George Wenzel

Census Records

 

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Census Records & City Directory

As stated earlier, I have spent hours upon hours searching the 1850 Census for George Wenzel. I have gone so far as to look at the index for every person named George in 1850 in Baltimore. Any name that looked like a garbled version of Wenzel was analyzed. The 1860, 1870, and 1880 Census records for the George and Catherine Wenzel family are very revealing:

1860 Census - Baltimore County, Maryland, Post Office - Pikesvlle
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
George Wentsell 34 Gardener Hesse C G
Catherine Wentsell 26   Hesse C G
Olivei 8   Maryland
Sophia 3   Maryland
Henry 5 mo.   Maryland

 

1870 Census - Baltimore County, Maryland, Post Office - Brooklandville
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
George Wentzel 44 Gardener Hesse Darmstadt
Catherine 37   Wertemburg
Olivia E 18   Maryland
Sophie 12   Maryland
Hannah V (Henry V) 10   Maryland
Mary E 8   Maryland
Frederick 6   Maryland
Annie 4   Maryland
Lilly 10 mo.   Maryland
Lilly was born in October, all children were in school, the value of their personal estate was $500. George and Catherine are U.S. citizens and their parents foreign born.

 

1880 Census - Baltimore County, Maryland, District 9
Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
George Vansall   56 Gardener Maine
Catherine wife 48   Wurtemburg
Henry son 20 Gardener Maryland
Charles son 16 farm hand Maryland
Mary E daughter 18   Maryland
Annie daughter 14   Maryland
Joshua son 8   Maryland
George W son 3   Maryland
Benton Waters black servant 30 Coachman Maryland
Also shows George's parents born in Maine.  Catherine's parents were born in Wurtemburg.

 

1890 Baltimore City Directory - 1415 Patterson Ave
Name Address Occupation
George Wenzel 1415 Patterson Ave Gardener
Joshua H Wenzel 1415 Patterson Ave Painter