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Drechsel's in Columbus, Ohio

vl197909 — 2012-04-13 18:58:51Z

Hi,
I am looking for anyone who has information or connections to Curt/Kurt O. Drechsel, born August 22, 1901. He immigrated to Columbus in the early 1920's. His brother Richard Otto Drechsel had immigrated a few years eariler & listed a Max Pestel as his Uncle in Columbus, Ohio. Any information would be greatly appreciated!! I have been trying to trace this part of my family back to Germany and I am having very little luck. Thanks.

Re: Drechsel vs. Drexel

wcdickson — 2011-01-25 02:22:55Z

Sent you an email and I hope we can be of mutual benefit to one another! If anyone else is looking into this, I hope they get in touch with either you or myself (wcdickson@gmail.com) so we can get as much information as possible.

Re: Drechsel vs. Drexel

frugamom1 — 2011-01-25 01:50:04Z

It's Kim again, I think I figured out who your "branch' is. my pc is down, so I have no access to familytreemaker. i think you're branch originated in Penn., and ended up in either WV or Va. I would be very interested in comparing info. I sent to Germany for records of the Drechsel's. I have some interesting info, that i would be willing to share. please email me at frugalmom1@juno.com kim

Re: Drechsel vs. Drexel

frugamom1 — 2011-01-25 01:14:12Z

Hi, Thanks for your email. I don't know if you're in the same Drexel(Drechsel) line as I am. Ludwig Theodor Drechsel and his wife, Maria Agnes Heinze Drechsel came from Germany to Penn., USA about 1857 - Maria and the children came in 1857, I don't know when Theodor came. They came from the Goerlitz area of Saxony. I hope you do tie in, I haven;t had much success finding others in this tree. Maria came with Ludwig Herman and a daughter, Maria. Several more children were born in Penn. Apparently, the name was changed in the US.

Re: Drechsel vs. Drexel

wcdickson — 2011-01-24 05:06:07Z

I know you posted this five years ago, but I'm just now getting into the genealogy game. Hopefully you'll get a notification about my reply, but you've probably figured out the answer by now.

I'm also a great-great-grand-descendant of LT Drexel. From what I've heard through other family members, his father Theodore came over from Dresden where his name was spelled either Drechsel or Dreschel (it's spelled both ways multiple times in the family bible, which my grandmother is in possession of).

If you're interested, I wouldn't mind sharing my tree with you. I actually have a photo of him and his wife, Jennie Perrien Harris, which you might be interested in.

I've been trying to fill in information of his current living descendants, so I'd love to hear from you on any of that. Feel free to message me directly and we can get this ball rolling!

Re: Drechsels from Ohio

ghmnm — 2010-12-31 22:11:17Z

I have more information about Theodore Drechsel. Are you still searching for it? He was my grandfather.

DRECHSEL Roland H W Jr 1927-1976

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-10 02:27:46Z

DRECHSEL Roland H W Jr 1927-1976

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,210 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

DRECHSEL Edith Louise 1903-1989

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-10 02:27:35Z

DRECHSEL Edith Louise 1903-1989

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,210 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

DRECHSEL Roland H W Sr 1903-1980

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-10 02:27:24Z

DRECHSEL Roland H W Sr 1903-1980

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,210 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Drechsels from Ohio

kiminOhio500 — 2008-11-07 01:15:11Z

Hi,I'm from Ohio also, but my Drechsel's(Drexel's) came from Germany and settled in Schuylkill co, Penn in the 1850's. There seem to be so few Drechsel's, I'm wondering if yours are connected. I recently found that my Drechsel's came from the country of Prussia and the town of Goerlitz. Have you found any more info on your Drechsel's yet. By the way, mine seemed to have changed to Drexel when they came to the states. Please reply

Drechsels from Ohio

tiredgenehunter — 2008-06-18 00:10:38Z

Any info on the following:

Theodore A. Drechsel(way it is spelled on Marriage liscense...but could be Dreschel?)born around 1879 Cleveland.

Ernest Drechsel-father of Theodore A.
Mary Schafer-mother of Theodore A.

Mary Elizabeth O'Brian(O'Brien)-wife of Theodore A., born around 1879 Hartford, CT Died Feb 1962, Sarasota, FL

Theodore and Mary had three children:
Lois D. Brown (given to a family named Brown at birth...child born before these two were married.)
Gordon Drechsel
Kenneth Drechsel (the brothers may have changed the spelling of their name to Dreschel or Drexell or some form.

Theodore's second wife may be named Bessie or Betsy.

Martha Drechsel, b.Nov 1898, to Charles/Sidonia, and lived in Otter Tail Co., MN and Spokane, WA

margerice1 — 2008-03-12 04:09:21Z

I have an original ca 1915-1918 studio photograph of “Martha Drechsel”, which I’d like to get back to descendants or family members. Photo was taken in Duluth, MN, and she is wearing a fancy dress, hat and muff.

I found Martha with her family in the 1900 census for Otter Tail Co., MN, and in 1910, in the Spokane, WA census, with parents Charles and Sidonia Drechsel. 1900 census shows her date of birth November, 1898.

Get back to me at margerice@prodigy.net if you are related to Martha Drechsel.

Drechsel vs. Drexel

kiminOhio500 — 2006-11-19 00:25:22Z

My gg grandfather, Ludwig Theodore Drexel came fromDresden Germany about 1855 and settled in Schulylkill co, Pa. I'm having a hard time finding any info. I find him in several census. Sometimes the name is spelled Drexel and other times Drechsel. Does anyone have any idea why these Drexel's are so hard to trace?

Re: Christopher Hager, NOT Colombus

FayBurt — 2006-08-17 20:33:21Z

Do you know anything about the Henry Slaughter that one of the daughters married. I am searching for a Henry Slaughter and the years are probably right. Any help would be appreciated.

Christopher Hager, NOT Colombus

roseinmd — 2005-04-15 22:24:21Z

Hello Everyone. This is a tough one: I am trying to determine the parents of my ancestor, Christopher Hager. He was born in MD circa 1797, and showed up in Coshocton OH in 1830, then moved twice to Rich. county and I think Morrow. His wife was Rachel, born 1798, also in MD. 3 of their children were Charles, William, and daughter Mazy, (married Henry B. Slaughter) but there were more. Can anyone help? Thanks!

OBIT: Edna Louise Skonetski Drechsel 1924 -- 2004 Dwight, Illinois

Lisa__Small — 2004-12-10 00:04:43Z

QUERY: Chicago Drechsels -- Dwight, Illinois Reunion

Lisa__Small — 2004-12-10 00:01:14Z

I just posted an obit here for a Dwight DRECHSEL -- maybe you can reach her family through the funeral home to get the reunion info you need. Hope it helps; good luck.

Chicago Drechsels

2004-08-01 00:40:12Z

Are there any members of the Chicago Drechsel group that holds the reunion in Dwight, Ill in June of each year? There is a fairly large family tree in print around and I need to get a copy of it. Sound familiar to anyone?

DRECHSEL, Conrad & HEMMEILIN, Maggie immigrants from Germany mid-1800s

2004-05-05 13:23:53Z

I am a descendant of Conrad & Maggie (Hemmeilin) Drechsel.
He was born in Germany in the 1820s, she the 1830s. The only information I have is that they migrated to Dubois Co., IN and died there around the late 1800s.
He had a son Christian Drechsel born 12-18-1873 in Dubois Co., IN he married Mary Margaret Luchauer born 1-29-1877 in Cusco, Dubois Co., IN she was the daughter of Erhardt & Elizabeth Schiller Luchauer ; Christian had a son William Edward Karl Drechsel born 2-17-1908 in Louisville, KY; the last name mentioned is my g-father; his son (my father) was
William Christopher Elmer Drechsel born 5-30-1941 in Louisville, KY.
Any information on these immigrants or their descendants would be appreciated.

Re: Drechsel Family

2004-05-05 13:14:00Z

Steve,
the information you have about the name Drechsel was very interesting, because my brother and I work in carpentry and building construction. I also work as a home inspector, others in my family the "Drechsels" have chosen mechanical fields to work in.
The earliest known Drechsel my family has traced back is Conrad Drechsel born in Germany in the 1820s, it is unknown when he immmigrated to USA, but he lived in Dubois Co., IN married a Maggie Hemmeilin who was also born in Germany around the 1830s.

Would you have any information about Conrad or Maggie's descendants, how about records of immigration on the Germans that immigrated around the mid-1800s.
Rich

Drechsel Family

1999-08-01 22:30:44Z

Rita-
My maternal grandparents are Drechsels. They came from a little east of Bavaria, in Saxony, principally from the little towns of Drebach (also Drehbach), Venusberg, and Griessbach. The closest town of any size is Zschopau, with Chemnitz a little ways away. All Drechsels may not be related, since the name means "wood turner", or someone who operated a Drehmachine (wood lathe). Other variations are Drechsler, Traxler, and the Anglicized Drexel. I have my information available on GEDCOM, I will be happy to share it with you. Just e-mail me: Steve Smith ssmithfam@deseretonline.com

Regards,

Steve

DRECHSEL Family

1999-08-01 10:22:56Z

Looking for any information to add to what I already know about following three brothers:
WALTER DRECHSEL: immigrated from Bavaria early part of century; married Anna/Annie; resided in Newtown, Pennsylvania;
KARL DRECHSEL: remained in Germany; music professor in a German university; taken prisoner by Russians when Germany invaded; died of starvation in Russion camp;
ARTHUR HERMANN DRECHSEL: born January 8, 1906; immigrated to U.S. in 1927/1928; married ELIZABETH HAUS (from Mannheim, Germany); died June 1, 1976 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.