Andrew Machell (1859 - 1919)

Born 17 Sep 1859 in Russia

Husband of Wanda Debora (Zemper) Machell — married 5 Aug 1892 in Cook, Illinois, United States.

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1919 at age 60 in Gotebo, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Machell Name Study.

Andrew Machell was born about 1859, in Russia.

He immigrated into the United States in 1889. The U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 state that his birthplace was Russia, and that he was naturalised on the 1st of November 1892, aged 33, whilst residing at Oak Park, Illinois. ^[1]

Andrew married Wanda Debora (Zemper) Machell, on the 5th of August 1892 (the year she immigrated into the US), in Cook, Illinois, United States. ^[2]

On the 30th of December 1904, a land patent was issued to Andrew for 160 acres of land, in Kiowa, Oklahoma. ^[3]

• "Certificate1668
  To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
  Whereas Andrew Machell of Kiowa County Oklahoma
  has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States a Certificate of the Land Office
  at El Reno Oklahoma, whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said
  Andrew Machell
  according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled 'An Act making further provision for the sale of Public Lands"
  and the acts supplemental thereto, for the North West quarter of Section
  twenty eight in township seven. North of Range
  sixteen West of Indian Meridian in Oklahoma
  containing one hundred and sixty acres"

The 1910 United States Federal Census shows Andrew (50), living with his wife, Wanda (36), and their two children, Herbert (13) and Leon E. (10), in Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States. ^[4]

This census states that he, and both his parents, were Russian.

Andrew died of kidney trouble about 1919, aged 60, on his farm, six miles east of Rocky, Oklahoma.

Newspaper cutting - Death of Andrew Machell

He was buried in the Salem Cemetery, Rocky, Oklahoma. ^[5]

Andrew left behind his wife, and two sons, Herbert (23) and Edwin (19).

His son, Edwin Leon Machell, petitioned for letters of administration on the 28th of April 1921. He named the heirs of Andrew as Wanda (Machell) Mueller, Herbert Machell (24) and himself, Edwin Machell (21).

The petition was based on the fact that, after searches had been conducted, it was concluded that Andrew had not left any will and testament, and that his father had died intestate.

Edwin's petition was successful (after missing one hearing) and he was appointed administrator of his father's estate on the 20th of March 1922. ^[6]

Probate was granted on the 27th of September 1919. ^[7]

Research Notes

Birth place

• Russia - Burial record
• Russia - 1910 US Census
• Russia - Naturalization record

From 1795 to 1918, Poland was split between Prussia, the Habsburg monarchy, and Russia, and had no independent existence. Wikipedia

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Microfilm Serial: M1285; Microfilm Roll: 117. U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) database on-line. Entry for Andrew Machell. Imaged : Naturalization Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
2. ↑ Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, database on-line. Entry for Andreas Machel. Transcription : Marriage Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
3. ↑ Land Patent: "Oklahoma, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-2008", database with images
   Probate Packets, 1903-1928; Probate Index, 1903-1996; Author: Washita County (Oklahoma). Court Clerk; Probate Place: Washita, Oklahoma
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9077 #1193007 (accessed 23 August 2024)
   Will of Andrew Machell of Washita, Oklahoma, USA, granted probate on 27 Sep 1919.
4. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 11b; Enumeration District: 0171; FHL microfilm: 1375270. 1910 United States Federal Census, database on-line. Entry for Andrew Machell. Imaged : 1910 Census Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
5. ↑ U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, database on-line. Entry for Andrew Machell (1859–1919). Imaged : Birth Death and Burial Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
6. ↑ Letters of Administration: "Oklahoma, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-2008", database with images
   Probate Packets, 1903-1928; Probate Index, 1903-1996; Author: Washita County (Oklahoma). Court Clerk; Probate Place: Washita, Oklahoma
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9077 #1193007 (accessed 23 August 2024)
   Will of Andrew Machell of Washita, Oklahoma, USA, granted probate on 27 Sep 1919.
7. ↑ Probate Packets, 1903-1928; Probate Index, 1903-1996; Author: Washita County (Oklahoma). Court Clerk; Probate Place: Washita, Oklahoma. Oklahoma, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-2008, database on-line. Entry for Andrew Machell. Imaged : Probate and Papers Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).