Hans Jacob WENTZELL

   Other names for Hans were Hans Jacob OLSEN, H. J. WENTZEL, Hans Jacob WENTZEL and Jacob WENTZEL.

  Birth Notes:

from confirmation record

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth: Highland Prairie, 10 Apr 1853, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. from obit

• Confirmation: Elstad, 1869, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Confirmation Given name Last name Date of birth Birth place Parents Parish County
1825 1869. Hans Jacob Olsen 1854.04.10 Janesville Ole Hansen/Karoline Larsd Elstad Fillmore Co., Minn

• Census: Kragness > 186, 1880, Clay County, Minnesota, USA. line 45

15 18 Winsell Jacob 26 WI
--- Margaret 24 MN
--- Gena 1 MN
--- Caroline 50 Norway mother
--- Mark 22 MN brother [1858]
--- John 19 MN brother [1861]

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• Census: Kragnes, 1885, Clay County, Minnesota, USA. 15 Wentzel Jacob 31 WI
Gina 6 MN
Larson Caroline 55 Norway [mother]
Farman John 31 Sweden

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• Census: Kragnes, 1895, Clay County, Minnesota, USA. 38 Wensel Hans J 40 WI
Wensel Susan 32 MN
Wensel Gena 16 MN
Wensel Nora 8 MN
Wensel Glena 6 MN
Wensel Clara 4 MN
Wensel Albin 1 MN
Nordness Dina 15 MN
Wenzel Carlina 64 Norway
Mulcahy Nellie 24 WI

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• Cemetery: North Buffalo Church Cemetery, Kragnes, 1931, Clay County, Minnesota, USA. Jacob Wentzell
1854 - 1931

Hans married Margit EIKEN, daughter of Torjus Kjetilson EIKEN and Gunhild Gjermundsdatter HOLER, on 26 Jun 1877 in Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA.¹ (Margit EIKEN was born on 14 Nov 1855 in Black Hammer Township, Houston County, Minnesota, USA and died on 7 Dec 1880 in Clay County, Minnesota, USA.)

Hans next married Susan GORDER, daughter of Jens Jensen GORDER and Kjersti Ericksdatter, in 1886. (Susan GORDER was born in Nov 1864 in Minnesota, USA and died on 29 Sep 1904 in Clay County, Minnesota, USA ³.)