Mörschel, Jacob Rudolph^{[1, 2, 3]}

1891 - 1918  (27 years)

• Name	Mörschel, Jacob Rudolph
  Born	15 May 1891	Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Alternative names, change of name	S0015 - Jacob Rudolph Moerschel. Name on headstone: Jacob R Moershel
  Military Service	Abt Jul 1918
  	He was drafted by the military in the summer of 1918 and sent to Camp Pike, near Little Rock Arkansas. He served as non combatant at the Base Hospital.
  Died	15 Oct 1918	Camp Pike [hist], North Little Rock, Ct Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
  While serving the military at Camp Pike near Little Rock, Arkansas he fell victim to the then raging influenza epidemic and died. His body was brought back home to Homestead, for burial.
  Age	27 years
  Buried	20 Oct 1918	Homestead Cemetery, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [4]
  	Jacob's stone is located in Section 1, Row 9 and Plot 12. Jacob is a Veteran and has a World War I grave marker present.
  Siblings	1 sibling
  	+ 1. Moershel, Fred Wm.           b. 18 Apr 1890, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 18 Dec 1952, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Notes	EDIT 11 Apr 2021; CB; chg name and add alt name; bir reg
  Person ID	I4733	Amana Tree
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Mörschel, Jakob Friedrich           b. 13 Mar 1865, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 20 Mar 1933, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Fehr, Helena           b. 6 Jun 1866, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 14 Mar 1921, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1889	Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [5]
  Children	2 children
  + 1. Moershel, Fred Wm.           b. 18 Apr 1890, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 18 Dec 1952, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 62 years)   2. Mörschel, Jacob Rudolph           b. 15 May 1891, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 15 Oct 1918, Camp Pike [hist], North Little Rock, Ct Pulaski, Arkansas, USA  (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos - Amana People

  197.11.134 early1900 HomesteadBBteam Colorized.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S0015] Koch-Register Translation, August Franz Koch, et al; translated by Erna Fels and Henry Ruff, Reliability >>2<<. [S0009] Schumacher-Register, Vol 1, Jakob Schumacher, et. al., Reliability >>3<<., p. 434. [S0008] Inspirations-Historie 1915-1923, Georg Heinemann, (Printed in Amana 1926), Reliability >>3<<., pp. 329-335. [S1024] IAGenWeb Iowa Head Stone Project, http://iagenweb.org/iowa/cem/, Reliability >>3<<., https://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=545980, 16 Mar 2020. [S1111] Digital copy of Document on File in Collection Amana Heritage Society, F650_MAR01_Mörsechel_Fehr_1889.jpg.