Imel, Peter

1764 - 1849  (84 years)

• Name	Imel, Peter
  Birth	30 Mar 1764
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jan 1849	Fairland, Indian Territory, United States
  Person ID	I1234	Hastings-A
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Imel, Solomon,   b. 1729, Hesse-Cassel, Germany d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kirkwood, Susan,   b. Abt 1766, Virginia d. Between 1820 and 1830, Wayne County, IN (Age 54 years)
  Children	1. Imel, Thomas,   b. 1795, Shenandoah County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. Imel, John,   b. 23 Nov 1789, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States d. 16 May 1861, Salt Lick Township, Perry, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years)   3. Imel, Henry,   b. 11 May 1790, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States d. 14 Feb 1870, Leroy, Coffey, Kansas, United States (Age 79 years)   4. Imel, Peggy,   b. 1796, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Imel, Peter , Jr.,   b. Abt 1800, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States d. Illinois   6. Imel, Catherine,   b. Abt 1803, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States d. Aft 1820 (Age > 18 years)   7. Imel, Anna,   b. 24 Jul 1801, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States d. 13 Sep 1878, Union, Iowa, United States (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Imel was one of the Hessians. When Peter and several of his brothers came over to America, he was only 12 years old. Peter, and his brothers, deserted from the Hessians and joined forces with the Colonists. He was a drummer with General Morgan's Virginia Riflemen and fought the Revolutionary War against those that had hired him and sent him over. After the war, he settled in Virginia, married and had 13 children. He married Susanna Pul in Frederick, MD on August 12, 1787 at the Evangelist Lutheran Church. He relocated his family to Indiana sometime between 1810-1820. In 1820, the family was living in Wayne County, Indiana. Peter Imel and his family would have been the first Imels in Indiana. It is believed that his son George moved to Johnson County and Peter was living with his son, George, just prior to his death.Peter's son, George was a soldier in the War of 1812.Peter Imel died in the home of his son, George, near Fairland and was buried in the family plot on George's farm. In 1940, three of his great-grandsons moved Peter's body to this cemetery, six miles away from its original resting place. He was buried in a grave with his son, George. There are actually five bodies in this one grave. Legend has it that when they searched for all the bodies, they could only find a few bones. So, all five bodies were probably buried in this one grave. Peter Imel was one of the Hessians. When Peter and several of his brothers came over to America, he was only 12 years old. Peter, and his brothers, deserted from the Hessians and joined forces with the Colonists. He was a drummer with General Morgan's Virginia Riflemen and fought the Revolutionary War against those that had hired him and sent him over. After the war, he settled in Virginia, married and had 13 children. He married Susanna Pul in Frederick, MD on August 12, 1787 at the Evangelist Lutheran Church. He relocated his family to Indiana sometime between 1810-1820. In 1820, the family was living in Wayne County, Indiana. Peter Imel and his family would have been the first Imels in Indiana. It is believed that his son George moved to Johnson County and Peter was living with his son, George, just prior to his death.Peter's son, George was a soldier in the War of 1812.Peter Imel died in the home of his son, George, near Fairland and was buried in the family plot on George's farm. In 1940, three of his great-grandsons moved Peter's body to this cemetery, six miles away from its original resting place. He was buried in a grave with his son, George. There are actually five bodies in this one grave. Legend has it that when they searched for all the bodies, they could only find a few bones. So, all five bodies were probably buried in this one grave.