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Surnames: Fell, Zeigler, Crutchleo, Crutchlow, Critchlow, Jentzen, Findley, Wagner
Classification: Query
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Hello Zeigler Ancestors,
I'm looking for information about a Barbara Zeigler (maiden name) who lived in
Baden-Baden Germany and her son whom she gave birth to on 18 Dec 1875 possibly named
Joseph. Her married name may have been Fell but this is not known for sure. The son, my
great grandfather was known as Joseph Fell. However, the story goes that that was not his
real last name because he was a stow-away on a ship from Germany and fearing legal
repurcussions for this, he adopted the Fell last name upon entering the US. (Making it
very difficult to find any of his ancestors in Germany!) I know that he emigrated to the
US and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1893, so it's likely that his mother, Barbara,
lived in Germany at least from 1875-1893 (maybe before and after as well). I got
Barbara's name from my great-grandfather's Marriage application. He married Ida
Fell (nee Lederer) in November of 1903 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (She was also from Germany.)
They were the parents of my grandmother, Bet!
ty Josephine Crutchleo (nee Fell). Any information you may have would be greatly
appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Beth Crutchleo
Cincinnati, OH