Gall/Genseal Family Tree » William Nelson Gensel (1857-1935)

Personal data William Nelson Gensel 

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Household of William Nelson Gensel

(1) He is married to Effie Swisher.

They got married on March 4, 1897 at Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA, he was 40 years old.Source 8


(3) He had a relationship with Mary Alice Meracles.


Child(ren):

  2. Della A Gensel  1891-1980
  3. Lewis Edward Gensel  1893-1979

The couple were divorced from September 21, 1895 at Sonestown, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Nelson Gensel

Gideon Gensel
1785-1848
Catarina Fischer
1793-1862
Joseph Gensel
1818-1904

William Nelson Gensel
1857-1935

(1) 1897

Effie Swisher
1879-1900

(2) 

Mary Alice Meracles
1872-1961

Benjamin Harry Gensel
1889-1918
Della A Gensel
1891-1980
Lewis Edward Gensel
1893-1979

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    Sources

    1. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York; Roll: T624_1068; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1240; FHL microfilm: 1375081 / Ancestry.com
    2. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1453; Page: 75B; Image: 154; Family History Library Film: 552952 / Ancestry.com
    3. 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1184; Page: 815; Image: 143; Family History Library Film: 805184 / Ancestry.com
    4. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1488; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1241488 / Ancestry.com
    5. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: La Porte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1195; Family History Film: 1255195; Page: 663C; Enumeration District: 235 / Ancestry.com
    6. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    7. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    8. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    9. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2150; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 725.0; FHL microfilm: 2341884 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday February 27, 1857

    • The temperature on February 27, 1857 was about 7.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • May 10 » Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.
      • July 27 » Indian Rebellion: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutinying sepoys and 8,000 irregular forces.
      • August 24 » The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
      • September 12 » The SSCentral America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain William Lewis Herndon. The ship was carrying 13–15 tons of gold from the California Gold Rush.
      • September 22 » The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.
      • October 5 » The city of Anaheim, California is founded.

    Day of marriage March 4, 1897

    • The temperature on March 4, 1897 was about 8.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
      • May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
      • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
      • July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
      • August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
      • September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.

    Day of death October 26, 1935

    • The temperature on October 26, 1935 was between 1.8 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
      • February 12 » USSMacon, one of the two largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California and sinks.
      • April 8 » The Works Progress Administration is formed when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 becomes law.
      • May 29 » First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.
      • August 31 » In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
      • September 30 » The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
      • December 17 » First flight of the Douglas DC-3.
    

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