German Family History

[That German Dude]

I've been searching for months and I can't find anything about my family one of them served in WW1 for the Germans and earned an iron cross his name was Felix Guennel and they moved to the us around the 30s his son served as a Warrent officer for the us army his name was Erwin Guennel

[PaulineJ]

Welcome.
If they moved to the US in "around the 30's" then they should appear on the 1940 census.
What state were they in, what exactly does it say for each family member on that census?

Do you know:
when any of these people died,
where they were, and
what age they were thought to have been at death?

TELL us what these details are.
Pauline

[garstonite]

I've been searching for months and I can't find anything about my family one of them served in WW1 for the Germans and earned an iron cross his name was Felix Guennel and they moved to the us around the 30s his son served as a Warrent officer for the us army his name was Erwin Guennel

Hiya and welcome to Rootschat

1940 census

Eugene Guennel (Male)
Birth: 1893
Birth Place: Germany
County: Dallas
Residence: 4113 Hall
Dallas City, Dallas, Texas
............................................................................

Ann Guennel (Female)
Birth: 1902
Birth Place: Germany
County: Dallas
Residence: 4113 Hall
Dallas City, Dallas, Texas
.................................................
Eugene Jr Guennel (Male)
Birth: 1928
Birth Place: Texas
County: Dallas
Residence: 4113 Hall
Dallas City, Dallas, Texas
 is it possible that Eugene snr is Felix - he may have changed his name because of WW1 records ??

[garstonite]

Kurt Guennel (Male)
Birth: 1903
Birth Place: Germany
County: Marion
Residence: 5154 Park Ave
Indianapolis City, Marion, Indiana
...............
Klara Guennel (Female)
Birth: 1903
Birth Place: Germany
County: Marion
Residence: 5154 Park Ave
Indianapolis City, Marion, Indiana
..................................................... 
Gottfried Guennel (Male)
Birth: 1921
Birth Place: Germany
County: Marion
Residence: 5154 Park Ave
Indianapolis City, Marion, Indiana
..............................
I can only find FIVE Guennel born in Germany in the 1940 census - Could Felix have chaged his name ? Eugene b 1893 is the only one old enough to have fought in WW1  UNLESS KURT DID AGE 16 IN 1919 ?? 
bit of a puzzle -

[PaulineJ]

A quick search reveals U.S. World War II Army Enlistment
Erwin F Guennel, born 1920
Erwin F Guennel was born in 1920, at (place not available to non-subscribers  )
Erwin lived , Ohio (presumably at enlistment time)

https://www.myheritage.com/names/erwin_guennel

and from SSDI (free index)

Erwin Guennel
Birth:   Jan 15 1920
Death:   July 1987
Last residence:   Bay Village, Ohio 44140, USA

1930 census entry: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4S1-3WY?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LTVB-H5G

According to that 1930, they entered the US in 1926, having wed around 1914 (16 years before 1930)
Henry Ott (emily's brother?) Entered 1922

The 1930 Father (Born 15 Dec 1886) dies 1936. His father stated as Alvin Guennel
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZV6-FYT

By 1940, I think Emilie (nee Ott) has re-married.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW5R-SFR

Please let us know which family line looks right, and we'll try and take it further

[garstonite]

A quick search reveals U.S. World War II Army Enlistment
Erwin F Guennel, born 1920
Erwin F Guennel was born in 1920, at (place not available to non-subscribers  )
Erwin lived , Ohio (presumably at enlistment time)

https://www.myheritage.com/names/erwin_guennel

and from SSDI (free index)

Erwin Guennel
Birth:   Jan 15 1920
Death:   July 1987
Last residence:   Bay Village, Ohio 44140, USA

1930 census entry: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4S1-3WY?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LTVB-H5G

According to that 1930, they entered the US in 1926, having wed around 1914 (16 years before 1930)
Henry Ott (emily's brother?) Entered 1922

By 1940, I think Emilie (nee Ott) has re-married.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW5R-SFR

Please let us know which family line looks right, and we'll try and take it further

thanks Pauline - because of your Ohio find - I found this as well

Agnes Guennel (Female)
Birth: 1916
Birth Place: Germany
County: Cuyahoga
Residence: 1013 E 148th St
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

I wonder if she is a sister of Erwin ?? or Erwins wife ?

[PaulineJ]

Agnes Guennel (Female)
Birth: 1916
Birth Place: Germany
County: Cuyahoga
Residence: 1013 E 148th St
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

I wonder if she is a sister of Erwin ??

Is that the same agnes as the 1930 and 1940 census? You don't say where you dragged her up from

I think the Erwin that I've been chasing wed Betty Green, Nov 1941

[garstonite]

I found all those German born Guennel on Rootspoint Pauline - all 1940 census - to be honest I haven't looked at 1930 census results

[garstonite]

Found him
Felix Guennel
died 8th March 1936
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1849 Lakeview Rd.
Salesman, Speck baking
born 15 Dec 1886 Germany
11 Mar 1936 burial date at Brooklyn Hghts. Cemetery
fathers name Alvin Guennel b Germany
spouse Emilie

https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?surname=guennel&any_place=ohio&any_year_from=1920&any_year_to=1980&record_country=United%20States&count=20&offset=0

so it looks like Agnes IS RELATED - same town - Cuyahoga , Ohio