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Bartels History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Bartels History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bartels family

The surname Bartels was first found in Berwickshire, in Scotland, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Bartholomew (d. 1184), was Bishop of Exeter and a native of Brittany. "He was for some time archdeacon of Exeter. His appointment to the bishopric was due to the influence of Archbishop Theobald, who shortly before his death wrote a most urgent letter recommending him to the notice of Henry II and his chancellor, Becket (1161). " 1

Saint Bartholomew (d. 1193), was a Northumbrian hermit of some celebrity, who flourished in the twelfth century. "His life was most probably written by Galfrid, the author of the biography of St. Godric, and a monk of Bartholomew's own monastery of St. Mary at Durham. In any case, it professes to be written in the lifetime of the saint's contemporaries. According to this life, Bartholomew was born at Witeb or Whitby. His real name, we are told, was Tostius (Tostig?), which his parents changed to William to avoid the laughter of his playmates. " 1

Early History of the Bartels family

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Bartels Spelling Variations

The name, Bartels, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Bartholomew, Bartholemewe, Bartholemew and many more.

Early Notables of the Bartels family

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Bartels Ranking

In the United States, the name Bartels is the 4,343^rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 2 However, in Netherlands, the name Bartels is ranked the 365^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,315 people with that name. 3

Bartels migration to the United States +

The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Bartels surname who came to North America were:

Bartels Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Herman Bartels, who landed in Long Island in 1655 4
Cornelis Bartels, who settled in New Netherlands (New York) in 1660
Jonas Bartels who, accompanied by his wife and two children, who arrived in New York in 1660
Cornelis Bartels, who settled in New Netherlands in 1660
Cornelis Bartels, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1660 4
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Bartels Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Heinrich Christophel Bartels, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 4
Heinrich Bartels, age 38, who settled in America in 1776
Christian Bartels, who landed in America in 1778 4
Georg Bartels, who landed in America in 1778 4
Heinr Bartels, who arrived in America in 1780 4
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Bartels Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Maria Bartels, aged 29, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 4
Bern Anton Bartels, who arrived in America in 1819 4
Ludw Bartels, who arrived in America in 1831 4
Katherine Bartels, who arrived in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Hercules" 4
Mr. Fried. Bartels, aged 21, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Georg Dillus"
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Bartels Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Hermann Bartels, who landed in Alabama in 1923 4

Bartels migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bartels Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Carl Bartels, who landed in Quebec in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Bartels (post 1700) +

Edward Bartels (b. 1925), American basketball player
Millard Bartels (1905-1997), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1964 5
John Ries Bartels (1897-1997), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-52; Defeated, 1952 5
George H. Bartels, American politician, Delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ringgold County, 1933 5
Fred E. Bartels (b. 1902), American Democratic Party politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 24th District, 1957-62 5
Clifford M. Bartels, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from 23rd Senatorial District, 1961; Candidate for Michigan State Senate 23rd District, 1962 5
Carol Bartels, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 2000 5
Arthur William Bartels (1878-1939), American Republican politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 59th District, 1915-18; Member of South Dakota State Senate 27th District, 1919-22 5
Adolf Bartels (1862-1945), German journalist and poet
Adolph Heinrich Friedrich Bartels, Australian politician, Mayor of Adelaide between 1871 and 1873
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Historic Events for the Bartels family +

Bismarck

Wilhelm Bartels (1914-1941), German Angestellter, Schumach. who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6
Günter Bartels (1919-1941), German Funkmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6

The Bartels Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Ad alta
Motto Translation: To high things.

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details