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Gideon Gensel
1786 - 1846 (~ 60 years)-
Name Gideon Gensel Christened 28 Aug 1786 Roaring Creek Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States 
Gender Male Died 24 Oct 1846 Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Buried 24 Oct 1846 Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Person ID I7425 Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
Father Johann Adam Gaenssel, b. 23 Jul 1758, Froeschen, Rhineland, Germany , d. 14 Mar 1848, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 89 years) Mother Phoebe Ann Glassmeyer, b. 1760, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 1842 (Age 82 years) Married Bef 1780 Family ID F2115 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine Fisher, b. 17 May 1792, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 5 May 1862, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 69 years) Married Abt 1812 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Children + 1. Anna Philippina Gensel, b. 10 Feb 1813, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 19 Nov 1894 (Age 81 years)2. Johannes Gensel, b. 15 Feb 1816, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. Illinois, United States + 3. Joseph Gensel, b. 4 Jan 1818, Mifflin Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 29 Oct 1904, Muncy Valley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 86 years)+ 4. Obediah Gensel, b. 29 Apr 1820, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 16 Mar 1913, Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas, United States (Age 92 years)+ 5. Samuel Gensel, b. 10 Mar 1825, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 21 Feb 1873 (Age 47 years)+ 6. Sarah A Gensel, b. 1 Apr 1826, Beaver Valley, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 26 Mar 1899, Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 72 years)+ 7. Rebecca Gensel, b. 28 Jun 1829, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 30 Sep 1895, Norton, Kansas, United States (Age 66 years)8. Peter Gensel, b. Abt 1831, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. Yes, date unknown9. Jacob Gensel, b. Abt 1834, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 1858 (Age ~ 24 years)10. David Gensel, b. Abt 1836, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. Bef 1850, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age ~ 13 years)Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F655 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Christened - 28 Aug 1786 - Roaring Creek Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States 
Married - Abt 1812 - Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States 
Died - 24 Oct 1846 - Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States 
Buried - 24 Oct 1846 - Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - c1784 BIR: IGI flm #2034689: bn abt 1784, ,Berwick, Penn
AF sub by Florence Hunt: Chr 28 Aug 1786, Berk PA, sn of Johann Adam Gansell & Phoebe Ann Glassmeyer, md abt 1812 to Katherine Fischer; dd 24 Oct 1846 Columbia PA; Bur Berwick PA.
c1785 BIR,1848 DTH: Summerhill Church Cemetery pg19, Columbia PA rcds, WPA Project-FHL film 1486660: Gideon Gensil dd 24 Oct 1848, 63yrs 1mo. Wife Catherine Garrison dd 5 May 1862, 59yrs 11mos 13dys
c1786 BIR: Craig Gansell, phone call Dec 1999: Gideon bn 28 Aug 1786, Roaring Branch Twp (from church rcds). Bn Columbia Co (mine shows Northumberland - same at one time - to check)
c1786 CHR(BIR),1843 DTH: Book of Biog 974.8 D3bb pg534-35 on film 0924645/1: Gideon Gansel, fthr of Joseph Gansel, bn Roaring Crk Twp, a shoemaker, then merc business at Catawissa Forge, then farmer. Md Catherine Fisher, dd 1843 at age 64yrs
Email Feb 2001, Lystra Marshall: Gideon bn 28 Aug 1786-Berks Co PA, dd 24 Oct 1846-Catawissa, Columbia Co PA. Md Katherine Fischer abt 1812 (she bn 5 Feb 1792-McKean PA, dd 5 May 1862-Berwick, Columbia Co PA (CK)
1820 CENSUS: PA,Columbia Co-Mifflin pg 38:
GENSIL, Gideon: Males 3@ 10, 2 @ 18, 2 @ 26, 1 @ 45; Females 1 @ 10, 1 @ 45 (Daniel next door)
1830 CENSUS: PA, Columbia Co-Mifflin, pg 69:
GENSEL, Gideon-Males: 1 0-5; 3 10-15; 2 15-20; 1 40-50. Fem: 2 5-10; 1 15-20; 1 30-40
1840 CENSUS: PA, Columbia Co-Mifflin, pg 156:
GENCIL, Giddeon-Males: 1 0-5; 1 5-10; 1 15-20; 1 50-60. Fem: 3 10-15; 1 40-50
1846 PROBATE: Columbia Co PA Probate Vol 2 pg 395, 22 Sep 1846:
Gideon Gensel, late of Briar Creek Twp, leaves all to Catherine, wife..any left, equally divided between all children. Samuel was pd for time he wrkd aft 21 yrs. Direct sons, Peter & Jacob, be put to trade of their choice abt 17-18 yrs old. WIT: Geo Zanes, Jeremy Jacoby, Jeremiah C Smith. Dd 19 Jan 1847; Letters of Admin, Index to Wills V A-D flm 954833: Catherine & Joseph Gensel admin Vol 2 pg399
1848 - Tombsone shows re Craig Gansell Dec 1999
1860 Columbia Co PA Census Index: CK OUT- all Gensil:
A. pg 719-Franklin Twp; D. pg 724-Franklin Twp; Wm pg 667-Centre Twp; D. pg 676-Cattawissa Twp;
D. pg 926-Cattawissa; Daniel pg 966-Mifflin Twp; J. pg 640-Cattawissa; Jacob pg 605-Briarcreek; M. pg 626-Cattawissa; Phehf (??)pg 617-Catawissa; S.E. pg 626-Catawissa; Samuel pg 108-Briarcreek (When checked, deleted from this list)
- c1784 BIR: IGI flm #2034689: bn abt 1784, ,Berwick, Penn