Mörschel, Jakob^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1820 - 1899  (79 years)

• Name	Mörschel, Jakob
  Birth	16 Mar 1820	Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Alternative names, change of name	Last name on headstone: Moershel
  Immigration to America	26 Aug 1846  [2]
  	Ship 'Saint Nicolas'. He came with his brother Fritz (Friedrich).
  Residence	31 Aug 1846	Lower Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct. Erie, New York, USA   [5]
  	Arrived in Ebenezer. He ran the store and was also in charge for the sales and shipping of the woolen products.
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1850	Middle Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA   [6]
  	Cheektowaga, Ct Erie, New York, USA. House #1758,family #1811. His occupation was listed as 'Merchant'.
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1852	Lower Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA   [5]
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1855	Lower Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA   [7]
  	House #379, family #435. His occupation was listed as 'merchant'. This dwelling was a frame house, valued at $1200. 18 people in two family groups lived here. In family #435 were: Jakob Johann Mörschel and his wife Johanna née Stadler, and their son Wilhelm Mörschel; their son Jacob Mörschel, his wife, Henriette née Winzenried, and their children Friedrich and Konrad Mörschel. In family #436 were: Johannes Beyer and his children, Johanna, Wilhelmine, Anna Maria, and Helene Beyer; Amalie Anthes; Christina Louise Jeck née Mörschel (cousin to Jakob Johann Mörschel) and her son Jakob Jeck; Susanna Noé; Salome Hetz; Anna Flick.
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1860	West Seneca, Ct. Erie, New York, USA   [8]
  	Post Office: Reserve. House #2105, family #2149. His occupation was listed as 'Storekeeper'.
  Residence	11 Mar 1863	Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  	They moved to Amana and then Homestead.
  Occupation	Aft Mar 1863	Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  	He took over the management of the store in Homestead.
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1870	Iowa Township, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [9]
  	Post Office: Homestead, Iowa. House #149, family #160. His occupation was listed as 'Merchant'. His personal estate was valued at $260.
  Role in Community	Sep 1871
  	He was elected as an Elder. After the death of his brother Fritz he became Trustee and member of the Council.
  Death	6 Oct 1899	Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  	He died of pneumonia.
  Burial	Homestead Cemetery, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [10]
  	Section 1, Row 3 and Plot 11.
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Mörschel, Wilhelm,   b. 19 Sep 1817, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 3 Sep 1898, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 80 years) + 2. Mörschel, Wilhelmine,   b. 9 Jan 1819, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 2 Jul 1850, Lower Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA  (Age 31 years)   3. Mörschel, Friedrich,   b. 4 Sep 1821, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 23 Jan 1890, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 68 years)   4. Mörschel, Konrad,   b. 3 Aug 1824, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 1 Jan 1884, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Notes	EDIT 31 Mar 2021; AR; add day arr in EE, S0011, S1030. EDIT 9 Nov 2022; CB; add S1116. EDIT 16 Dec 2022; CB; add S1115. EDIT 16 Dec 2022; CB; added S1114. EDIT 21 Feb 2023; CB; add S4024
  Person ID	I4184	Amana Tree
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Mörschel, Jakob Johann,   b. 6 Aug 1787, Ronneburg, Ct Main-Kinzig, Hesse, Germany d. 24 May 1865, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Stadler, Johanna,   b. 6 Jun 1786, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 7 Jul 1864, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1816	Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  Children	5 children
  1. Mörschel, Wilhelm,   b. 19 Sep 1817, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 3 Sep 1898, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 80 years) + 2. Mörschel, Wilhelmine,   b. 9 Jan 1819, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 2 Jul 1850, Lower Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA  (Age 31 years) + 3. Mörschel, Jakob,   b. 16 Mar 1820, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 6 Oct 1899, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 79 years)   4. Mörschel, Friedrich,   b. 4 Sep 1821, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 23 Jan 1890, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 68 years)   5. Mörschel, Konrad,   b. 3 Aug 1824, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 1 Jan 1884, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F1519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winzenried, Henriette,   b. 19 Jul 1831, Neuwied, Ct Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 21 Dec 1903, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1851
  Children	2 children
  + 1. Mörschel, Karl Christian,   b. 23 Jun 1863, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 8 Feb 1932, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 68 years) + 2. Mörschel, Jakob Friedrich,   b. 13 Mar 1865, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 20 Mar 1933, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S0015] August Franz Koch, et al; translated by Erna Fels and Henry Ruff, Koch-Register Translation, Reliability >>2<<. [S0011] Anne DuVal Rehfuss, Rehfuss, Inspirationists' Arrivals 1828-1928, Reliability >>3<<. [S0009] Jakob Schumacher, et. al., Schumacher-Register, Vol 1, p. 376, Reliability >>3<<. [S0006] Georg Heinemann, Inspirations-Historie 1898-1905, (Printed in Amana 1923), pp. 178-183, Reliability >>3<<. [S1030] Seelenliste Nieder Ebenezer 1 Jun 1852, page 23, Reliability >>5<< . [S1116] 1850 US Federal Census , page 495. [S4024] 1855 New York State Census, page 50. [S1114] 1860 US Federal Census , page 262. [S1115] 1870 US Federal Census , page 21. [S1024] http://iagenweb.org/iowa/cem/, IAGenWeb Iowa Head Stone Project, 10 Feb 2020, https://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=546006, Reliability >>3<<.