Michael Friedrich August Köpsel (1823 - 1898): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1823 - 1898 (74 years)

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Name	Michael Friedrich August Köpsel [1, 2]
Birth	1 Dec 1823	Dannenberg, Wollin Parish, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia [2]
Gender	Male
Also Known As	August Koebsel [3]
Baptism	7 Dec 1823	Dannenberg, Wollin Parish, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia [2]
Emigration	Bef 23 Jul 1847	Stettin, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia [4]
Immigration	23 Jul 1847	New York City, New York, United States [4, 5]
Immigration	Aboard the Oceanide
Naturalization	21 Nov 1855	_______, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States [5]
Census	7 Jun 1860	Town of Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States [6]
Census	16 Jul 1870	Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States [7]
Census	17 Jun 1880	Town of Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States [8]
Death	27 Mar 1898	Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States [9]
Burial	Aft 27 Mar 1898	Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States [3, 9]
Person ID	I404	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	27 Nov 2015

Father	Michael Friedrich Köpsel, b. Abt 1793, (unknown) d. 30 Dec 1829, Dannenberg, Wollin Parish, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia (Age 36 years)
Mother	Anna Maria Budahn, b. ?, Dannenberg, Wollin Parish, Swedish Pomerania d. ?, (unknown)
Marriage	19 Oct 1820	Dannenberg, Wollin Parish, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia [10]
Family ID	F3082	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Carolina Dorothea Ulrica Budahn, b. 9 Jun 1834, Dannenberg, Wollin Parish, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia d. 18 Oct 1908, Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 74 years)

Marriage Abt 1851 [9]

Children

	1. Maria Koepsel, b. Abt 1854, _______, _______, Wisconsin, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	2. Frederika Koebsel, b. Abt 1855, _______, _______, Wisconsin, United States d. Bef 1870, (unknown) (Age < 14 years)
	3. Albert Koepsel, b. Abt 1858, _______, _______, Wisconsin, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	4. Augusta Koebsel, b. Abt 1859, _______, _______, Wisconsin, United States d. Bef 1870, (unknown) (Age < 10 years)
	5. Louisa Augusta Koepsel, b. 10 Jun 1862, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States d. 16 Aug 1946, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 84 years)
	6. Amelia Koepsel, b. 13 Dec 1867, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States d. 23 Mar 1957, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 89 years)
	7. Louisa Koebsel, b. Aft Dec 1867, _______, _______, Wisconsin, United States d. Bef 1880, (unknown) (Age < 11 years)
	8. Otillia Koepsel, b. 14 Jul 1874, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States d. 17 Aug 1931, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 57 years)
	9. Anna Koepsel, b. Abt 1876, _______, _______, Wisconsin, United States d. ?, (unknown)

Family ID F291 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 Sep 2012

Event Map

	Birth - 1 Dec 1823 - Dannenberg, Wollin Parish, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia
	Baptism - 7 Dec 1823 - Dannenberg, Wollin Parish, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia
	Emigration - Bef 23 Jul 1847 - Stettin, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia
	Immigration - 23 Jul 1847 - New York City, New York, United States
	Naturalization - 21 Nov 1855 - _______, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States
	Census - 7 Jun 1860 - Town of Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States
	Census - 16 Jul 1870 - Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States
	Census - 17 Jun 1880 - Town of Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States
	Death - 27 Mar 1898 - Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States
	Burial - Aft 27 Mar 1898 - Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States

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Notes

Determining the actual date of Michael Friedrich August Köpsel’s emigration to the United States is very difficult. The only other Köpsel (Koepsel or Koebsel) family to travel from Germany to the US in the 1840’s was the family of Carl Koebsel, and that family did have a son August, but he was only 17 years of age in 1846 when they emigrated. Moreover, [US-INS-1855a] indicates that our ‘August Köpsel’ traveled in 1847 rather than 1846. Consequently, the author believes that Michael Friedrich August Köpsel did indeed emigrate in 1847 and on the same ship as his future wife, Carolina Dorothea Ulrica (“Emily”) Budahn. His entry in the ship’s manifest seems to appear on the last line of the second page [4, 5, 11]
Most Wisconsin land abstracts and deeds show this individual’s last name as “Koebsel”, and he is also listed this way on his headstone. The name “Koepsel” (sometimes “Koepsell”) seems be have been adopted by his children and is almost certainly the anglicized version of “Köpsel”. [2, 3, 9]
“Dannenberg” is a historic name for the modern Polish village of Domysłów on the island of Wolin (Polish spelling) at the edge of the Baltic Sea. [11]
[Rauls-1998] has death year as 1894, but this appears to be incorrect. [12]
[US-1880-1t1] is very difficult to read, and the family surname is particularly difficult. However August, Caroline, and Maria appear on lines 48, 49, and 50 respectively. [8]
The surname as listed in [US-1870-1l] appears to read “Kebsey” or “Koebsey”, but transcription errors were very common in US Federal Census records of that era. Regardless, there is no doubt that this record does refer to August Köpsel and his family. The children match almost exactly with known individuals obtained from family records. [7, 11]

Reference Herndon, William Robert. "Michael Friedrich August Köpsel", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I404&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 21-Nov-2024].

Sources

[S21] [Rauls-1998] Rauls, Elizabeth, Rauls Family.
[S817] [Greifswald-1823a] "Birth/Baptism of Michael Friedrich August Köpsel," Kirkenbuchduplikate Pommern (“Church Book Duplicate, Pomerania”) - Wollin Parish 1814 - 1830, Greifswald, Deutschland: Landesarchiv (“State Archives”) Greifswald - Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege (“State Office for Culture and Preservation”), roll _____, volume 2, number 8, page 188, entry 2.
[S435] [Zion-Lutheran-2011] Interment Records of Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Find A Grave (findagrave.com), 2011.
[S1027] [US-NARA-2003a2] "Passenger Manifest of the Oceanide," Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York from Foreign Ports, 1789 - 1919, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M237, reel 68, page 2.
[S506] [US-INS-1855a] "Naturalization Petition of August Koebsel," Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 2011, publication M1285, reel 92, Soundex K-124.
[S510] [US-1860-1m] "Town of Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin," Eighth Census of the United States, 1860,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M653, roll 1406, sheet 911, page 23.
[S509] [US-1870-1l] "Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin," Ninth Census of the United States, 1870,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M593, roll 1711, page 41, sheet 509A.
[S507] [US-1880-1t1] "Town of Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin," Tenth Census of the United States, 1880,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T9, roll 1423, E.D. 25, page 32.
[S25] [Mueller-1999] Mueller, Loraine, "Budahns and Koepsells".
[S1036] [Greifswald-1820b] "Marriage of Michael Friedrich Köpsel and Anna Maria Budahns," Kirkenbuchduplikate Pommern (“Church Book Duplicate, Pomerania”) - Wollin Parish 1814 - 1830 , Greifswald, Deutschland: Landesarchiv (“State Archives”) Greifswald - Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege (“State Office for Culture and Preservation”), roll _____, volume 2, number 8, page 129, entry 12.
[S315] [Herndon-2024] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Washington, District of Columbia: By the author, 2024.
[S23] [Rauls-1998] Rauls, Mary Adelaide, "Rauls Family Notes".

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