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![Show Contents]() Wissel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of WisselWhat does the name Wissel mean? The Wissel surname is thought to derive from the name of the town of Wissell, near the city of Kleve in present day North Rhine-Westphalia. Early Origins of the Wissel familyThe surname Wissel was first found in Westphalia, where the Wissel surname was first found recorded. Early History of the Wissel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wissel research. Another 50 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1420, 1456, 1489 and 1773 are included under the topic Early Wissel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wissel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wissel, Wisseler,Wisler and others. Early Notables of the Wissel familyMore information is included under the topic Early Wissel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Wissel migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Wissel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacob Wissel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1728
- Carl Wissel, who settled in Winterhill, Massachusetts in 1778
- Carl Wissel, who landed in America in 1778 1
- Georg Wissel, who arrived in America in 1780 1
- Ferdinand Wissel, who arrived in America in 1782 1
Wissel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Anna Wissel, who arrived in Illinois in 1850
- A Wissel, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
- Frederick Wissel, who landed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1854 1
- Ludwig Wissel, who landed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1854 1
- Valentine Wissel, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Wissel (post 1700) | + |
- Charles C. Wissel, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1899-1900 2
- Christian Wissel, German physicist and professor
- Adolf Wissel (1894-1973), German painter
- Maximilian "Max" Wissel (b. 1989), German racing driver
| Historic Events for the Wissel family | + |
Bismarck - Georg Wissel (1922-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
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