Valentine Fehl, born 20 August 1757 in West Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania;  died 21 April 1827 in Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania;  married 30 June 1776 (Personal Register of Rev. John Waldschmidt, Reformed Minister of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) to MARIA ELISABETHA BÖHMER who was born 27 October 1751 possibly in Berks County, Pennsylvania and died 14 September 1831 in Menallen.

He was the son of Georg Valentin Vehl (son of Martin and Sarah Vehl) who was born 14 June 1730 in Oberhochstadt [near Landau], Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany and came to America on the ship Anderson which sailed from Rotterdam and arrived at Philadelphia on 25 August 1751. [NOTES: a George Fehl appears on the 1779 Tax List in Manheim, York, Pennsylvania (adjacent to the part that is now Adams County); and a George Fehl was a founding member of Mark’s German Reformed Church in Mount Joy, York (now Adams), Pennsylvania in 1789. It seems likely to be the same one.]

Valentine purchased land in Franklin, York (now Adams), Pennsylvania in 1795 and received a deed July 1809; he operated a hotel there until at least 1825 (page 257, History of Adams County, Pennsylvania, published by Warner, Beers & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1886). In 1799, he appeared on the Menallen Tax List as “Val. Fail, tavern and saw-mill”. On 30 August 1799(6), they were baptismal sponsors in Menallen for Anna Sarah Boehmer, daughter of Elisabetha’s brother Johann Michael Böhmer.

1790 Census: Valentine Fail, page 410, mixed townships, York, Pennsylvania.

1800 Census: Valentine Fail, page 489, Manallen, Adams, Pennsylvania.

1810 Census: Valentine Feal, page 102, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania.

1820 Census: Vallentine Fehl, page 028, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania.

His will (Adams Will Book D, page 038): not looked up. They are buried at Fairview Cemetery at Arendtsville, Adams, Pennsylvania.

Known children:

Johann Philip Fehl, born 18 July and christened 03 August 1777 (Sponsor: Michael Bohmer)(Personal Register of Rev. John Waldschmidt);  died 18 October 1858 in Menallen;  married first to Anna Agnes ______;  married second to Maria Margaretha ______ who was born about 1779 in Pennsylvania and died 20 September 1850. 1800 Census: Philip Fail, page 489, Manallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1810 Census: Philip Feal, page 069, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1820 Census: Philip Fehl, page 028, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1850 Census: Philip Fehl (with nephew Valentine Fehl, below), page 043, visit 565/632, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. Known children with first wife:  Katharina Fehl, born 24 December 1796 and christened 19 March 1797 (Sponsors: parents)(6), married 22 May 1828 to Robert Elliott;  possibly Sarah Fehl, born 20 October 1801 and christened 06 May 1804 (Sponsors: “Phillip and Margaretha Fehl, the foster parents”)(6);  possibly Joseph Fehl, born August 1803 and christened 26 May 1805 (Sponsors: “Phillip and Margareth Fehl, the foster parents”)(6). Known children with second wife:  Katy Fehl, born 31 March and christened 04 May 1809 (Sponsors: George and Katy Huber)(6);  Elisabeth Fehl, born 01 December 1815 and christened 15 May 1816 (Sponsors: Esther Bash and Jonas Gut)(6).

George Valentine Fehl, born 19 September 1778;  died 14 September 1842 in Menallen;  married to Elisabetha Steinhauer (possibly daughter of Frederick and Christina Steinhauer) who was born 06 October 1776 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania and died 14 August 1854 in Menallen. 1810 Census: George Feal, page 069, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1820 Census: George Fehl, page 028, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1850 Census: Elizabeth Fehl, page 052, visit 683/752, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. His will (Adams Will Book E, page 031): not looked up. They are buried at Greenmount Cemetery at Arendtsville. Known children:

Maria Magdalena Fehl, born about 1803;  died about 1842 in Menallen;  married 27 April 1824 to George Black (possibly his second marriage) who was born 01 March 1792 and died 31 December 1860 in Menallen. He was a farmer. [He was later married second (or third?) to Catherine _____ who was born about 1807 in Pennsylvania and also had several children from a previous marriage.] Known children:  George Black, born 27 May and christened 06 August 1826 (Sponsors: George and Elisabeth Fehl [the maternal grandparents] )(6);  possibly Michael Black, born about 1829, married about 1851 to Angeline ______ who was born about 1831 in Pennsylvania;  John Black, born about 1834;  William Black, born about 1837;  Andrew Black, born about 1839;  Moses Black, born about 1842.

Johannes Fahl, born 28 July and christened 23 September 1804 (Sponsors: Johannes and Maria Magdalena Reis)(6);  died 23 August 1874 in Hancock County, Ohio;  married 28 January 1830 (The Republican Compiler [Gettysburg], issue of 16 February 1830) to Sarah Steinour (daughter of Frederick and Catharine Steinour) who was born 11 November 1805 in Pennsylvania and died 20 July 1892 in Hancock County. On 15 March 1836 and on 18 March 1837, he bought U.S. government land in Marion County, Ohio from the Bucyrus Land Office (Documents #12383 and 13449). 1870 Census: John Fahl, page 080, visit 089/089, Delaware, Hancock, Ohio. 1880 Census: Sarah Fahl (widow), page 553, visit 012/013, Mt. Blanchard village, Hancock, Ohio.

Elisabeth Fehl, born 03 December 1805 and christened 02 February 1806 (Sponsors: Valentein and Elisabeth Fehl [the paternal grandparents] )(6);  died 06 September 1885 in Hancock County, Ohio;  married to George Burrell who apparently died before the 1860 census. 1860 Census: Elizabeth Burrel (with son George). 1870 Census: Elizabeth Burrell (with son George). 1880 Census: Elizabeth Burrell (widow, with son George). Known children, born in Pennsylvania:  Sophia Rebecca Burrell, born 15 June and christened 06 August 1826 (Sponsors: parents)(6), she was a schoolteacher, 1860, 1870 & 1880 Censuses: (single, with brother George);  Johann Samuel Burrell, born about September 1827 and christened 28 October 1827 [birthdate not recorded] (no sponsors listed)(6), married first to CHRISTINA5 ORNER, married second to Anna M. Hartzell, he was a master carpenter, 1850 Census: Samuel Barrell (with Henry “Loop”), [other censuses on Christina’s page], he apparently had no children;  George Burrell, born about November 1831, married to Rachel ______ who was born about 1844 in Ohio, he was a farmer, 1860 Census: George Burrel, page 162, visit 028/028 Delaware, Hancock, Ohio, 1870 Census: George Burrell, page 162, visit 026/026, Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, 1880 Census: George Burrell, page 482, visit 069/070, Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, they had at least eight children;  probably Mary Anna Elizabeth Burrell, born 19 July and christened 05 October 1834 [mother recorded as “Catharina”] (Sponsors: parents)(6);  Lovina Sarah Burrell, born 15 October 1838 and christened 11 June 1840 (Sponsor: mother)(6), 1850 Census: Levinia Barrel (also with Henry “Loop”), 1860 Census: (with brother George);  Amanda Christianna Burrell, born 17 December 1840 and christened 22 April 1841 (Sponsors: parents)(6).

Sarah Fehl, born 12 April and christened 24 May 1807 (Sponsor: Margaretha Blum)(6);  died 1854;  married 13 May 1832 (The Republican Compiler [Gettysburg], issue of 22 May 1832) to Jacob Hinsch who was born about 1805 in Adams County and died 15 May 1837. Known child:  Caroline Magdalene Hinsch, born 26 April and christened 26 May 1833 (Sponsors: parents)(6).

George S. Fahl, born 25 November 1808 and christened 21 February 1809 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died 05 July 1888 in Hancock County, Ohio;  married to Mary M. Smith who was born about 1817 in Pennsylvania and died 03 July 1886 in Hancock County. On 07 May 1835, he bought U.S. government land in Marion County, Ohio from the Bucyrus Land Office (Documents #10123 and 10124). He was a farmer and a stonemason; he also owned a saw mill and a grist mill. 1850 Census: George Fahl, page 080, visit 145/145, Delaware, Hancock, Ohio. 1860 Census: George Fahl, page 172, visit 174/167, Delaware, Hancock, Ohio. 1870 Census: George Fahl, page 081, visit 114/114, Delaware, Hancock, Ohio. 1880 Census: George L. Fahl, page 555, visit 063/069, Mt. Blanchard village, Hancock, Ohio. Known children, born in Ohio:  Josiah Fahl, born about January 1838, died 28 April 1916 in Wyandot County, Ohio (Death Certificate #28751, Volume 1935), married 04 March 1858 to Martha J. Fisher who was born about August 1836 in Ohio and died 17 July 1922 in Wyandot County (Death Certificate #45646, Volume 3949), he served as a Justice of the Peace for Delaware Township;  George Silas Fahl, born 25 May 1840, died 1912, married 22 February 1861 to Mary Catherine Hempy (daughter of Henry Hempy and Anna Hall) who was born 14 January 1844 in Hancock County and died 1910, he was a farmer, miller and manufacturer, biography on page 702, History Of Hancock County, published by Warner, Beers & Company, Chicago, Illinois 1886;  possibly William Fahl, enlisted from Hancock County, Ohio in Company F, 57th Ohio Infantry Regiment, died 03 March 1863 at Young’s Point, Louisiana from disease while serving in the Civil War, he is buried at Vicksburg, Mississippi (page 297, History of Hancock County, Ohio, Jacob A. Spaythe, published by The B. F. Wade Printing Company, Toledo, Ohio, 1903);  John Fahl, born 14 August 1852, died 12 October 1854.

Eva Christine Fehl, born 19 October and christened 08 December 1811 (Sponsors: Friedrich and Katharina Steinhauer)(6);  married 01 March 1832 (The Republican Compiler [Gettysburg], issue of 13 March 1832) to Johannes Hoffman (son of Michael and Elisabeth Hoffman) who was born 29 August and christened 21 October 1810 (Sponsors: Jacob and Sybilla Weida)(6) in Adams County. He was a farmer. 1850 Census: John Hoffman, page 011, visit 150/162, Butler, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1860 Census: John Hoffman, page 002, visit 690/714, Butler, Adams, Pennsylvania. Known children:  Hezekiah Hoffman, born 01 March and christened 05 May 1833 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  Amos Hoffman, born 17 July and christened 11 October 1835 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  Samuel Hoffman, born 30 April and christened 18 June 1837 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  William Hoffman, born 20 January and christened 25 March 1839 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  Lovina Hoffman, born 11 October and christened 25 December 1840 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  John Aaron Hoffman, born about 1848.

+              Maria Margaretha Fehl, born 26 March and christened 23 May 1813 (Sponsors: Philip and Maria Mally Fehl, above)(6);  married GEORGE FOHL.

Valentine Steinhauer Fahl, born 21 November 1814 and christened 12 March 1815 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died 19 January 1897 in Hancock County, Ohio;  married first to Catherine (Hoover) Elliott (her second marriage) who was born 31 March 1809 in Menallen and died 17 September 1884 in Hancock County;  married second 05 May 1885 to Catherine A. Cramer who was born 06 August 1826 in Pennsylvania. He was a farmer. 1850 Census: Valentine Fehl, page 043, visit 565/632, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1860 Census: Valentine Fahl, page 209, visit 193/186, Amanda, Hancock, Ohio. 1870 Census: Valentine Fahl, page 015, visit 022/022, Amanda, Hancock, Ohio. 1880 Census: V. S. Fahl, page 553, visit 003/003, Mt. Blanchard village, Hancock, Ohio. [Catherine Hoover was married first to Robert Elliott, and had at least two children.] Known children with first wife, born in Menallen:  Jacob Fahl, born 24 January 1834;  Daniel Howard Fahl, born 31 December 1836, died 14 October 1901, married 01 June 1858 to Lucy Ann Feller (daughter of Daniel Feller and Mary Donaldson) who was born 09 March 1839 in Fairfield County, Ohio and died 09 March 1925 in Hancock County (Death Certificate #15908, Volume 4690), he was a farmer, 1870 Census: Danl H. Fahl, page 015, visit 019/019, Amanda, Hancock, Ohio;  George L. Fahl, born 17 October 1838, died 1913, married 17 March 1870 to Mary J. Peart who was born about 1847;  Cornelius Fahl, born 13 October 1840, died 12 June 1905, married 17 February 1861 to Tirzah Jane Ann Lowe who was born about 1841;  Martha Jane Fahl, born 02 May 1843, died 07 October 1869, married 11 August 1862 to Ephraim Hoy who was born in Ohio;  Calvin Fahl, born 04 June 1845;  Reuben J. Fahl, born 21 February 1847, died 01 November 1865 aged 18 years, 08 months, 07 days in Hancock County (The Adams [Pennsylvania] Sentinel, issue of 21 November 1865);  Elvina Louisa Fahl, born 27 April 1849, died 28 January 1869;  Catharine Eliza Fahl, born 10 December 1852, died 26 August 1932 at Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, married 16 April 1871 to David Bachar who apparently died before the 1880 census, 1880 Census: Catharine Bachar (widow, with parents).

+              Leah Fehl, born 18 June and christened 06 August 1820 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  married JACOB SILLIK.

Anna Margaretha Fehl, born 07 March and christened 29 April 1780 (Sponsor: Anna Margaretha Bohmer)(Personal Register of Rev. John Waldschmidt);  died 25 December 1837 in Menallen;  married to Peter Stout.

Johann Adam Fehl, born 01 July and christened 23 September 1781 (Sponsors: Adam Bohmer and Margretha, daughter of Michael Roth)(Personal Register of Rev. John Waldschmidt);  died 20 July 1847 in Menallen;  married by 1807 in Adams County to Anna Catharina ______. 1810 Census: Adam Feal, page 102, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1820 Census: Adam Fehl, page 028, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania.

Valentine Fehl, born 02 February 1783;  died 10 January 1860 in Menallen;  married to Elisabetha Keckler who was born 26 June 1788 in Pennsylvania and died 19 October 1866 in Menallen. He was a farmer. 1810 Census: Valentine Feal, page 102, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1820 Census: Vallentine Fehl Jr, page 028, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1850 Census: Valentine Fehl Snr, page 046, visit 605/671, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1860 Census: Elizabeth Fehl (with son Adam). Known children:

Valentine Fehl, born 02 November 1808;  died 16 March 1883;  married 27 October 1831 to Mary Bratton (daughter of Robert Bratton, deceased, of Franklin County, Pennsylvania)(The Republican Compiler [Gettysburg], issue of 08 November 1831).

Thomas Fehl, born 10 February and christened 27 May 1810 (Sponsors: Hamilton and Elisabeth Silex, below)(6).

John Peter Fehl, born 21 January and christened 10 March 1811 (Sponsors: John Peter and Anna Maria Geckler)(6);  married first 17 October 1832 (The Republican Compiler [Gettysburg], issue of 30 October 1832) to Elisabeth Warren;  married second 21 September 1837 to ELIZABETH SILLIK who was born 13 July and christened 24 August 1817 (Sponsors: Valentein and Betsy Fehl [Peter’s parents] )(6) and apparently died before the 1880 census. He was a farmer. 1860 Census: Peter Fehl, page 405, visit 417/427, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1870 Census: Peter Fehl, page 270, visit 290/324, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1880 Census: Peter Fehl (widower), page 029, visit 029/030, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. Known children with first wife, born in Menallen:  Susanna Fehl, born 29 December 1833, died 08 May 1915, married 27 May 1851 to Samuel McCauslin who was born 09 November 1831 and died 13 February 1906, their son Isaac Albert McCauslin who was born about 1855 and married Anna Frances Nelson had one son (Mervin Walter McCauslin) and at least one grandson (Dale Isaac McCauslin) who married into the Orner family;  Isaac Warren Fehl, born 1836, married to Martha I. ______ who was born about 1840 in Pennsylvania, they moved to Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Known children with second wife, born in Menallen:  Martin Fehl, born about 1839;  Louisianna Fehl, born 1840, married to Ephraim Horner? who was born about 1835 in Pennsylvania, he was a farmer;  Peter Keckler Fehl, born about 1846, married to Susan ______ who was born 18 February 1845 and died 19 February 1876 aged 31 years, 01 day(14) (gravestone, external link), he was a wagon maker, she is buried at Wenksville Methodist Church in Menallen;  Valentine Joseph Fehl, born 1847;  Henry Fehl, born about 1849;  Elizabeth Fehl, born about 1851;  Jacob Fehl, born about 1855.

Susanna Fehl, born 12 April and christened 23 May 1813 (Sponsors: John Kekler and Susanna Balzli)(6).

Abraham George Fehl, born 10 September and christened 22 October 1815 (Sponsors: Abraham and Catharina Keckler)(6);  died 22 March 1883;  married 11 June 1840 to Rebecca Hinkel who was born 09 November 1821 in Pennsylvania and died 24 March 1899. He was an innkeeper; later a teamster. 1850 Census: Abraham Fehl, page 042, visit 050/050, Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania. 1860 Census: Abram Fehl, page 208, visit 874/1125, Spencer, Hamilton, Ohio. 1870 Census: Abraham Fehl, page 548, visit 032/032, Columbia [village], Hamilton, Ohio. 1880 Census: Abraham Fell, page 097, visit 374/382, Cincinnati (E.D. 112), Hamilton, Ohio. Known children, most born in Pennsylvania:  James Jeremiah Fehl, born 19 April and christened 30 May 1841 (Sponsors: parents)(6), died 06 June 1908, married Elizabeth Burlew;  Valentine Moses Fehl, born 11 May 1844, died 27 August 1936 at Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, married Jeanette Vinson;  Mary Elizabeth Fehl, born 31 October 1846, died 1930 in Kentucky, married William Brooks;  Susanna Rebecca Fehl, born 16 August 1849, died 04 June 1875, married Francis M. Fobes;  Elenore Amelia Fehl, born 11 December 1851, died 1942, married William I. Matthews;  Joel Head Fehl, born 01 October 1854, died 08 February 1933, married Kate E. Rose;  Abraham George Fehl, born 10 May 1857 in Indiana, died 26 January 1935, married Emma Pfister;  Reuben Hinkel Fehl, born 17 December 1859 in Ohio, died 15 January 1950, married Nettie M. Allen;  Catherine Isabelle Fehl, born 01 March 1862 in Ohio, died 1941, married John Q. Chapman.

Anna Maria Fehl, born 09 February and christened 19 April 1818 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  married to Jacob Robeson.

Anna Catharina Fehl, born 10 May and christened 25 June 1820 (Sponsors: Adam and Anna Catharina Fehl, above)(6). [Possibly the Catherine Fehl married to Ferdinand Meals (son of David and Elizabeth Meals) who was born 13 February 1809 in Adams County and died 1880 in Perry County, Pennsylvania.

John Adam Fehl, born 10 May and christened 10 August 1823 (Sponsors: Adam and Anna Katharina Fehl, above)(6);  died 16 February 1904 aged 80 years, 08? months, 05 days(14);  married to Mary Ann ______ who was born about 06 October 1827 in Pennsylvania and died 23 March 1883 aged 55 years, 05 months, 17 days(14). He was a farmer. 1860 Census: Adam Fehl, page 405, visit 415/424, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1870 Census: J Adam Fehl, page 495, visit 235/233, South Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. They are buried at St. John’s (Franklin) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Franklin, York, Pennsylvania. Known children, born in Pennsylvania:  Valentine Fehl, born 1852;  Howard Alexander Fehl, born 1853;  George A. Fehl, born 1854(14), died 1939(14), married to Mary E. ______ who was born about 1852 and died 08 July 1913(14), they are buried at Dillsburg Cemetery at Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania;  John Adam Fehl, born 1856;  Elizabeth Catharine Fehl, born 01 February and christened 02 May 1859 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  Harvey Fehl, born about 1861;  Harriet Fehl, born about 1863;  Anna Fehl, born about 1866;  Peter Fehl, born about 1868.

Reuben Fehl, born 07 December 1825 and christened 27 March 1826 (Sponsors: parents)(6).

Elizabeth Fehl, born 05 March and christened 17 August 1834 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died 25 August 1907 aged 73 years, 05 months, 20 days(14) (gravestone, external link);  married 1854-55 to Frederick Heller (son of John W. Heller and Anna Maria Hagerson) who was born 22 May 1834 in Pennsylvania and died 29 April 1909 aged 74 years, 11 months, 07 days(14) (gravestone, external link). He was a collier; later a farmer. 1860 Census: Frederic Heller, page 419, visit 514/530, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1870 Census: Frederick Heller, page 265, visit 224/244, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1880 Census: Fredrick Heller, page 034, visit 124/133, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1900 Census: Fredrick Heller, page 030, visit 078/079, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania [also grandson Adam W. Black born about August 1889]. They are buried at Wenksville Methodist Church in Menallen. They had eight children, one of whom died before the 1900 census. Known children, born in Menallen:  Hiram Lanson Heller, born 11 October 1857, died 26 May 1938, married 1883-84 to Peoria J. ______ who was born about 1864 in Pennsylvania, he was a farmer;  John Valentine Heller, born 08 February 1858, married [second?] MARGARET MARIA CATHERINE6 THOMAS, [more info on her page];  William Byron Heller, born 24 August 1861, died 08 February 1935, married Anna Eppleman;  Adam F. Heller, born about 1864, died 09 January 1880;  Sarah C. Heller, born 20 October 1866, died 18 December 1925, married first William Black, married second William G. Kuhn;  Anna Marie Heller, born 26 April 1869, died 27 May 1943;  Jacob Meals Heller, born 17 February 1871, died 14 January 1943;  Frederick Asbury Heller, born 19 September 1873(40), died 1950, married 1903-04 to Elmira Matilda ______ who was born about 1885 in Pennsylvania, he was a farmer.

+    ELIZABETH FEHL, born 01 May 1785;  married Hamilton Silex.

Sarah Fehl, born 16 August and christened 20 October 1787 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died 25 November 1825. She is buried at Fairview Cemetery.

Anna Maria Fehl, born 22 October 1789 and christened 11 April 1790 (Sponsors: Peter and Anna Maria Pfeifer)(6);  died 16 October 1865. She is buried at Fairview Cemetery.

Johannes Fehl, born 01 September 1792;  died 08 July 1871 in Marseilles, Wyandot, Ohio;  married 28 January 1817 to Sarah Wolf who was born 16 April 1794 in Pennsylvania and died after 1884. He was a farmer and a glazier. They moved to Marseilles, Marion (now Wyandot), Ohio in 1834. He served three terms as Township Trustee in the 1850s. Biographies on pages 853 and 863, History of Wyandot County, Ohio, published by Leggett, Conaway & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1884. 1850 Census: John Fehl, page 353, visit 006/1832, Marseilles, Wyandot, Ohio. 1860 Census: John Fehl, page 497, visit 617/628, Marseilles, Wyandot, Ohio. 1870 Census: Sarah Fehl (with son Frederick). 1880 Census: Sarah Fehl (widow, with son Frederick). He is buried at Fehl Cemetery in Marseilles. They had nine children. Children, born in Adams County:

Valentine Fehl, born 15 September and christened 18 October 1817 (Sponsors: Valentein and Betsy Fehl, above)(6);  died 29 June 1902 in Marseilles;  married first 12 January 1843 to Rosanna Studebaker (daughter of Abraham and Mary Studebaker) who was born 07 June 1823 in Pennsylvania and died 07 June 1847 in Marseilles;  married second 09 November 1851 to Clarissa Otis(A) (daughter(A) of Stephen Otis and Mary Claudy) who was born 08 September 1824 in Ohio and died 05 June 1905 in Marseilles. He was a farmer. 1850 Census: Valentine Fehl (with parents). 1860 Census: Valentine Fehl, page 300, visit 469/459, Grand (P.O. Marseilles), Marion, Ohio. 1870 Census: Valentine Fehl, page 046, visit 021/021, Grand, Marion, Ohio. 1880 Census: Valentine Fehl, page 008, line 40, Grand, Marion, Ohio. 1900 Census: Valentine Fehl, page 056, visit 059/064, Grand, Marion, Ohio. Known children with first wife, born in Ohio:  Olive Fehl, born 01 December 1842, died 26 March 1909, 1850 Census: (with grandfather John Fehl), 1860 Census: (with father), married to Jacob Williams who was born about 1838 in Ohio;  Caroline Fehl, born 04 March 1846, died 21 December 1926, 1850 Census: (with uncle Frederick Fehl, just below), 1860 Census: (with father), married to James Amos Emptage (son of Thomas Emptage and Ann Homersham) who was born 1838 in [possibly Hardin County,] Ohio. Children with second wife, born in Ohio:  Orlando O. Fehl, born 25 July 1852, died 19 August 1932, married 1878-79 to Rose Handely(A) who was born about October 1857 in Ohio;  Sarah Fehl, born about 1854;  Margarette Fehl, born 26 November 1855, died 24 April 1939, married John Melville Bower;  Mary Ella Fehl, born about 1858;  Finley Fehl, born about April 1860, married 1899-1900 to Ida M. ______ who was born about December 1867 in Ohio, he was a farmer;  Julia Fehl, born 19 December 1862, died 08 May 1925 at Bellefonte, Logan, Ohio, married James Arthur Koser;  Clara M. Fehl, born 10 November 1864, died young;  Otis Valentine Fehl, born 17 August 1868, died 12 March 1931, he was a schoolteacher, 1900 Census: (single, with parents).

Johannes Fehl, born 08 September 1818 and christened 21 March 1819 (Sponsors: Valentein and Elisabeth Fehl, above)(6);  died before 1884.

Frederick Fehl, born 10 February and christened 26 March 1820 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  married 1865 to Mary McCleary (daughter of Alexander McCleary and Elizabeth McCormick) who was born about 1820 in Pennsylvania and died 06 September 1881. He was a farmer; he also owned a grist mill. Biography on page 863, History of Wyandot County, Ohio, published by Leggett, Conaway & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1884. 1850 Census: Frederick Fehl, page 353, visit 007/1833, Marseilles, Wyandot, Ohio. 1860 Census: Frederick Fihl, page 498, visit 635/646, Marseilles, Wyandot, Ohio. 1870 Census: Frederick Fehl, page 740, visit 033/032, Marseilles, Wyandot, Ohio. 1880 Census: Frederick Fehl, page 611, visit 072/076, Marseilles, Wyandot, Ohio. They had nine children. Known children, born in Ohio, children Sarah and James possibly not in correct birth order:  Margaret Jane Fehl, born about 1849, married Byron Rubens;  Anna Elmira Fehl, born about 1850, married Charles Vanorsdall;  Sarah Fehl, died before 1884;  Henry Fehl, born about February 1853, married 1873-74 to Amanda ______ who was born about May 1852 in Ohio, he was a farmer, they moved to Hardin County, Ohio;  John Fehl, born about 1854;  Alexander Fehl, born about 1856, died before 1884;  James Fehl, died before 1884;  Mary Valonia Fehl, born about April 1860, married Robert Watt;  Clara B. Fehl, born about 1862, died before 1884.

Delilah Fehl, born 12 May and christened 16 June 1822 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died after 1884;  married 1838 in Wyandot County, Ohio to Samuel Studebaker who was born 1816 in Pennsylvania and died February 1845. He was a shoemaker. 1850 Census: Delila “Fehl” (with parents). She later moved to Marion County, Ohio. Children:  John O. Studebaker, born 22 June 1840, 1850 Census: John O. “Fehl” (with grandfather John Fehl), married 16 April 1867 to Ivy E. Renick (daughter of William and Jane N. Renick) who was born 28 March 1843, he was a farmer, he served in Company K, 4th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, biography on page 877, History of Wyandot County, Ohio, published by Leggett, Conaway & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1884;  Flavius J. Studebaker, born about 1843, 1850 Census: Flavius J. “Fehl” (with grandfather John Fehl);  Mary Studebaker, born about 1845, 1850 Census: Mary “Fehl” (with grandfather John Fehl).

Christina Fehl, born 23 April and christened 13 June 1824 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died before 1884.

Carolina Fehl, born 24 May and christened 06 August 1826 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died before 1884.

Elkana Fehl, born 12 June and christened 03 August 1828 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  married 1855-56 to Elsie ______ who was born about September 1832 in Ohio. He was a farmer. 1860 Census: C. Fehl, page 300, visit 466/456, Grand (P.O. Marseilles), Marion, Ohio. 1870 Census: Elkanah Fehl, page 046, visit 027/027, Grand, Marion, Ohio. 1880 Census: Elkanah Fehl, page 039, visit 129/138, Buck, Hardin, Ohio. 1900 Census: Elkanah Fehl, page 027, visit 091/091, Buck, Hardin, Ohio. 1910 Census: Elkana Fehl, page 007, visit 151/152, Buck, Hardin, Ohio. Known children, born in Ohio:  John Fehl, born about April 1858, married 1881-82 to Virginia ______ who was born about August 1860 in Ohio, he was a farmer;  Hubert Fehl, born about January 1860, possibly died as a teenager;  Ida Bell Fehl, born about 1861.

Elisabeth Fehl, born 30 April and christened 04 July 1830 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died before 1884.

Anna Margaretha Fehl, born 13 January and christened 05 May 1833 [recorded as “Fohl”] (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died 13 April 1917 in Colorado;  married 05 April 1854 to Martin Lee (son of Parker Lee and Elizabeth Shoutt) who was born 26 March 1830 and died 06 June 1904. Known children, born in Marion County:  Sarah Lee, born about 1854;  Elizabeth Ann Lee, born 11 December 1859;  Parker Lee, born about 1862;  Anson Lee, born about 1863;  Sherman Lee, born about 1866;  Homer Lee, born about 1868;  Marion Lee, born about 1870;  Flora Lee, born about 1872;  Della Lee, born 25 February 1873;  Alta May Lee, born 21 January 1875.

Heinrich Fehl, born 18 April and christened 28 June 1795 (Sponsors: parents)(6);  died 30 May 1874 in Menallen;  married 06 September 1832 (The Republican Compiler [Gettysburg], issue of 11 September 1832) to Elizabeth Bollinger who was born 09 May 1801 in Pennsylvania and died 25 August 1878. He was a farmer. 1850 Census: Henry Fehl, page 047, visit 613/679, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1860 Census: Henry Fehl, page 030, visit 897/925, Butler, Adams, Pennsylvania. 1870 Census: Henry Fehl, page 020, visit 078/083, Butler, Adams, Pennsylvania. No children with them in any of the censuses 1850 or later. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery.

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