According to family stories, Balthazar was in Napoleon's Army. The Balthazar Vogel family immigrated to America in 1829 and were living in the North Bush area of Buffalo, Erie County, New York in 1832. Seven of their children were born in Germany; the last 3 children were born in New York.
The next record on the Vogel family is in Ohio, where Balthazar purchased 46 1/4 acres of land in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio for $550.00 on August 7, 1843. This tract was sold September 16, 1854 for $775.00.
On November 9, 1853, Balthazar and his son, John Nicholas, purchased 101 acres in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio, for $1200.00. This piece was sold in the spring of 1856 for $1484.00, when the family was preparing to move to Iowa.
On April 26, 1856, Balthazar purchased the NW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 75 North, Range 10 West, Keokuk County, Iowa, consisting of 160 acres, from William F. Mills for $800.00. This land is located in Clear Creek Township southwest of the town of Talleyrand. They built a brick house which still stands, and an old map of Clear Creek Township shows a brick yard located near the river on this farm.
When Balthazar died, he willed this farm to his wife, Catharine, who sold it to her son, John Nicholas Vogel, on February 5, 1864 for $1000.00.
The heirs of John Nicholas Vogel sold it to John A. Vogel on May 8, 1901 and it remained in the descendants of John A. Vogel until March 1, 1961, when it was sold to Lee J. Henry, who still owned it in 1978.
Father: Joannes VOGEL b: 4 SEP 1755 in Liderscheidt, Moselle, France
Mother: Anna Maria HARTMAN b: ABT 1752 in Haspelschiedt, Moselle, France
The next record on the Vogel family is in Ohio, where Balthazar purchased 46 1/4 acres of land in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio for $550.00 on August 7, 1843. This tract was sold September 16, 1854 for $775.00.
On November 9, 1853, Balthazar and his son, John Nicholas, purchased 101 acres in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio, for $1200.00. This piece was sold in the spring of 1856 for $1484.00, when the family was preparing to move to Iowa.
On April 26, 1856, Balthazar purchased the NW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 75 North, Range 10 West, Keokuk County, Iowa, consisting of 160 acres, from William F. Mills for $800.00. This land is located in Clear Creek Township southwest of the town of Talleyrand. They built a brick house which still stands, and an old map of Clear Creek Township shows a brick yard located near the river on this farm.
When Balthazar died, he willed this farm to his wife, Catharine, who sold it to her son, John Nicholas Vogel, on February 5, 1864 for $1000.00.
The heirs of John Nicholas Vogel sold it to John A. Vogel on May 8, 1901 and it remained in the descendants of John A. Vogel until March 1, 1961, when it was sold to Lee J. Henry, who still owned it in 1978.
Father: Joannes VOGEL b: 4 SEP 1755 in Liderscheidt, Moselle, France
Mother: Anna Maria HARTMAN b: ABT 1752 in Haspelschiedt, Moselle, France
According to family stories, Balthazar was in Napoleon's Army. The Balthazar Vogel family immigrated to America in 1829 and were living in the North Bush area of Buffalo, Erie County, New York in 1832. Seven of their children were born in Germany; the last 3 children were born in New York.
The next record on the Vogel family is in Ohio, where Balthazar purchased 46 1/4 acres of land in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio for $550.00 on August 7, 1843. This tract was sold September 16, 1854 for $775.00.
On November 9, 1853, Balthazar and his son, John Nicholas, purchased 101 acres in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio, for $1200.00. This piece was sold in the spring of 1856 for $1484.00, when the family was preparing to move to Iowa.
On April 26, 1856, Balthazar purchased the NW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 75 North, Range 10 West, Keokuk County, Iowa, consisting of 160 acres, from William F. Mills for $800.00. This land is located in Clear Creek Township southwest of the town of Talleyrand. They built a brick house which still stands, and an old map of Clear Creek Township shows a brick yard located near the river on this farm.
When Balthazar died, he willed this farm to his wife, Catharine, who sold it to her son, John Nicholas Vogel, on February 5, 1864 for $1000.00.
The heirs of John Nicholas Vogel sold it to John A. Vogel on May 8, 1901 and it remained in the descendants of John A. Vogel until March 1, 1961, when it was sold to Lee J. Henry, who still owned it in 1978.
Father: Joannes VOGEL b: 4 SEP 1755 in Liderscheidt, Moselle, France
Mother: Anna Maria HARTMAN b: ABT 1752 in Haspelschiedt, Moselle, France
The next record on the Vogel family is in Ohio, where Balthazar purchased 46 1/4 acres of land in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio for $550.00 on August 7, 1843. This tract was sold September 16, 1854 for $775.00.
On November 9, 1853, Balthazar and his son, John Nicholas, purchased 101 acres in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio, for $1200.00. This piece was sold in the spring of 1856 for $1484.00, when the family was preparing to move to Iowa.
On April 26, 1856, Balthazar purchased the NW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 75 North, Range 10 West, Keokuk County, Iowa, consisting of 160 acres, from William F. Mills for $800.00. This land is located in Clear Creek Township southwest of the town of Talleyrand. They built a brick house which still stands, and an old map of Clear Creek Township shows a brick yard located near the river on this farm.
When Balthazar died, he willed this farm to his wife, Catharine, who sold it to her son, John Nicholas Vogel, on February 5, 1864 for $1000.00.
The heirs of John Nicholas Vogel sold it to John A. Vogel on May 8, 1901 and it remained in the descendants of John A. Vogel until March 1, 1961, when it was sold to Lee J. Henry, who still owned it in 1978.
Father: Joannes VOGEL b: 4 SEP 1755 in Liderscheidt, Moselle, France
Mother: Anna Maria HARTMAN b: ABT 1752 in Haspelschiedt, Moselle, France
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