Michael Heckel




Michael Heckel	Christine Heckel

Somewhere around 1758, a group of 200 German's left Germany and went to Austria-Hungary. After World War I it became Yugoslavia, and in 1992 it became Serbia.

Michael Heckel, son of Susie and Paul Heckel was born in Kovasica, Banat Austria-Hungary on June 5, 1875. He was six years old when his father passed away. He was raised by his grandmother and attended school in Germany. He later became a farmhand at the farm of Anton Stumpfhauser, in Franzfeld, Banat, Austria-Hungary, a large German village.

Christine Mueller, (Mueller in English is Miller) daughter of Elizabeth and Nickolaus Mueller of Franzfeld, was born November 4, 1881.

Michael and Christine were married in Franzfeld, June 20, 1902. They sailed to the United States on their honeymoon the same year. They liked what America had to offer and decided to stay in Mansfield, Ohio. Their first four children, Mike, Christine, Sue and Dorothy were born in their first home. They later purchased a farm on Amoy Road north of Mansfield, where Christine gave birth to eleven more children, one of whom was stillborn (she was named Mary).

Christine Heckel passed away on February 20, 1941at the age of 59. At the time of her passing, she had diabetes and was totally blind. Exactly eleven years later, on February 20, 1952, Michael Heckel passed away at the age of 77. Also of interest, the mother of Christine Mueller Heckel passed away in 1921; her father Nickolaus, passed away in 1914. In the Mansfield, Ohio Cemetery can be found, "Nickolaus Mueller, Gestorben 1914".

Note: Christine Heckel (Mueller) had two brothers and one sister. Her sister and one brother came to the United States and one brother stayed in Europe. They changed their name to Miller when they came to America. Christine and her sister and brother passed away within three months of each other.

	Born	Died		Born	Died

Michael	11/11/1903	06/02/1970	Julie Stammler	09/11/1913	01/01/2003
Christine Gerhardt	04/20/1905	05/10/1982	John Heckel	12/16/1914	08/24/1975
Sue Lamnek	01/22/1907	02/20/1998	Helen Puraty	02/20/1916	12/21/1989
Dorothy Heckel	07/12/1908	05/12/1983	William Heckel	06/16/1917	10/08/1995
Paul Heckel	09/13/1909	01/05/1972	Lydia Davis	11/27/1918	11/11/1998
Joe Heckel	07/09/1911	11/20/1941	Andrew Heckel	02/27/1920	03/09/1996
Elizabeth Ardelean	08/23/1912	07/09/1970	Martha Pohanka	11/23/1922	01/09/1989

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