Earl,
I agree with all that you have written with this exception:
Kegler is German for Bowling Pin. Kegel I believe is "Dweller by the Stumps"
probably meaning the Kegels had something to do felling trees and processing them.
Lee Cagle
Okla City
-- ecagle1(a)bellsouth.net wrote:
I think there is some confusion regarding the Kegel/Cagle line being from Holland. To
begin with the surname spelling of Kegel is absolute German and has little resemblance to
a Dutch spelling. Records indicate that Leonhart sailed from Rotterdam which is a Holland
port and along with Amsterdam were major ports of departure from Europe to America and
later the United States. Jennifer is correct on the confusion of people with the nickname
of "Dutch" or "Dutchman" being mistakenly identified with Holland just
because they spoke "Deutsch" which translates to "German". Somewhere
in all this exchange was a definition of "Kegel", which I am not sure is
correct. "Maker of mantles with cowl" was the definition, this is would be a
cloak with a hood. I am given to sticking with the German definition of "Kegel"
being a bowling pin. Before it was used as a bowing pin it was a tool and possibly a war
club or weapon for defense. These are my thoughts some based on research some !
on conj
ecture. Believe what you will, with my best wishes, Earl Cagle
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