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Nehls, Dorothy

Also Known As Nehls, Dorothy
Nick Name Dorah
Birth Name Nehls, Hanna Maria Dorothea

    Sometime after emigrating from Germany, Johann and Dorothea began calling themselves the Americanized "John" and "Dorothy."

Call Name Dorothea
Gramps ID I0555
Gender female
Age at Death 80 years, 1 month, 16 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1835-01-10 Dambeck, Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany  
1a
Census 1867-12-03 Groß Krankow, Bobitz, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany  
2a
Emigration 1882 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany  
1a
Emigration 1882-10-25 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Ship _Cimbria_, under Captain Hansen
3a
Immigration 1882-11-13 South Ferry, New York City, New York Cty, New York, USA Ship _Cimbria_, under Captain Hansen
4a 5a
Census 1900 Unity, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
6a
Event Note

By the time of the 1900 US Census, Johann and Dorothea were living at the home of their son Wilhelm (called William) Nagel, where they remained until their deaths.

Census 1905 Unity, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
7a
Census 1910 Unity, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
8a
Death 1915-02-26 Unity, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
1a
Burial   Loyal Lutheran Cemetery, Loyal, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Nehls, Johann Jürgen Christian [I5055]
         Nehls, Dorothy [I0555] 1835-01-10 1915-02-26

Families

    Family of Nagel, John and Nehls, Dorothy [F0205]
Married Husband Nagel, John [I0554] ( * 1837-10-14 + 1916-03-28 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1864-11-18 Gressow, Wismar, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany  
9a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Nagel, Sophia Wilhelmine [I0833]1875-12-17
Nagel, Ernst [I0174]1865-07-261944-01-19
Nagel, Maria Sophia [I3907]1867-10-291870-11-12
Nagel, Wilhelm Johann [I0559]1867-10-291945-02-23
Nagel, Wilhelmine [I0560]1872-04-271939-12-30

Media

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Narrative

[Obituary for Dorothy Nagel, from the Loyal Tribune, 4 Mar 1915; posted online to the wiclarkcountyhistory.org website.]

Mrs. John Nagel died at the home of her son William, in the town of Unity, Clark County, Wis. last Friday, Feb. 26, 1915, after and [sic] illness of several years, death being due to old age.

Deceased was born Jan. 10, 1835 in Dambeck, Mecklenburg, Germany. In 1864 she was married to John Nagel and in 1882 they came to America and at first lived in Dodge County. About 15 years ago the family moved to our vicinity, where they have since resided. She was the mother of six children, of which two passed to the great beyond before her. At the time of her death she was 80 years, 1 month and 15 days old. She leaves to mourn her death her husband, two sons, Ernest Nagel of Hustiford, Wis., and Wm. Nagel of the town of Unity, and two daughters, Mrs. August Pieper of the town of Beaver and Mrs. Reinhard of the town of Beaver, besides a host of relatives and friends.

After a long busy and useful life she died as she had lived, honored, trusted and loved. She reared her own monument while she lived in the hearts of all who knew her. Her life was complete if work all done and well done constitutes completion. She will always be remembered as a kind wife and loving mother.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the Lutheran Church and her remains laid to rest in the Lutheran Cemetery, Rev. Kemena officiating.

Narrative

Note: A potential previous marriage for Dorothea Nehls

Dorothy may well have been married prior to her wedding to Johann "John" Nagel; her obituary names one more child than does John's, a married adult daughter by the name of Anna. Anna was counted in the 1867 census in Mecklenburg as part of the household, and listed with the surname Nagel, but was several years older than the next oldest sibling (Ernst) and had a listed birth year that was seven years earlier than John and Dorothy's wedding date.

It is also worth noting that Dorothy was nearly thirty by the time she and John married, a relatively late age for a first marriage in that time period but relatively common one for a young widow's second marriage.

I have not found any confirmed records of any previous marriage for Dorothy, nor a name (or surname) for any likely first husband of hers. Likewise, I have not yet found a birth record for Anna that would provide any information in this regard.

 

Narrative

See the notes for her husband, Johann Carl Christoph "John" Nagel.

Pedigree

  1. Nehls, Johann Jürgen Christian [I5055]
    1. Nehls, Dorothy
      1. Nagel, John [I0554]
        1. Nagel, Ernst [I0174]
        2. Nagel, Wilhelm Johann [I0559]
        3. Nagel, Maria Sophia [I3907]
        4. Nagel, Wilhelmine [I0560]
        5. Nagel, Sophia Wilhelmine [I0833]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Loyal Tribune (Wisconsin) [S0047]
      • Date: 1915-03-04
      • Confidence: High
      • Source Note:

        Posted to the wiclarkcountyhistory.org website.

  2. Deutschland, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Volkszählung, 1867 [S0459]
      • Date: 1867-12-03
      • Citation:

        "Deutschland, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Volkszählung, 1867", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3S-D9B6 : 23 June 2017), Johann Nagel, 1867.

        Event Date: 03 Dec 1867
        Event Place: Groß Krankow, R.A. Goldberg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
        Johann Nagel Head Male 1837
        Dorethea Nagel Wife Female 1836
        Anna Nagel Daughter Female 1857
        Ernst Nagel Son Male 1865
        Wilhelm Nagel Son Male 1867 October
        Marie Nagel Daughter Female 1867 October

         

         

  3. Staatsarchive Hamburg [S0048]
      • Page: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 046 C, Mikrofilm Nr. K_1728
      • Confidence: High
      • General:

        Via Ancestry.com search by Elizabeth Kaiz.

  4. New York, United States Arrivals [S0049]
      • Date: 1882
      • Confidence: High
      • General:

        New York , United States; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_459; Line: 31; List Number: 1595.
        Courtesy of an Ancestry.com search by Elizabeth Kaiz.

  5. CastleGarden.org search [S0078]
      • Date: 2014-12-21
      • Citation:

        NAGEL ERNST 16 M 13 Nov 1882 U
        NAGEL HANNA 47 F 13 Nov 1882 U
        NAGEL J. 44 M 13 Nov 1882 U
        NAGEL WILH. 14 M 13 Nov 1882 U
        NAGEL WILHE. 9 F 13 Nov 1882 U

  6. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMKQ-3KP : accessed 15 December 2014), John Nagel in household of William Nagel, Beaver & Unit towns, Clark, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHl microfilm 1,241,781.

        Event Year: 1900
        Event Place: Beaver & Unit towns, Clark, Wisconsin, United States
        William Nagel Head M 33 Germany
        John Nagel Father M 63 Germany
        Dorah Nagel Mother F 65 Germany
        Mary Alber Sister-in-law F 21 Wisconsin

  7. Wisconsin State Census of 1905 [S0087]
      • Date: 1905
      • Citation:

        "Wisconsin, State Census, 1905," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMSV-XGP : accessed 15 December 2014), John Nagel, Unity, Clark, Wisconsin; citing p. 491, line 49, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,442.

        Event Year: 1905
        Event Place: Unity, Clark, Wisconsin
        John Nagel Head M 67y Germany
        Dorothy Nagel Wife F 70y Germany

  8. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPV7-X1Z : accessed 15 December 2014), John C Nagle, Unity, Clark, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20, sheet 11B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,375,717.

        Event Year: 1910
        Event Place: Unity, Clark, Wisconsin, United States
        John C Nagle Head M 74 Germany
        Dortha Nagle Wife F 74 Germany

  9. Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929 [S0324]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NZZ6-P88 : accessed 20 August 2015), Johann Carl Christoph Nagel and Hanna Maria Dorothea Nehls, 18 Nov 1864; citing Gressow (Ag. Wismar), Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany; FHL microfilm 69,145.