Andrew Gobel Family Genealogy


Andrew GOBEL Sr. was born in 1796 in Reichenbach Bavaria, Germany. He died in 1880 in Morgan Co, OH. He married Christina on 3 Mar 1814 in Reichenbach, Bavaria, Germany.

Andrew GOBEL Sr., his wife Christina, and three sons emigrated to the United States, arrived in New York City in September 1833, from Reichenbach (Bavaria), Germany and settled in York Township, Morgan Co, OH. Transcription of the 1833 Declaration of Immigrant Andrew GOBEL: Andrew Goble comes into court and reports under Oath that he arrived in the Port of New York the fore part of September 1833; that he was born at Byrne in the Kingdom of Germany in the year 1796; that he is now 37 years of age; that he emigrated from thence and landed at New York bringing with him Peter Goble aged 18 years, Andrew Goble aged 15 years and Jacob Goble aged 8 years, his infant sons who were all born in Byrne in said kingdom of Germany and who are with himself subjects of Lootwick Kimrich von Byrne, Prince of Byrne; that from the time of their arrival this affiant has continued to reside within the limits of and under the jurisdiction of the United States and that he had resided within the State of Ohio for the last six weeks & that it is bonafide his intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all allegiance to every foreign potentate, prince, state & sovereignty whoever & particularly to the said Lootwick Kimrich von Byrne Prince of Byrne in Germany of whom he is a subject.

Surname is spelled as GOBBLE in 1840 thru 1870 Ohio Census records and as GOBLE in naturalization record for Andrew. Family Bible records indicate spelling as GABEL.

Other GOBBLE Families from Bavaria that settled in Morgan County, OH and are probably related:

A. 1860 York Twp Census:
1. Theobald b.1814 & Caroline b.1821
2. Peter b.1811 & Catherine b.1816 (children born Bavaria: Peter b.1843, Phoebe b.1845, Caroline b.1848, Elizabeth b.1849, Margaret b.1854, and child born Ohio: Mary b.1857)
3. Peter J. b.1822 & Mary b.1835 (child Mary b.1852 in Ohio).

B. 1870 Bloom Twp Census:
1. Peter b.1811 & Catherine b.1816 (child Mary b.1857 in Ohio)

C. 1870 York Twp Census:
1. Theobald b.1814 & Caroline b.1821(child Charles b.1856 in Ohio)
2. Peter J. b.1822 & Mary b.1835 (children born Ohio: Margaret b.1852, Peter R. b.1854, Adam b.1856, John b.1861, William b.1862, Mary b.1865, and Caroline b.1868)
3. Jacob b.1850 is an apprentice blacksmith living with the Switzer family.

Christina was born in 1797 in Bavaria, Germany. She died in Feb 1860 in Morgan Co, OH. She married Andrew GOBEL Sr. on 3 Mar 1814 in Reichenbach, Bavaria, Germany.

They had the following children:

  M i Johann Peter GOBEL was born on 5 Dec 1815. He died in Oct 1878.
  M ii Andrew GOBEL Jr. was born on 30 Jan 1819. He died on 31 Jan 1891.
  M iii Philipp GOBEL was born in 1824 in Reichenbach, Bavaria, Germany. He died on 6 Feb 1826 in Reichenbach, Bavaria, Germany.
  M iv Jacob GOBEL Sr. was born on 15 Apr 1826. He died on 1 Aug 1910.
  M v Conrad GOBEL was born on 27 Jun 1829 in Reichenbach, Bavaria, Germany. He died on 30 Sep 1832 in Reichenbach, Bavaria, Germany.
  M vi Johannes GOBEL was born on 22 Nov 1832 in Reichenbach, Bavaria, Germany.
  F vii Mary A. GOBEL was born in 1834 in Morgan Co, OH.
  F viii Caroline GOBEL was born in 1837 in Morgan Co, OH.

Johann Peter GOBEL [Parents] was born on 5 Dec 1815 in Bavaria, Germany. He died in Oct 1878 in Morgan Co, OH. He was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Old German Cemetery. He married Barbara CHRISTMAN on 22 Mar 1843 in Morgan Co, OH.

Peter and Barbara GOBEL also had a son (un-named) who died at birth.

Barbara CHRISTMAN [Parents] was born in 1821 in Bavaria, Germany. She died on 3 Jul 1877 in Morgan Co, OH. She was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Old German Cemetery. She married Johann Peter GOBEL on 22 Mar 1843 in Morgan Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  F i Madeline GOBEL was born in 1845 in Morgan Co, OH. She died in 1850 in Morgan Co, OH.
  M ii Philip GOBEL was born on 31 Dec 1846. He died on 25 Jul 1877.
  F iii Elizabeth GOBEL was born on 31 Mar 1849. She died on 27 May 1905.
  M iv Peter C. GOBEL was born in May 1851. He died in Oct 1915.
  M v Jacob F. GOBEL was born on 7 Oct 1853. He died on 5 Feb 1926.
  M vi Daniel GOBEL was born in 1854 in Morgan Co, OH. He died before 1870 in Morgan Co, OH.

Daniel GOBEL appears as a family member in the 1860 Ohio Census for Morgan County; however, he is not in the 1870 census.
  F vii Phoebe GOBEL was born on 26 May 1858. She died on 29 Jun 1890.
  F viii Caroline GOBEL was born on 29 Oct 1860. She died on 6 Dec 1924.
  F ix Mary Ann GOBEL was born on 9 Feb 1863. She died on 24 Jan 1930.
  F x Emma GOBEL was born on 26 Sep 1865. She died on 18 Oct 1938.

Lewis EPPLEY [Parents] was born on 5 Aug 1840 in Morgan Co, OH. He died on 1 May 1913 in Morgan Co, OH. He was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Eppley Cemetery. He married Elizabeth GOBEL on 31 Oct 1867 in Morgan Co, OH.

Information on the Lewis EPPLEY / Elizabeth GOBEL family courtesy of Pam Dixon of New Concord, OH.

Elizabeth GOBEL [Parents] was born on 31 Mar 1849 in Sharpridge, OH. She died on 27 May 1905 in Morgan Co, OH. She was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Eppley Cemetery. She married Lewis EPPLEY on 31 Oct 1867 in Morgan Co, OH.

According to the 1900 Morgan Co, OH census, Elizabeth and Lewis were the parents of nine (9) children of whom four (4) were living at that time.

They had the following children:

  M i Christian Cornelius EPPLEY was born on 5 Aug 1868 in Morgan Co, OH. He died on 11 Dec 1945 in Zanesville, OH. He was buried in Muskingum Co, OH / Dutch Hill Cemetery.

Obituary from the Zanesville Signal newspaper: Funeral Thursday for C.C. Eppley - Funeral services for Christian C. (Nela) Eppley, 77, of Roseville, Route 2 will be held at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Cannon and Cannon Funeral Home at Crooksville with Rev. E.E. Mosslander of the Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Dutch Hill Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Eppley died early Tuesday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital following an operation. Surviving are a brother, Alva C. Eppley of Roseville, Route 2; a sister, Mrs. Anna Harper, of Crooksville; and several nieces and nephews.
  M ii Wesley Lewis EPPLEY was born on 12 Sep 1870.
  F iii Anna Minerva EPPLEY was born on 5 Jun 1878. She died on 27 Jun 1950.
  F iv Alma M. EPPLEY was born on 9 Nov 1880 in Morgan Co, OH. She died on 14 Aug 1928 in Zanesville, OH. She was buried in Zanesville, OH / Woodlawn Cemetery.
  M v Alva Clarence EPPLEY was born on 13 Dec 1882. He died on 10 Jan 1973.

Wesley Lewis EPPLEY [Parents] was born on 12 Sep 1870 in Morgan Co, OH. He married Emma Jean COHAGEN on 22 Feb 1893 in Muskingum Co, OH.

Emma Jean COHAGEN [Parents] "Jennie" was born in 1872 in Ohio. She married Wesley Lewis EPPLEY on 22 Feb 1893 in Muskingum Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  M i Raymond EPPLEY was born on 25 May 1893 in Harrison, OH.

Raymond (and sister Rhea) are listed in the 1900 US Census Perry Co, OH as stepchildren of Daniel and Jennie Polling.
  F ii Rhea Fern EPPLEY was born on 4 Jul 1896. She died on 1 Jan 1967.

Charles Lee HARPER [Parents] was born on 17 Aug 1875 in Morgan Co, OH. He died on 1 Apr 1937 in Roseville, OH. He was buried in Muskingum Co, OH / Rose Hill Cemetery. He married Anna Minerva EPPLEY on 4 Apr 1900 in Morgan Co, OH.

Anna Minerva EPPLEY [Parents] was born on 5 Jun 1878 in Morgan Co, OH. She died on 27 Jun 1950 in Crooksville, OH. She was buried in Muskingum Co, OH / Rose Hill Cemetery. She married Charles Lee HARPER on 4 Apr 1900 in Morgan Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  M i J. Weldon HARPER was born in 1901.
  M ii L. Dale HARPER was born on 15 Jan 1903. He died in Oct 1973.
  M iii Russell W. HARPER was born in 1905.
  F iv Gladys HARPER was born in 1906. She died on 3 Sep 1935.
  F v Florence HARPER was born in 1910. She died on 20 Jun 1950 in Crooksville, OH. She was buried in Zanesville, OH / Rose Hill Cemetery.
  F vi Pauline HARPER was born on 11 May 1913. She died in Aug 1979.
  M vii Paul HARPER was born on 18 Oct 1915. He died in Dec 1973 in Zanesville, OH.
  F viii Dorothy HARPER was born in 1918.

William L. EPPLEY [Parents] was born in 1849 in Wurtemburg, Germany. He died on 27 May 1905 in Morgan Co, OH. He was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Eppley Cemetery. He married Phoebe GOBEL on 4 Apr 1878 in Roseville, OH.

Information on the William L. EPPLEY / Phoebe GOBEL family courtesy of Pam Dixon of New Concord, OH.

Phoebe GOBEL [Parents] was born on 26 May 1858 in Morgan Co, OH. She died on 29 Jun 1890 in Morgan Co, OH. She was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Eppley Cemetery. She married William L. EPPLEY on 4 Apr 1878 in Roseville, OH.

They had the following children:

  M i Franklin E. EPPLEY was born on 3 Jun 1879 in Morgan Co, OH. He died on 27 Jul 1889 in Morgan Co, OH. He was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Eppley Cemetery.
  F ii Minnie A. EPPLEY was born on 23 Mar 1882.
  M iii Clarence Albert EPPLEY was born on 24 Jun 1884. He died on 19 Sep 1946.
  M iv Howard Carl EPPLEY was born on 6 Apr 1888. He died on 1 Nov 1970.

Charles H. GLEECK was born on 25 Nov 1866 in Zanesville, OH. He married Minnie A. EPPLEY on 4 Dec 1901 in Morgan Co, OH.

Minnie A. EPPLEY [Parents] was born on 23 Mar 1882 in Morgan Co, OH. She married Charles H. GLEECK on 4 Dec 1901 in Morgan Co, OH.

Other marriages:
ROBERTS, Charles


Clarence Albert EPPLEY [Parents] was born on 24 Jun 1884 in Morgan Co, OH. He died on 19 Sep 1946 in Morgan Co, OH. He was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Solomon Lutheran Cemetery. He married Clara B. BUSH on 27 Jun 1907 in Zanesville, OH.

Clara B. BUSH [Parents] was born on 26 Nov 1885 in Morgan Co, OH. She died on 22 May 1970 in Morgan Co, OH. She was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Solomon Lutheran Cemetery. She married Clarence Albert EPPLEY on 27 Jun 1907 in Zanesville, OH.

They had the following children:

  F i Marie A. EPPLEY was born on 1 Nov 1907. She died on 29 Jan 1999.
  M ii Eldon L. EPPLEY was born on 28 Mar 1915 in Morgan Co, OH. He died on 25 Jul 1986 in Zanesville, OH.

John Jakob EPPLEN was born in 1796 in Westernburg, Germany. He died on 25 Nov 1881 in Morgan Co, OH. He was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Eppley Cemetery. He married Catherina KELLER about 1820.

John Jakob EPPLEN was born in the Kingdom of Westernburg, Necter, County Seat of Esslinger, Dinkerderf, Germany. The family emigrated to the United States from The Netherlands on 12 Apr 1832 arriving on 06 Jun 1832. After a brief stay in Philadelphia, PA the family relocated to the community of Dutch Hill, Near the town of Eagleport in Morgan Co, OH.

Catherina KELLER was born in 1800 in Germany. She died on 8 Feb 1871 in Morgan Co, OH. She was buried in Morgan Co, OH / Eppley Cemetery. She married John Jakob EPPLEN about 1820.

They had the following children:

  M i Lewis EPPLEY was born on 5 Aug 1840. He died on 1 May 1913.

George EPPLEY.George married Wilhelmina RILEY.

Wilhelmina RILEY.Wilhelmina married George EPPLEY.

They had the following children:

  M i William L. EPPLEY was born in 1849. He died on 27 May 1905.

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