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Looking for more information on George Elmer Dautel, He was born in Berlin, Germany around 1830, parents unknown. Not even sure if the spelling of the name is correct. I know this is how we spell it today. All I can find is what other relatives have told me. Would like to know more about where the family originated from.

Family lore is that he was a stowaway on a boat leaving Alsace at the age of 14 and landed in PA. No records have been found to show that he applied for citizenship in the US. He married a Matilda Bankes and had children of which I have alot of information on. Records also show that he served in the civil war in a branch from Ohio but once again can't find any records of enlistment.