaretha Hinkle or Hinkel was born about 23 August 1860 (I say … Continue reading Margaretha Hinkel
Ohlrich Kucks, part 2
Continued from part 1.Grandmother’s memories of Ohlrich My grandmother was about 13 when Ohlrich died (1938). She remembered him well and described him as rather dapper. He was always well dressed and wore three-piece outfits. In the family collection, we have a picture of him that shows him in his later years as having snow-white … Continue reading Ohlrich Kucks, part 2
Our Many Pasts 