The history of the Stembel family in America is not much different than thousands of other Palatinate German families who immigrated to this country during the mid-18th century and took up residence in Pennsylvania. Because this is not an unusual story, in many ways it is representative of how those Germans integrated themselves into the fabric of this nation-in-progress.

This history is organized into 13 chapters corresponding to major branches of the family. It generally extends through seven generations of the Stembel family (children born to family members today are generally tenth or eleventh generation Stembels).

Please note: a family history never ends. Thus, this website will always be under construction. If you have any information about family members, or spot errors, please contact the author, listed below. Thank you for visiting.

Chapters:

1. Johan Frietrich Stembel ( ? - 1749) New Hanover, PA


2. Frederick Stembel (1748 - 1840) Frederick, MD


3. Ann Catherine Stembel Grove Michael (1774 - 1838) Harmony, MD

4. Henry Stembel (1776 - 1829) Middletown, MD - Dayton, OH

5. Frederick Stembel, Jr. (1779 - 1868) Middletown, MD - Xenia, OH

6. Elizabeth Stembel Levy (1783 - 1837) Middletown, MD

7. John Stembel (1787 - 1861) Middletown, MD - West Liberty, OH


8. Theophilus Stembel (1813 - 1902) Oxford, IN

9. Oliver Frederick Stembel (1825 - 1887) West Liberty, OH - Johnson CO, MO

10. Joseph Van Swearingen Stembel (1828 - 1920) West Liberty, OH


11. George Oren Stembel (1853 - 1914) Champaign CO, OH - Wheatfield, IN

12. Albert Frederick Stemble (1864 - 1916) Champaign CO, OH

13. Addie Elizabeth Stembel Brubaker (1871 - 1954) Champaign CO, OH

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Author:

Oren "Skip" Stembel
207 Finale Terrace
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Skip@stembel.org

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Last updated: 16 July 2009