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Wanda Debora (Zemper) Machell (1873 - 1958)

Wanda Debora Machell formerly Zemper
Born in Germanymap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 5 Aug 1892 in Cook, Illinois, United States.map
Descendants descendants
Died at age 85 in Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Machell Name Study.

Wanda Debora Zemper was born on the 1st of August 1873, in Germany. (See research Notes) [1]

Her place of birth is not certain because it varied from record to record, and included Germany, Russia and Poland. (See research Note "Birth place").

She immigrated to the United States in 1892, at age 19, as Wanda Machell. [2]

She travelled from Hamburg on the ship Venetia, arriving in New York on the 30th of July 1892. The travel group included:

  • Louise Machel (38) (est b. 1854)
  • Wanda Machel (19) (est b. 1873)
  • Emilie Machel (11) (est b. 1881) (Amelia?)
  • Rudolf Machel (7) (est b. 1885)
  • Albert Machel (6) (est b. 1884)
  • Julius Machel (2) (est b. 1890)
  • Wanda Machel (1) (est b. 1891)

She married Andrew Machell on the 5th of August 1892 (the year she immigrated into the US), in Cook, Illinois, United States. [3]

Wanda and Andrew had two children: [4]

  • Herbert Machell
  • Edwin L Machell (b. Michigan a farmer)
    • "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Birth and Death FamilySearch : (accessed 8 Dec 2023), Zemper in entry for Edwin L Machell, 27 Mar 1985; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

The 1910 United States Federal Census shows Wanda was living with her husband, Andrew (50), and their children Herbert (13) and Leon Edwin (10), Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States. [5]

Her husband Andrew Machell died in 1919.

In the 1920 United States Federal Census, Wanda is living in the household of her son Edwin, and his wife Frances, in Rainey, Washita, Oklahoma. [6]

She remarried on the 24th January 1921 to August Mueller. [7]

Aged 56, Wanda was living with her second husband, August (59), a bricklayer, and his son William F Mueller (no occupation), in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [8]

The 1940 United States Federal Census lists Wanda (66) as living in Gotebo, Kiowa, Oklahoma, with her husband August (69). [9]

Wanda died on the 31st of October 1958, in Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States. [1]

She was buried in Lodi Memorial Park and Cemetery, where there is a marker to her name, Wanda Debora (1873–1958). [1]

Research Notes

Birth place:

  • Poland (1892 Immigration papers)
  • Russia (1910 United States Federal Census)
  • Poland (1920 United States Federal Census)
  • Germany (1930 United States Federal Census)
  • Germany (1940 United States Federal Census)
  • Germany (Find a Grave)

See also

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S., FindAGrave® Index, 1600s-Current, database on-line. Entry for Wanda Debora (Maiden name: Zemper). Imaged : Birth Death Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
  2. The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237, 1820-1897. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Entry for Wanda Machel. Imaged : Immigration into US Ancesrty : Accessed 15 Dec 2023).
  3. Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, database on-line. Entry for Andreas Machel. Transcription : Marriage Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
  4. Probate Packets, 1903-1928; Probate Index, 1903-1996; Author: Washita County (Oklahoma). Court Clerk. Oklahoma, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-2008 [database on-line]. Entry for Wanda Machell. Imaged : Probate Hearing Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
  5. 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 Wanda Machell. Imaged: Immigration Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
  6. Year: 1920; Census Place: Rainey, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1489; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 195. 1920 United States Federal Census, database on-line. Entry for Wanda Machell. Imaged : 1920 Census Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
  7. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942 [database on-line. Entry for Wanda Machell. Imaged : Marriage to August Mueller Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
  8. Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1678; FHL microfilm: 2340222. 1930 United States Federal Census, database on-line. Entry for Wanda Muller. Imaged : 1930 Census Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).
  9. Year: 1940; Census Place: Gotebo, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03303; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 38-7. 1940 United States Federal Census, database on-line. Entry for Wanda Mueller. Imaged : 1940 Census Ancestry : (accessed 8 Dec 2023).




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