John Peter Hommel, aged 92, died Wednesday afternoon, Mar. 12, 1902, about 4 o'clock, at his home on Main Street, below Fifteenth, after an illness of about six weeks, having contracted grip fever. He was one of the oldest men living in Wellsville, OH, and was born May 28, 1809, in Saxe Meiningen, Germany.
In 1832 he wedded Miss Margaret Fritz, a native of Saxe Meiningen, who died 18 years ago.
The deceased immigrated to America, settling in Pittsburgh, PA in 1846. There he plied the vocation of a tailor for many years and had many old acquaintances in Pittsburgh. He came to Wellsville in 1868, but for several years has lived in retirement.
Five children survive. They are: Mrs. Katherine Barger, Mrs. Margaret Shintelm, Webster, PA; George Hommel, Pittsburgh; Ferdinand Hommel, Ohio Pyle, PA, and Miss Mary Hommel, Wellsville.
Mr. Hommel was a member of the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran church, East Liverpool, and the funeral will be conducted by Rev. J.G. Reinartz from the residence at 2 pm Saturday, the interment being in Spring Hill Cemetery, Wellsville, OH.
Published in the Daily Crisis in East Liverpool, OH on March 13, 1902.
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Reference for John Peter Hommel's birth place Saxe Meiningen, Germany from the Wikipedia "The Free Encyclopedia" online: (Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxe-Meiningen)
The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty.
Established in the 1681, the Saxe-Meiningen line lasted, without much distinction, until the end of the German monarchies in 1918. In the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinction of the Saxe-Gotha line in 1825, Saxe-Meiningen received Hildburghausen and Saalfeld. The state of Saxe-Meiningen was merged into the new state of Thuringia in 1920.
The capital of Saxe-Meiningen was Meiningen; it had an area of 2,468 km² and a population of 269,000 (1905). The summer residence was Altenstein.
The present Head of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen is Prince Frederick Konrad (born 1952).
In 1832 he wedded Miss Margaret Fritz, a native of Saxe Meiningen, who died 18 years ago.
The deceased immigrated to America, settling in Pittsburgh, PA in 1846. There he plied the vocation of a tailor for many years and had many old acquaintances in Pittsburgh. He came to Wellsville in 1868, but for several years has lived in retirement.
Five children survive. They are: Mrs. Katherine Barger, Mrs. Margaret Shintelm, Webster, PA; George Hommel, Pittsburgh; Ferdinand Hommel, Ohio Pyle, PA, and Miss Mary Hommel, Wellsville.
Mr. Hommel was a member of the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran church, East Liverpool, and the funeral will be conducted by Rev. J.G. Reinartz from the residence at 2 pm Saturday, the interment being in Spring Hill Cemetery, Wellsville, OH.
Published in the Daily Crisis in East Liverpool, OH on March 13, 1902.
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Reference for John Peter Hommel's birth place Saxe Meiningen, Germany from the Wikipedia "The Free Encyclopedia" online: (Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxe-Meiningen)
The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty.
Established in the 1681, the Saxe-Meiningen line lasted, without much distinction, until the end of the German monarchies in 1918. In the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinction of the Saxe-Gotha line in 1825, Saxe-Meiningen received Hildburghausen and Saalfeld. The state of Saxe-Meiningen was merged into the new state of Thuringia in 1920.
The capital of Saxe-Meiningen was Meiningen; it had an area of 2,468 km² and a population of 269,000 (1905). The summer residence was Altenstein.
The present Head of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen is Prince Frederick Konrad (born 1952).
John Peter Hommel, aged 92, died Wednesday afternoon, Mar. 12, 1902, about 4 o'clock, at his home on Main Street, below Fifteenth, after an illness of about six weeks, having contracted grip fever. He was one of the oldest men living in Wellsville, OH, and was born May 28, 1809, in Saxe Meiningen, Germany.
In 1832 he wedded Miss Margaret Fritz, a native of Saxe Meiningen, who died 18 years ago.
The deceased immigrated to America, settling in Pittsburgh, PA in 1846. There he plied the vocation of a tailor for many years and had many old acquaintances in Pittsburgh. He came to Wellsville in 1868, but for several years has lived in retirement.
Five children survive. They are: Mrs. Katherine Barger, Mrs. Margaret Shintelm, Webster, PA; George Hommel, Pittsburgh; Ferdinand Hommel, Ohio Pyle, PA, and Miss Mary Hommel, Wellsville.
Mr. Hommel was a member of the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran church, East Liverpool, and the funeral will be conducted by Rev. J.G. Reinartz from the residence at 2 pm Saturday, the interment being in Spring Hill Cemetery, Wellsville, OH.
Published in the Daily Crisis in East Liverpool, OH on March 13, 1902.
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Reference for John Peter Hommel's birth place Saxe Meiningen, Germany from the Wikipedia "The Free Encyclopedia" online: (Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxe-Meiningen)
The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty.
Established in the 1681, the Saxe-Meiningen line lasted, without much distinction, until the end of the German monarchies in 1918. In the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinction of the Saxe-Gotha line in 1825, Saxe-Meiningen received Hildburghausen and Saalfeld. The state of Saxe-Meiningen was merged into the new state of Thuringia in 1920.
The capital of Saxe-Meiningen was Meiningen; it had an area of 2,468 km² and a population of 269,000 (1905). The summer residence was Altenstein.
The present Head of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen is Prince Frederick Konrad (born 1952).
In 1832 he wedded Miss Margaret Fritz, a native of Saxe Meiningen, who died 18 years ago.
The deceased immigrated to America, settling in Pittsburgh, PA in 1846. There he plied the vocation of a tailor for many years and had many old acquaintances in Pittsburgh. He came to Wellsville in 1868, but for several years has lived in retirement.
Five children survive. They are: Mrs. Katherine Barger, Mrs. Margaret Shintelm, Webster, PA; George Hommel, Pittsburgh; Ferdinand Hommel, Ohio Pyle, PA, and Miss Mary Hommel, Wellsville.
Mr. Hommel was a member of the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran church, East Liverpool, and the funeral will be conducted by Rev. J.G. Reinartz from the residence at 2 pm Saturday, the interment being in Spring Hill Cemetery, Wellsville, OH.
Published in the Daily Crisis in East Liverpool, OH on March 13, 1902.
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Reference for John Peter Hommel's birth place Saxe Meiningen, Germany from the Wikipedia "The Free Encyclopedia" online: (Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxe-Meiningen)
The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty.
Established in the 1681, the Saxe-Meiningen line lasted, without much distinction, until the end of the German monarchies in 1918. In the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinction of the Saxe-Gotha line in 1825, Saxe-Meiningen received Hildburghausen and Saalfeld. The state of Saxe-Meiningen was merged into the new state of Thuringia in 1920.
The capital of Saxe-Meiningen was Meiningen; it had an area of 2,468 km² and a population of 269,000 (1905). The summer residence was Altenstein.
The present Head of the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen is Prince Frederick Konrad (born 1952).
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