George B. Imel1

Family Chart
ID# 13398, (abt 1864 - 1889)
FatherThomas Imel1 (3 Oct 1838 - 30 Jan 1917)
MotherVioletta Riegel2 (18 Feb 1844 - 31 Mar 1924)

Key Events:

Birth: about 1864, Pennsylvania3,4
Death: 20 Aug 1889, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri5,6,7
Burial: 22 Aug 1889, Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri8,9
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

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Narrative:

     George B. Imel was born about 1864 in Pennsylvania.3,4 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Jackson Twp., Gentry Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents, Thomas Imel and Violetta Riegel.1
     He was employed by G. W. Chase & Son, a wholesale confectioner. He was listed as a clerk there in 1887 and 1888, but was called a "well-known traveling man," or traveling salesman, at the time of his death. His territory included Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska.10,11,12
     George died on 20 Aug 1889 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, of blood poisoning from an injury on a train at Pacific Junction, Iowa, a short time before.5,6,7 He was buried on 22 Aug 1889 in Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, in his father's lot.8,9

Citations

  1. [S379] Thomas Immel household, 1880 U.S. Census, Gentry Co., Missouri.
  2. [S379] Thomas Immel household, 1880 U.S. Census, Gentry Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband.
  3. [S379] Thomas Immel household, 1880 U.S. Census, Gentry Co., Missouri, shows age 16 and state.
  4. [S4437] "Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976," FamilySearch.org, record for George B Imel , citing FHL #1004389, shows age 24 at death 20 Aug 1889, and state.
  5. [S4704] "Death of a St. Joseph Traveling Man," The Kansas City Star, 21 Aug 1889, shows died last night, dateline St. Joseph, and cause.
  6. [S4437] "Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976," FamilySearch.org, record for George B Imel , citing FHL #1004389, shows date, city, county, and state.
  7. [S4459] USGenWeb Archives, online, Missouri, Buchanan Co., Death Records, "Register of Deaths 1883 - 1893 alphabetical," transcribed by Gwen Plyler 29 Feb 2000, shows date, city, and cause of death.
  8. [S5422] Mount Mora Cemetery, online, record for George B Imel, shows date, lot, and lot owner.
  9. [S4437] "Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976," FamilySearch.org, record for George B Imel , citing FHL #1004389, shows city, county, and state.
  10. [S4458] Hoye's City Directory of St. Joseph, 1887 pg 216 and 1888 pg shows him as clerk for G W Chase & Son; 1887 pg 88 shows that firm.
  11. [S4704] "Death of a St. Joseph Traveling Man," The Kansas City Star, 21 Aug 1889, shows firm and territory.
  12. [S4437] "Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976," FamilySearch.org, record for George B Imel , citing FHL #1004389, shows occupation as traveling salesman.