Paul Heckel (abt. 1833 - 1888)

Born about 1833 in German Empire

Husband of Josephine (Sepp) Heckel — married before 1865 in Wisconsin, United States

Died 14 Dec 1888 at about age 55 in Ellsworth, Pierce, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Paul Heckel was born about 1833 in the German Empire.^[1] His parents have not been proven.

He is believed to be the Paul Heckl, age 21, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, 19 Aug 1854 on a ship departing from Bremen, Germany. His place of origin is listed as Kaitenbach, with Cincinnati, Ohio, listed as his destination.^[2] Cincinnati is not far from Ripley County, Indiana, where Paul's future wife was living with her family before relocating to Pierce County, Wisconsin, sometime before 1860.

Civil War Service:

Paul Heckel enlisted in the Union Army on 3 Mar 1965. He is listed as a resident of Martel, Pierce, Wisconsin, and served as a private in the 50th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, Company G. He was mustered out 14 Jun 1866^[3][4] and received a pension for his service 30 Dec 1872.^[5] He is buried with a Civil War military headstone.^[6]

Marriage & Children:

He married Josephine Sepp before 1865. She was the daughter of John Sepp and Anna Barbara Weser of Pierce County, Wisconsin. The year of their marriage is estimated based on the ages of their children in the 1870 Ellsworth, Pierce, Wisconsin, census which lists: Paul Hochol (36), Josephine (23), John (5), Mary (3), Josephine (1).^[7] Her maiden name is also listed in some of the death records of her children.

They were parents of the following children found in census records:

1. John
2. Mary
3. Josephine Emma
4. Joseph
5. William F
6. Barbara
7. Angeline
8. Alice
9. Frank

He last appears in the 1880 Ellsworth census.^[8] His widow and most of his children continued to live in Ellsworth following his death. However, some of his family eventually moved to the State of Washington.

Paul Heckel died 14 Dec 1888 in Ellsworth, Pierce, Wisconsin, and is buried in Lost Creek Cemetery, El Paso.^[1]

Notes

From the 1854 ship manifest which may represent this Paul Heckel, his place of origin is listed as Kaitenbach. The Meyers Gazetteer does not contain an exact match for this location. However, using a soundex match supplies some possibilities.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115813686/paul-heckel: accessed 02 March 2023), memorial page for Paul Heckel (1833–14 Dec 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #115813686, citing Lost Creek Cemetery, El Paso, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Chris W (contributor 46919172).
2. ↑ "Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1872"
   Ancestry Record 7480 #174832 (accessed 2 March 2023)
   Name: Paul Heckl; Arrival Date: 19 Aug 1854; Age: 21; Gender: Male; Port of Departure: Bremen; Occupation: Farmer; Ship: Post; Ship Type: Ship; Port of Arrival: Baltimore; Place of Origin: Kaitenbach; National Archives' Series Number: M255; Microfilm Roll Number: 10; List Number: 69; Destination: Cincinnati.
3. ↑ "Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865"
   Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Print. Co., 1886
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 29993 #1729 (accessed 2 March 2023)
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS3G-2WT : 25 August 2021), Paul Heckel, 1861-1865.
5. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHM1-X6L : 24 March 2016), Paul Heckel, 1872.
6. ↑ Military: "U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904"
   The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92; Series Number: M1845
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1195 #157027 (accessed 2 March 2023)
   Name: Paul Heckel; Date of Death: 14 Dec 1888; Burial Place: Ellsworth, Wisconsin, USA; Rank: Pvt; Regiment: 50; Company: G; Unit: Wis Infy.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XH57-SD6?cc=1438024&wc=KLPN-RM9%3A518654501%2C518772801%2C518815101 : 12 June 2019), Wisconsin > Pierce > Ellsworth > image 3 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBK-9VMX?cc=1417683&wc=XH8T-829%3A1589394822%2C1589394821%2C1589399157%2C1589395390 : 24 December 2015), Wisconsin > Pierce > Ellsworth > ED 117 > image 13 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
9. ↑ Meyers Gazetteer Kaitenbach https://s.meyersgaz.org/search_sl.aspx?search=Kaitenbach