Genealogy of the
Smith, Staebell, Voegele, and Mesker Families
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Viges, Florance Isabel
· m. Schneider · 1925-1988 · 
Voegele (Vaegele),
Aloysius Francis · 1906-1971 · 
- Photo
- Changed his name to Vaegele
- Born: 20-Aug-1906
- Baptized: 26-Aug-1906 at St. Mary's of the Assumption Church in Lancaster,
New York
- Godparents: Joseph and Julia Balthasar
- Died: 15-Oct-1971 in Lancaster, New York
- Buried: St. Mary's Church Cemetery, Lancaster, New York
- Son of Joseph Voegele and Anna Balthasar
- Husband of Loraine Lawless
- Residences:
- Lancaster, New York (1906-1946, 1959?-1971)
- Santa Barbara, California (1946-1959?)
Vögele, Andreas · ?-1759 ·
Voegele, Anna Marie · m. Schaefer
· 1904-1986 ·
Vögele, Anton (Antoine) · 17??-1777
·
Voegele, Armande · m. Ernewein
· 1815-18?? ·
Voegele, Caroline ("Carrie") · m. Stephan · 1873-1958 ·
Voegele, Francis Xavier · 1830-1904 ·
- His name is given as "Harvey" in the 1850 census.
Harvey is the English version of Xavier, his middle name.
In most U.S. records, his given name is "Frank."
- Frank, together with his brothers Henry and John, went to California to be a miner in the Gold Rush.
- Born: 06-Aug-1830 in Soufflenheim,
Alsace, France
- Immigrated to US: 1847
- Ship: Exchange, arrived
in New York harbor 09-Jul-1847, from Le Havre
- Died: 17-Jun-1904
- Buried: 20-Jun-1904 at St. Mary's Church Cemetery in Lancaster, New York
- Son of Joseph Voegele and Catherine Miller
- Husband of Caroline Ott (1846-1934)
- Occupation:
- In California: Miner
- In New York: Farmer
- Residences:
- 1830 birth record: Soufflenheim
- 1850,
1855 census:
Lancaster, New York
- 1860 census:
Gibsonville, Sierra County, California
Voegele, Francis X. · 1866-1940
·
- Be careful when doing research on this Frank X. Voegele. He had a cousin
with the same name born in about the same year: Frank Voegele, son of Frank
X. Voegele and Caroline Ott. I know little about the cousin.
- Born: 17-Apr-1866
- Died: 18-Jun-1940
- Son of Joseph Voegele and Catherine Ott
- Husband of Frances Kramer
- Occupation: Worked for American Malleable in Lancaster, New York
Voegele, Francis Arthur · 1897-1972
·
Voegele, Gertrude Frances · 1900-1923
·
- Born: 16-Jan-1900
- Baptized: 21-Jan-1900 at St. Mary's of the Assumption Church in Lancaster,
New York
- Godparents: Frank Voegele and Francis Voegele
- Died: 09-Jun-1923 in Lancaster, New York, of pernicious anemia
- Buried: St. Mary's Church Cemetery, Lancaster, New York
- Daughter of Joseph Voegele and Anna
Balthasar
Voegele, Henry · 1827-? ·
- Henry, together with his brothers Frank and John, went to California to be a miner in the Gold Rush.
- Born: 14-Jul-1827 in
Soufflenheim, Alsace, France
- Son of Joseph Voegele and Catherine Miller
- Immigrated to US: 1847
- Ship: Exchange, arrived
in New York harbor 09-Jul-1847, from Le Havre
- Residences and occupation:
- 1827 birth record: Soufflenheim
- 1850,
1855 census:
Lancaster, New York
- Occupation in 1850: Blacksmith
- 1863 draft registration:
Gibsonville, Sierra County, California
- Occupation in 1863: Miner
- 1880 census:
La Porte, Plumas County, California
- Occupation in 1880: Blacksmith
Voegele, Henry John · 1864-1940
·
Vögele, Johann · 16??-? ·
Vögele, Johannes · 16??-? ·
Vögele, Joannes (Jean) · 17??-ca.1780
·
Vögele, Joannes Martinus ·
17??-17?? ·
Voegele, John (Jean Baptiste) · 1834-? ·
- In the early 1860's, John went to California to be a miner in the Gold Rush. He was never heard from again.
- Born: 06-Jun-1834 in
Soufflenheim, Alsace, France
- Son of Joseph Voegele and Catherine Miller
- Immigrated to US: 1847
- Ship: Exchange, arrived
in New York harbor 09-Jul-1847, from Le Havre
-
Died: Possibly 02-Jun-1886 in Gridley, Butte County, California
The death date and location are not known for certain.
The "John Vogel" who died 02-Jun-1886 in Gridley,
according to a newspaper item,
may be John Voegele.
- Residences:
- 1834 birth record: Soufflenheim
- 1850,
1855,
1860 census:
Lancaster, New York
- 1860 census,
1863 draft registration:
Gibsonville, Sierra County, California
- In the 1860 U.S. census, John appears twice:
in New York and California.
In the New York census, he is listed last in his household,
below his younger sisters, which may indicate that he was not physically present.
A possible explanation is that John, with his brothers Henry and Frank,
departed New York for California in the Spring of 1860,
reaching California in time to be recorded in the census there.
Word of John's arrival would not have had time to reach his parents back in New York
in time for the census, and so John's parents declared him
to be still a member of their household.
The parents did not declare their other sons to be members of the household
because (another guess here) these sons, being older than John,
had already moved out of their parents' home,
and were not residing there in early 1860.
- 1870 census (possible match): San Francisco, California
- 1880 census (possible match): Yuba City, Sutter County, California
- 1886 death (possible match): Gridley, Butte County, California
Vögele, Joseph · 1759-1832 ·
Voegele, Joseph · 1790-1868 ·
- Born: 14-Jul-1790
in Soufflenheim, Alsace, France
- The birthdate 14-Jul-1790 is given in his 1821 marriage record.
Birth dates given in the Soufflenheim marriage records are typically accurate.
- All birth records for the year 1790 are missing from the Soufflenheim archives,
so the birth record for Joseph Voegele has not been found
-
His tombstone gives 19-Mar-1788 as his birthdate.
This cannot be correct, because the Soufflenheim records show that
Joseph had an older brother, also named Joseph,
who was born 19-Dec-1788 and died two days later.
- Immigrated to US: 1847
- Ship: Exchange,
arrived in New York harbor 09-Jul-1847, from Le Havre
- Died: 01-Feb-1868 in Lancaster, New York
- Feb-1866 according to notes I took from a cemetery visit in 1967
- Buried: St. Mary's Church Cemetery, Lancaster, New York
- Son of Joseph Vögele and Margaretha Götz
- Husband of Catherine Miller
- Occupation: Farmer
- Residences:
Voegele, Joseph · 1823-1890 ·
- Anecdote: California Gold Rush
- Although according to family lore Joseph went with his brother John
to California for the Gold Rush,
the records that we can find indicate that he did not.
Joseph and his wife and children are living in Cheektowaga NY
in the 1860 and 1865 census.
He is also living in Cheektowaga in 1863 at the time of the Civil War Draft Registration.
It is possible that Joseph went to California much later,
perhaps to search for the lost John.
We are told the story that when Joseph returned from California,
he caught his son (Joseph) out playing hooky as he neared his home.
If this incident is true it would have occurred in the 1870's,
when the younger Joseph was school age.
- See also: The Voegele Family
- Born: 15-Feb-1823 in Soufflenheim,
Alsace, France
- Immigrated to US in 1843, making the trans-Atlantic voyage twice:
- 1. Ship: Catherine,
arrived in New York harbor 29-May-1843, from Le Havre, with other emigrants
from Soufflenheim, but no other members of his immediate family
- 2. Ship: Exchange,
arrived in New York harbor 09-Jul-1847, from Le Havre, with his parents
and siblings and other families from Soufflenheim
- US Citizenship: 14-Feb-1849 in Buffalo, New York
- Died: 17-Sep-1890 in Cheektowaga, New York
- Buried: St. Mary's Church Cemetery, Lancaster, New York
- Son of Joseph Voegele and Catherine Miller
- Husband of Catherine Ott
- Occupation: Farmer and stone dealer
- Residences:
- From From History of the city of Buffalo and Erie County: with illustrations
and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, by
Smith, H. P. (Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co., 1884), page 727
- "Voegele Joseph, p o Lancaster, farmer and stone dealer, born in
Alsace in 1823, settled in Erie county in 1843; wife Catherine Ott, born
in Alsace in 1826, married in 1859, children four -- Mary, Joseph F.,
Henry and Frank. Parents Joseph and Catherine (Miller) Voegele, of France,
who came to Erie county in 1847, the former died in 1868 aged eighty,
the latter in 1867 aged sixty-eight; children seven."
Voegele, Joseph · 1862-1934
·
Voegele, Joseph Henry · 1896-1948 ·
Voegele (Vaegele), Joseph Arthur ·
1934-1973 ·
Voegele, Josephine Regina · m.
Staebell · 1897-1991 ·
- Photos
- She was called "Munner" by her grandchildren
- Born: 08-Apr-1897 in Lancaster, Erie County, New York
- Baptized: 18-Apr-1897 at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Lancaster
- Died: 16-Sep-1991 in Farnham, New York
- Education: St. Mary's High School, Lancaster, graduated Jun-1912
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Daughter of Joseph Voegele and Anna
Balthasar
- Wife of Frank J. Staebell
- Residences:
- Lancaster, New York (1897-1980)
- Farnham, New York (1980-1991)
Voegele, Margaret · 1841-?
· m. Ott ·
Voegele, Marie Anne · 1838-1912
· m. Rautenstrauch ·
Voegele, Mary Ann · m. Nuwer
· 1860-1931 ·
Voegele, Norbert · 1926-1993 ·
- Born: 18-Feb-1926 in New York City, New York
- Raised in Lancaster, N.Y.
- Died: 06-Dec-1993 or 07-Dec-1993 in Eagle River, Anchorage County, Alaska
- Buried 10-Dec-1993 at Fort Richardson National Cemetery
- Son of Arthur Voegele and Mary (Mayme) Mang
- Husband of Anneliese
- Education
- Graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lancaster
- Attended Ithaca College
- Military service: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, retired 1970 after 23 years
of active service
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