1815–1877
Benjamin Covell
The sibling who ended a life in AustraliaAt least 9 siblings died in England; this life ends somewhere different.
Compared with siblings
Two streams,
3 weddings,
one family.
For roughly three centuries the continental European and British lines in this tree run in parallel and never touch — different countries, different centuries, no shared descendants. Between 1885 and 1896 three marriages join them, and 39 relatives now descend from both sides. Each row names the two lines that met, how far back each is traced, and the branch it becomes today.
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Logan line · Scotland John Logan1847–1895 traced to 1786 × Baldensperger line · France Mary Baldensperger1852–1936 traced to 1702
15 relatives descend from this marriage, beginning with 4 children in Pennsylvania, USA.
Continues intoHeinesh familythrough Margaret Heinesh -
Covell line · England Samuel Covell1864–1903 traced to 1570 × Nentwich line · Germany Mathilda Nentwich1864–1942 traced to 1798
18 relatives descend from this marriage, beginning with 8 children in Bexar CO, Texas.
Continues intoCovell familythrough Ginger Covell -
Black line · England Thomas Black1874–1950 traced to 1496 × Sachleban line · Germany Wilhelmina Sachleban1876–1927 traced to 1592
16 relatives descend from this marriage, beginning with 6 children in Hays, Texas.
Continues intoCovell familythrough Ginger Covell
Stories from the records
All stories →Covell family · 1815–77The sibling who crossed the world
Ten Covell siblings stayed near Norfolk. Benjamin died in Adelaide, alone among them on the other side of the planet.
Fritz family · 1846–47Nine months in New BraunfelsFour recorded deaths, two survivors, and the eight-year-old from whom this tree's Fritz branch continues.
A life in family context
A selected life, seen beside the siblings who shared its beginnings. These recorded destinations raise a human question: what took one person so far from the others? They establish where lives ended, not the journeys in between.
Every line carries a different shape
Meet the larger surname lines in this archive. Each profile introduces the relatives who share a recorded birth surname, then summarizes their places and evidence.
These groups are narrower than the four family branches on the map. Read the figures as a snapshot of the public records: the year span covers births, record support means an independent source is linked, and cross-border endpoints compare recorded birth and death countries.
Keller
The earliest dated birth in this surname group is Hansen Keller (1515). Across the group, the United States is the most frequently recorded birth country.
48 relatives · 1515–1933
- United States
- most common birth country
- 23%
- record-supported
- 2%
- cross-border endpoints
Covell
The earliest dated birth in this surname group is Lyonell Covell (1585), recorded in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Across the group, England is the most frequently recorded birth country.
35 relatives · 1585–1930
- England
- most common birth country
- 26%
- record-supported
- 11%
- cross-border endpoints
Klesel
The earliest dated birth in this surname group is Klesel (1800), recorded in Poland. Across the group, the United States is the most frequently recorded birth country.
26 relatives · 1800–1930
- United States
- most common birth country
- 4%
- record-supported
- 15%
- cross-border endpoints
Finkbeiner
The earliest dated birth in this surname group is Johannes Finkbeiner (1820), recorded in Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Across the group, Germany is the most frequently recorded birth country.
19 relatives · 1820–1926
- Germany
- most common birth country
- 63%
- record-supported
- 42%
- cross-border endpoints
Sachtleben
The earliest dated birth in this surname group is Bartholomäus Sachtleben (1540), recorded in Kroppenstedt. Across the group, Germany is the most frequently recorded birth country.
15 relatives · 1540–1880
- Germany
- most common birth country
- 7%
- record-supported
- 27%
- cross-border endpoints
Baldensperger
The earliest dated birth in this surname group is Johann George Baldensperger (1708), recorded in Baldenheim, Bas-Rhin, France. Across the group, France is the most frequently recorded birth country.
14 relatives · 1708–1859
- France
- most common birth country
- 29%
- record-supported
- 29%
- cross-border endpoints
Knopp
The earliest dated birth in this surname group is Wilhelmus Knopp (1722), recorded in Eitelborn, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland. Across the group, Germany is the most frequently recorded birth country.
14 relatives · 1722–1871
- Germany
- most common birth country
- 14%
- record-supported
- 43%
- cross-border endpoints
Black
The earliest dated birth in this surname group is Thomas William Black (1698), recorded in Letterkenney, Donegal County, Ireland. Across the group, the United States is the most frequently recorded birth country.
12 relatives · 1698–1908
- United States
- most common birth country
- 17%
- record-supported
- 17%
- cross-border endpoints
Five centuries of family history
Follow the dated family records through the world around them. The dates mark entries in the tree; the historical context describes the wider setting, not proof of an ancestor's journey.
Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
The earliest named generation
Sit Knyvett Lord of Charlton is the earliest relative currently dated in the tree. From here, branches extend through German and British communities.Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Branches appear in colonial America
By the later 1600s, connected branches appear across Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, and neighboring colonies.Galveston · New Braunfels · Fredericksburg
Texas becomes a meeting place
Galveston and New Braunfels appear first, followed by Fredericksburg and a growing network of Hill Country and south-central Texas communities.Pennsylvania · Bexar CO · Hays
The two streams finally meet
Until now the continental European and British branches have run side by side without touching. Between 1885 and 1896 they marry into each other 3 times — and 39 relatives descend from both.Texas and beyond
Families grow across a shared region
Births, marriages, homes, and burials connect generations across San Antonio, Schulenburg, Luckenbach, and communities beyond Texas.A living family archive