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Born at Marktleuthen. Her maiden name is not proven: her children’s death certificates give Wessel, Wassell, Waffel and Wetzel, and her son John’s gives “Weltzel.” Married John E. Knoll
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Open in the Chronology- about 1827Birth Carolina Barbara Wetzel born at Marktleuthen (her maiden name not proven; also recorded as Wessel, Wassell or Waffel)
- 1850, summerBirth John Knowl, 24, a butcher born in Germany, lives at Kensington, Ward 5, Philadelphia, with Caroline, about 24, and Emma, 1, born in Pennsylvania: probably John E. Knoll, Carolina Barbara Wetzel and their daughter Emma
- 1866, 2 JuneBurial Carolina Barbara Wetzel Knoll dies at Philadelphia, aged about 39; buried 5 June at Glenwood Cemetery, Broomall, Delaware County
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See all 3 in Source DocumentsWhere Carolina appears in the story
- Marktleuthen and the Knolls and Legats German Origins › Knoll and Weiss Families
Names and spellings in the records
| Spelling | Where it appears |
|---|---|
| Caroline (1850 and 1860 censuses | |
| 1858 savings ledger | |
| cemetery ledger) | |
| Caroline Wetzel | 1908 death certificate |
| Barbara Wassell | 1940 death certificate |
| Barbara Wessell(?) | 1940 funeral record |
| Carrie Weltzel or Wertzel | 1927 death certificate |
| Wessel | |
| Waffel | |
| Wassell | Find a Grave |
| “Baratara Waffell” | base family chart |
Searching any of these spellings finds Carolina.