Franz Oetzel and Anna Elisabeth Kenemuth

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Husband Franz Oetzel ¹

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            AKA: Frank Etzel 2
           Born: 14 Feb 1817 - Hesse-Kassel, Germany 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 May 1898 - Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA 1 2
         Buried:  - St. John's Cemetery, Fern, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA

       Marriage: 1856 3

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Wife Anna Elisabeth Kenemuth ¹

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            AKA: Annie Kenemuth 2
           Born: 31 Mar 1832 - Frankenhausen, Thuringia, Germany 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Feb 1915 1
         Buried:  - St. John's Cemetery, Fern, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA

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         Father: Jacob Kenemuth (1796-1871) 2
         Mother: Dorothea Elizabeth Schindewolf (1806-1886) 3

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Children

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1 M Johann Conrad "C. J.", "Coonie" Etzel ⁴

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            AKA: Conrad J. Etzel 2
           Born: 13 Jul 1857 - Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Nov 1945 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rosa Anna Liebirum (1863-1882) 6
           Marr: 10 Jul 1881

         Spouse: Amelia Sarah Theresia "Tressie" Hanel (1862-1943) 7
           Marr: 24 Sep 1885 8

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2 M William M. Etzel ²

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            AKA: William Jacob Etzel 4
           Born: 14 Oct 1859 - Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Oct 1916 9
         Buried:  - St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery, near Kossuth, Clarion Co, PA

         Spouse: Emma Lena Pfaff (1870-1948) 2
           Marr: 1888 2

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3 F Alice Elisabeth Etzel ^{2 10}

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           Born: 12 May 1862 - near Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 May 1932 10
         Buried:  - Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Henry William "Billy" Pfaff (1849-1925) 10
           Marr: 15 Jun 1878 10

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4 F Anna Etzel ^{2 11}

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           Born: 10 Jul 1866 - ? Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Sep 1878 11
 Cause of Death: Diphtheria
         Buried:  - St. John's Cemetery, Fern, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Mary L. Etzel ^{2 12}

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           Born: 28 Jun 1870 - Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jan 1930 12
         Buried:  - St. Petersburg Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Richland Twp, Clarion Co, PA

         Spouse: Frank K. Best (      -      ) 12

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General Notes: Husband - Franz Oetzel

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He emigrated to America, and settled first in West Virginia, where he was a coal digger in the mines for about ten years. He then went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he married, though his first wife's name is unknown. She and her three children all died there. Subsequently he came from St. Louis to Brady's Bend, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and finally bought a farm in Elk township, which he culti­vated until his death. He was a Democrat in politics, and a member of the German Re­formed church.

During the latter part of his life he suffered a stroke. Lingering for several years, he lost control of bodily functions near the end. Elisabeth, although she sometimes lost patience, nursed him until his death at 81 years old.

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General Notes: Wife - Anna Elisabeth Kenemuth

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THE GLEANER
A publication of the Clarion Classes of the Reformed Church in the U.S.
OBITUARYFebruary 15, 1915
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Etzel was born in Germany March 31, 1832, and died near Shippenville, Pa., Feb. 5, 1915, at the home of her son, C. J. Etzel, where loving hands and tender hearts ministered to her needs and wants during her closing days upon earth. Her age was 82 years, 10 months and 4 days.
Mrs. Etzel was the mother of five children, namely: C. J., Wm. J., Mrs. Alice E. Pfaff and Mrs. Mary L. Best. A young daughter and her husband preceded her to the spirit world some years ago.
Mrs. Etzel was a woman most highly esteemed and respected for her many noble qualities. She knew what it meant to pass through the troubled waters of life. But it ever made her life sweeter and richer, because of her abiding faith, her firm hope and trust in God, through Christ, her blessed Savior.
In early life she became a member of the Reformed church. In that faith she lived and died, being at the time of her death a faithful and consistent member of St. Paul's Reformed church near Knox, Pa. She was ever an inspiration to her pastor, possessing the most beautiful Christian life and character. Never did we receive a more cordial welcome than when we went to her home. To satisfy her when we left the Beaver charge, we promised to come back and preach her funeral sermon, having been her pastor for over ten years.

1 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 9.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 713.

3 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 19.

4 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 20.

5 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 83.

6 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 55.

7 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 50.

8 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 84.

9 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 21.

10 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 24.

11 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 26.

12 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 27.