Descended from Theodor Zuetell b. early 1800s Germany; son William b. 1850s Germany, son Edison b. Cook County IL 1890; daughter Mary Jane b. 1916 Cook County IL.
Theodore m. Dorotea; he d. in Germany bef. 1850s. She, son Wm and dau Pauline emigrated to IL in 1850s. Dorotea m. Christian Schabbel. Don't know what happened to Pauline. Wm. m. Matilda Bertha Liesveld early 1880s; children, Walter, Olga (d. as infant), Edison, Lola; all b. Edison Park/Oak Park, Cook County, IL. Walter and Edison eventually moved to So. California at different times.
There may be a branch of the family in the Pasadena CA area.
ZUETELL also spelled ZUTEL, ZUETEL, ZUETELLE. If you think you might be related, please drop me a note.