John Jacob WETZEL 1751–1824
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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: A — verified across 2 independent trees, with linked records
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Immediate Family
Biography
In 1751, John Jacob WETZEL entered the world in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, born to hans george wetzel and anna katrina conradt. John Jacob WETZEL married anna margaretha margaret sumi summey, anna margaretha sumi, and had children including catherine hefner, catherine wetzel, elizabeth wetzel, henry wetzel, jacob wetzel, john wetzel, margaret polly wetzel, margaret summey wetzel, margaret wetzel, mary houston wetzel, rebecca peggy whitsell, rebecca wetzel, rebekah wetzel, sarah clayton, sarah wetzel, susanah clayton, susannah susie wetzel, susannah i wetzel, susannah wetzel. John Jacob WETZEL passed away in 1824 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA.
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1Marriage Records U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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2Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Life Timeline
Oldest Ancestor Line from John WETZEL
This ancestor line traces from Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany (1719) to Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA (1751) across 2 generations.
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- John WETZEL (1751–1824) was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA and died in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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John WETZEL's Ancestors
Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record