William
E.
(Wendell)
"Wend"
Singer
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 66
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Nov 2013
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Biography
The biography is for Wend Singer; Wm. E. (assumed Wilhelm Edvard) Census listed as Wendell Singer was born 24 Oct. 1848 in the kingdom of Württemberg which is now the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. These facts are discovered from his naturalization papers, death certificate and US Census listings.
The 15 year old Wend Singer arrived on board the ship Str Brinssia which arrived in New York from Hamburg via Southampton, England on 24 Sept 1862 just one month before Wend’s 16th birthday. Ships registration lists indicate he is a farmer and suggest that he was traveling alone although he may be in the company of a family who did not share his family name. His home town/village in Germany is unknown but assumed to be near Horb am Neckar.
Early life in Philadelphia found Wendell's profession to be a successful cobbler and lager. Working with leather was learned from Wendell's brother-in-law. Wendell's only son was Herman Singer. Herman's only son was Edward Russell Singer. Edward Russell had ten children, five son's and five daughters.
In about 1942 an attorney contacted Wendell's grandson Edward Russell stating a distant cousin in Philadelphia died. This cousin is unknown. At one time according to the US Census between 1865-1870 Wendell lived with a George Singer in Philadelphia PA.
Research notes
Previous DNA test information: 23andMe Y-chromosome haplogroup: I1 Mitochondrial haplogroup: Not entered GEDmatch ID: Not entered yourDNAportal.com ID: Not entered Added by Wendell Singer on Dec 9, 2013. Deep ethnicity would be Scandinavian unlike others with the name Singer who's Y-DNA is R1 of Swiss and Mediterranean
Sources
- First-hand information obtained from USA Naturalization, Census, Birth and Death Certificates.
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