Death record give only his name and date, which in this parish indicates the death of an adult rather than a child. According to the church census of 1652, he was the only adult Hanss Gsell in the parish.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Jacob GSELL ________| | (1620 - 1657) m 1645| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss GSELL | (1646 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Weibrath EGGMAN ____| (1623 - 1683) m 1645| | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Conrad GSELL _______| | (1614 - ....) m 1637| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss GSELL | (1648 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Ursula KELLER ______| (1623 - 1683) m 1637| | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Ulrich GSELL _______| | m 1655 | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss Carli GSELL | (1657 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Ursula GONZENBACH __| (1636 - 1675) m 1655| | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hanss GSELL ________| | m 1677 | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss Conrad GSELL | (1679 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catharina GERMAN ___| m 1677 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Hanss GSELL ________| | (1590 - 1653) m 1631| | |__ | _Caspar GSELL _______| | (1640 - ....) m 1665| | | __ | | | | |_Anna WELTHER _______| | (1610 - ....) m 1631| | |__ | | |--Hanss Conrad GSELL | (1681 - ....) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Maria BRULMAN ______| m 1665 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Conrad GSELL _______| | (1614 - ....) m 1637| | |__ | _Jacob GSELL ________| | (1651 - ....) m 1683| | | __ | | | | |_Ursula KELLER ______| | (1623 - 1683) m 1637| | |__ | | |--Hanss Conrad GSELL | (1688 - 1688) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catharina KELLER ___| m 1683 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Isach GSELL ________| | (1660 - ....) m 1681| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss Conrad GSELL | (1689 - 1690) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Susanna GR�LACH ____| m 1681 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Jacob GSELL ________| | (1620 - 1657) m 1645| | |__ | _Georg GSELL ________| | (1652 - ....) m 1678| | | __ | | | | |_Weibrath EGGMAN ____| | (1623 - 1683) m 1645| | |__ | | |--Hanss Georg GSELL | (1690 - ....) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Adelheida BERTSCH __| m 1678 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Jacob GSELL ________| | m 1667 | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss Jacob GSELL | (1669 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Anna KREISS ________| m 1667 | | __ | | |__| | |__
Marriage at T�gerweilen, noted in the record at Zihlschlacht.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hanss GSELL ________| | m 1672 | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss Jacob GSELL | (1677 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Eva ANDRES _________| m 1672 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Jacob GSELL ________| | (1620 - 1657) m 1645| | |__ | _Georg GSELL ________| | (1652 - ....) m 1678| | | __ | | | | |_Weibrath EGGMAN ____| | (1623 - 1683) m 1645| | |__ | | |--Hanss Jacob GSELL | (1678 - 1685) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Adelheida BERTSCH __| m 1678 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Isach GSELL ________| | (1660 - ....) m 1681| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss Jacob GSELL | (1683 - 1683) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Susanna GR�LACH ____| m 1681 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Conrad GSELL _______| | (1614 - ....) m 1637| | |__ | _Jacob GSELL ________| | (1651 - ....) m 1683| | | __ | | | | |_Ursula KELLER ______| | (1623 - 1683) m 1637| | |__ | | |--Hanss Jacob GSELL | (1686 - ....) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catharina KELLER ___| m 1683 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Hanss GSELL ________| | m 1672 | | |__ | _Hanss Jacob GSELL __| | (1677 - ....) m 1691| | | __ | | | | |_Eva ANDRES _________| | m 1672 | | |__ | | |--Hanss Jacob GSELL | (1694 - ....) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Juditha HAAS _______| m 1691 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | _Jacob GSELL ________| | m 1667 | | |__ | _Benjamin GSELL _____| | (1671 - ....) | | | __ | | | | |_Anna KREISS ________| | m 1667 | | |__ | | |--Hanss Jacob GSELL | (1696 - 1696) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Elsbetha GEIGER ____| (.... - 1699) | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hanss GSELL ________| | m 1672 | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss Leonhard GSELL | (1673 - 1673) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Eva ANDRES _________| m 1672 | | __ | | |__| | |__
Could he be the Hanss Ulrich Gsell who was married in Bischwiller in Alsace in 1685?
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Jacob GSELL ________| | (1620 - 1657) m 1645| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss Ulrich GSELL | (1654 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Weibrath EGGMAN ____| (1623 - 1683) m 1645| | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hanss GSELL ________| | m 1677 | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Hanss Ulrich GSELL | (1680 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catharina GERMAN ___| m 1677 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Conrad GSELL _______| | (1614 - ....) m 1637| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Isach GSELL | (1650 - 1675) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Ursula KELLER ______| (1623 - 1683) m 1637| | __ | | |__| | |__
Parentage not assigned, although the marriage record says he is from Zihlschlacht. Was there a Gsell family originally from Zihlschlacht that was living for a time in an adjacent parish?
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hanss GSELL ________| | m 1677 | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Isach GSELL | (1682 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Catharina GERMAN ___| m 1677 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Jacob GSELL ________| | m 1667 | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Isach GSELL | (1686 - 1687) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Anna KREISS ________| m 1667 | | __ | | |__| | |__
He is named in the marriage record of his son Hanss Conrad in 1707. The place of origin is given as Zillschlach auss dem Turgau, today Zihlschlacht, which has combined with the neighboring village of Sittendorf for administrative purposes. Another Gsell marriage in Bischwiller, 02 jul 1685, involves Hans Ullrich son of Jacob Gsell, late linen weaver from Ober-Aargau, an uncertain reading, but apparently a different Jacob. Or, was there an "Ober-Turgau"?
At that time of his death, he seems to have been the only adult Jacob Gsell in the parish, so the death record is believed to be his.