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Ancestors of Rondal Genzel

Generation No. 1

      1. Rondal Genzel, born Private. He was the son of 2. Harry William Genzel and 3. Maggie Pauline Looper. He married (1) Janice Elvada Feemster Private. She was born Private. She was the daughter of Robert Feemster and Jewel Penny. He married (2) Frances Carolyn Shannon Private. She was born Private. She was the daughter of George Verdelle Shannon and Zona Paulena White.

Generation No. 2

      2. Harry William Genzel, born May 15, 1914 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died March 19, 1985 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He was the son of 4. August Otto Genzel and 5. Annie Susan Sternecker. He married 3. Maggie Pauline Looper Private.

      3. Maggie Pauline Looper, born Private. She was the daughter of 6. John Gibbon Looper and 7. Sarah Jane Stinson.

Children of Harry Genzel and Maggie Looper are:

1	i.	Rondal Genzel, born Private; married (1) Janice Elvada Feemster Private; married (2) Frances Carolyn Shannon Private.
	ii.	Stanley Gibbins Genzel, born Private; married (1) Elizabeth Hutchins Private; born Private; married (2) Vannessa Leona Schmidt Private; born Private.
	iii.	Mereda Jane Genzel, born Private; married (1) A. J. Anderson Private; born Private; married (2) Christopher Sowell Private; born Private; married (3) Michael Grant Moore Private; born January 24, 1937; died November 15, 1985 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas; married (4) Ronald Charles Moody Private; born Private.
	iv.	Gary William Genzel, born Private; married (1) Rebecca Ellen Worsham Private; born Private; married (2) Debora Ann Amador Private; born Private; married (3) Barbara Gail DeLay Private; born Private.

Generation No. 3

4. August Otto Genzel, born January 05, 1885 in Muhlhausen, Germany; died February 13, 1943 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He was the son of 8. August Genzel and 9. Johanna Kopp. He married 5. Annie Susan Sternecker October 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York.

5. Annie Susan Sternecker, born November 30, 1884 in Kirchen thumbach, Germany; died July 30, 1962 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. She was the daughter of 10. Albert Caspar Sternecker and 11. Barbara Rupprecht.

Notes for August Otto Genzel:
August Otto Genzel came to America from a town called Muhlhausen which was
located in Prussia, Germany. Otto worked his way over to America, leaving
Germany and going to Glasgow, Scotland where he boarded the vessel, "The
Furnessia" on or about the 17th day of March, 1906. This was the beginning of
the Genzel Family in America.
On the 13th day of March, 1911, Otto declared his intention to become an
American citizen. At this time he was living at 222 East 87th Street in New
York. By this time, Otto had met Annie Susan Sternecker, the daughter of Albert
and Barbara Sternecker of Bavaria, Germany and they were married in 1911.
They moved to 405 East 34th Street in New York and on March 02, 1915 some
five years and three children later, both Otto and Annie became citizens of the
United States. There is no separate application for Annie as she was
naturalized on the petition of Otto.
Otto worked at the New York Cotton Exchange for W. R. Grayson Cotton
Company and held a seat on the Cotton Exchange as a inspector. He worked in New
York from 1911 to Jan. 1920 when he was transferred to the Dallas Cotton
Exchange in Dallas, Texas. The family joined him in Texas on July 4, 1920.
Otto worked there until 1939 when he went to work for the Texas Cotton Growers
Assoc. which was about 9 months out of the year, from 1939 to 1941.
Otto had not been well for some time, so the family moved from Waverly
Street and bought a small grocery store and gas station with living quarters
attached which was located on Old Seagoville Road just outside of Dallas. The
family lived at the small store from 1921 to 1923 some two years before opening
the store. After living at this address for an unknown amount of years they
built a big home right up the street from the store.
Otto and Annie did well adjusting to the new life in Texas but the children
did not fare so well. Their trouble was speaking only German and none of the
other children understood, so the fights broke out. Otto made a rule that no
more German was to be spoken.
As Otto's condition had worsened they decided to move into Dallas. They
lived at 4519 Verdun Street and at this address Otto had a heart attack. He was
taken to Methodist Hospital where he died on Feb. 13, 1943.

Notes for Annie Susan Sternecker:
After the death of her husband, Otto Genzel, Annie lived some 19 years. She
sold her home on Verdun Street which she paid $2,800.00 and received $9,500.00.
She moved to Bonita Street and bought a home for $8,000.00. She then bought a
home at 5458 Richmond Ave. for $7,500.00. She rented a room to Mr. L. H. Barry
for about a year and on Dec.21,1946 Annie and Mr. Barry were married at
Weatherford, Texas. Annie and Barry both lived at this address until their
death. Annie was 77 years old at the time of her death. She was only sick for
three weeks when she died of Acute Leukemia.

Children of August Genzel and Annie Sternecker are:

Otto August Genzel, born January 18, 1913 in New York, New York; died August 24, 1999 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas; married (1) Artie Virginia Hooper; born May 20, 1916; died October 1988; married (2) Mildred Ernestine Allen; born September 15, 1922; died October 16, 1970.

Notes for Otto August Genzel:
Otto August Genzel
ARLINGTON, TX -- Otto August Genzel, 86, a master plumber and contractor, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1999, in Arlington.

Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas. Visitation: begins at noon Wednesday; the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials: American Cancer Society or American Heart Association.

Otto August Genzel was born Jan. 18, 1913, in New York, N.Y. He was a member of the Arlington Little League and had resided in Arlington since 1957. He did plumbing work for the Boys Club.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 29 years, Mildred Ernestine Genzel; a son, Edward August Genzel; and two granddaughters, Virginia Lynn Doningois and Christine Ann Genzel.

Survivors: Sons, Jimmy O. Genzel of Dallas, Robert Michael Genzel of Arlington, William Lawrence Genzel of North Richland Hills, Richard Guy Genzel of Tom Bean and Randy Allen Genzel of Keller; daughters, Patricia Ann Vita of Dallas and Barbara Sue Genzel of Arlington; 32 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.

Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711

	2	ii.		Harry William Genzel, born May 15, 1914 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died March 19, 1985 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; married (1) Maggie Pauline Looper Private; married (2) Agnes Victoria Zmolek Private.
		iii.		Robert Albert Genzel, born December 17, 1916 in New York, New York; died August 07, 1991 in Quinlan, Hunt County, Texas; married (1) Porterreis Nelms August 25, 1939; born July 07, 1921 in Elkart, Texas; died April 11, 1994 in DeQueen, Arkansas; married (2) Mary Morgan Private; born Private.

Notes for Robert Albert Genzel:
It is believed that Robert Genzel died on Aug.05,1991 at his home in Quinlan,
Texas. However his body was not discovered until Aug.07,1991, by a neighbor.
He is thought to have had a stroke and heart attack.

      6. John Gibbon Looper, born March 12, 1876 in Clinton County, Kentucky; died June 17, 1962. He was the son of 12. John Looper and 13. Mary Ann Cobb. He married 7. Sarah Jane Stinson September 29, 1895.

      7. Sarah Jane Stinson, born May 15, 1876 in Kentucky; died September 17, 1969 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. She was the daughter of 14. Tilman C. Stinson and 15. Artema Westmoreland.

Children of John Looper and Sarah Stinson are:

		i.		Nannie Hurt Looper, born November 23, 1896 in Kentucky; died September 14, 1985; married Jobe Bud Perkins; died Unknown.
		ii.		Prentice Looper, born June 13, 1899 in Kentucky; died February 21, 1908.

Notes for Prentice Looper:
Prentice Looper was born Jun.13,1899 in McKinney,Texas. He died at the age
of 8 years,8 months and 8 days. He died of Typhoid Fever.

	iii.	Cashier Guy Looper, born May 03, 1902 in Kentucky; died December 27, 1952 in Colorado City, Texas; married Bonnie Gentle Private; born Private.
	iv.	Jessie Lena Looper, born February 06, 1905 in Texas; died September 18, 1970; married (1) George Arnold Private; born Private; married (2) Albert Hensley Private; born Private; married (3) James Harper Private; born Private.
	v.	Vannie Mary May Looper, born Private; married (1) Dan Howard Houston Private; born September 11, 1900; died January 29, 1964 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; married (2) Theador Porter Holt Private; born March 08, 1900; died Unknown; married (3) Howard Overton Bonner Private; born Private.
	vi.	William Bryant Looper, born January 11, 1911 in McKinney, Collin, Texas; died January 24, 1960 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
	vii.	Johnnie Opel Looper, born Private; married (1) Johnny Crumrine Private; born Private; married (2) Monroe Miller Private; born Private; married (3) Alan Warren Buttrick Private; born Private.
3	viii.	Maggie Pauline Looper, born Private; married (1) Harry William Genzel Private; married (2) Roscoe Colbert Gentle Private.

Generation No. 4

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