Connection between German immigrants Albert Foels and William Foels? [closed]

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Within the German immigrant community of Postville, Iowa, a cousin of mine married Albert Foels, only the third of his LNAB in WikiTree. The second Foels in WikiTree is William, also an immigrant from Germany to Postville. Anyone interested in researching and entering the Foels family in Postville? Including how Albert and William are related?

Btw, there are 36 Foels in FindAGrave, recorded as buried at Postville Cemetery.

WikiTree profile: Albert George Foels
closed with the note: connection found: nephew and uncle
in Genealogy Help by Oliver Stegen G2G6 Pilot (129k points)
closed by Oliver Stegen

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So I answer my own question after some more research:

William is Albert's uncle; William and Albert's father Adolph are mentioned as brothers in the obituary of their sister Mathilda as cited from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald of November 4, 1931 in her FindAGrave entry. Their parents are named Henry and Bertha Foels. Bertha's LNAB is erroneously given as Schulte on her FG page but given as Schlichte on William's and as Schlechte on Mathilda's FG page. As Schlichte is a common LNAB in Mecklenburg (whereas Schlechte is not found in Mecklenburg at online OFBs), it is assumed that Schlichte is their mother's correct LNAB.

by Oliver Stegen G2G6 Pilot (129k points)
selected by Susan Laursen

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