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Nagel, John Diedrich
Cemetery: Old Palmdale Cemetery
AVGS ID: N-30
Born: 1827
Germany
Died: 1900
California
Inscription:
Find A Grave: Find A Grave listing ID 19305963
FamilySearch: FamilySearch Person ID M3SG-YNF
Notes: Arrived in New York on July 3, 1880 aboard the ship Donau, with his wife Johanna (nee Dickman) and their youngest two children Eberhard Christian and Heinrich Gottfried Nagel. They had originated from Odenburg, Germany and departed from Bremen, Germany.

The family proceeded to Winnemucca, Nevada, where Johanna died in1882. On September 14, 1884 in Orange County, California, John married Dorothea 'Dora' Heinrich, widow of John H. Heinrichs.

Reference: History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by John H. Hawley page 245 - Biographical sketch for John Henry Nagel (ed. son of John Diedrich Nagel)



The headstone for John is missing. The granite base is between Dorathea and Richard. Some records indicate that Dorathea's headstone was next to Richard, with John's headstone in the position now occupied by Dorathea's.

Sources:

  • Antelope Valley History, The Journal of the West Antelope Valley Historical Society, Leona Valley, Volume 3, No. 1, by Milt Stark and William H. DeWitt
  • Antelope Valley Pioneers, by Glen A. and Dorene B. Settle
  • AVGS newsletter 'Prospector', Focus on Research articles, circa 1979
  • Rusty Fotheringham Eagle Scout Project
GPS coordinates:
Latitude: 34.55993425
Longitude: -118.09367153
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