Deborah (Gehlert) Roesler
Honor Code SignatorySigned 16 Apr 2021 | 12,554 contributions | 234 thank-yous | 4,491 connections
Signed 16 Apr 2021 | 12,554 contributions | 234 thank-yous | 4,491 connections
Communication Preferences:
I am interested in communicating 
with
anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
Here is my family tree.
I do most of the ancestry research and profile updates for myself and my husband Ron Roesler. I am happy to collaborate and answer questions about either profile and ancestors.
with
anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
Here is my family tree.
I do most of the ancestry research and profile updates for myself and my husband Ron Roesler. I am happy to collaborate and answer questions about either profile and ancestors.
tested
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jackie Edward Gehlert
and Patsey Lee (Smith) Cavnar
Sister of
[private sister (1960s - unknown)]
Mother of
[private daughter (1970s - unknown)], Tara (Roesler) Cote and [private son (1990s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Apr 2021
This page has been accessed 1,213 times.
Biography
Deborah (Gehlert) Roesler is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Deborah is a member of the Virginia Connectors Team for the Connect-a-Thon Challenge, January 2023
Deborah "Debbie" was born in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas in 1958. [1] Debbie's parents, Jack Gehlert and Patsey Lee (Smith) Cavnar relocated to Houston in 1961. [2].
Debbie was married twice:
- She married Keith Schield in June 1975 [3]. They divorced in 1982 [4]. They had one child:
- Marisa Diane, born1978. Keith and Debbie divorced in May 1982 [5].
- She married Ronald Roesler in 1983 [6] [7]. They had two children:
- Tara Elizabeth (born 1985) [8]
- Ryan Michael (born 1992) [9].
Education & Career
- Houston Community College - Associates Degree
- Our Lady of the Lake University - Bachelor's degree in Accounting (1990)[2].
- University of Houston - Masters (2003) and Doctoral (2009) degrees in Education [10].
Debbie was a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and worked as an accounting manager for several years at Browning Ferris Industries corporate office in Houston, Texas before chaning careers to become a teacher. She was the Mathematics Department Chair at Morton Ranch High School in Katy, Texas when the school opened in 2004, then became an Assistant Principal and Associate Principal before leaving the field of public education in 2012 [2].
She ended her career working in the business offices of two non-profit organizations in Katy, Texas - CrossPoint Lutheran Church (5 years) and Katy Christian Ministries (2 years). After retiring, Debbie continued to work as a volunteer with organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children. She served on the boards of the Royal ISD Education Foundation, Waller County Child Welfare Charity, and Texas Region 6 Child Fatality Review Board [2].
Debbie is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) through her ancestor Joseph Andrew Hatfield (1740-1832) [11].
Sources
- ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDHP-FTJ : 5 December 2014), Deborah Alice Gehlert, 21 Sep 1958; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Deborah (Gehlert) Roesler personal recollection, 19 March 2022
- ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT5Z-FGM : 6 December 2014), Keith R Schield and Deborah A Gehlert, 14 Jun 1975; citing Harris, Texas, United States, certificate number 063602, Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin.
- ↑ "Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYF8-P9W : 12 December 2014), Keith R Schield and Deborah A Schield, 19 May 1982; from "Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Harris, Texas, United States, certificate number 032265, Texas Department of State Health Services.
- ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V82G-FFX : 1 January 2015), Deborah Alice Gehlert in entry for Marisa Diane Schield, 20 Sep 1978; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
- ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTKQ-L9V : 6 December 2014), Ronald L Roesler and Deborah Gehlert, 29 Jan 1983; citing Harris, Texas, United States, certificate number 015632, Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin.
- ↑ Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas. Case 242931983015632. [1]
- ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8R3-J9P : 5 December 2014), Deborah Alice Gehlert in entry for Tara Elizabeth Roesler, 28 May 1985; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
- ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8T2-ZWG : 1 January 2015), Deborah Alice Gehlert in entry for Ryan Michael Roesler, 28 Nov 1992; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
- ↑ University of Houston commencement program, May 2009. Deborah Roesler, Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies. Copy in the files of Deborah (Gehlert) Roesler. [2].
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, Genealogical Research - Ancestor Search online database (https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A052955). Original membership certificate in the files of Deborah (Gehlert) Roesler. [3]
![[2]](https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Image:Gehlert-9-9.jpg&action=edit){kind=link}
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Deborah's formal name
- full middle name (A.)
- nicknames
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (29)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (3)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Deborah or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Deborah or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:
-
100.00%
100.00%
Deborah (Gehlert) Roesler:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DX2996140 [compare], yourDNAportal DEB31b28cbd, Ancestry member droesler120
-
50.00%
50.00%
Tara (Roesler) Cote
:
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Peg (Hough) Wienke :
23andMe, GEDmatch A639150 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A639150 [compare], Ancestry member pluce_wienke
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A639150 [compare]
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Featured Female Poet connections: Deborah is 15 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 24 degrees from Ruth Niland, 26 degrees from Karin Boye, 26 degrees from 照 松平, 17 degrees from Anne Barnard, 37 degrees from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, 27 degrees from Christina Rossetti, 17 degrees from Emily Dickinson, 29 degrees from Nikki Giovanni, 22 degrees from Isabella Crawford, 22 degrees from Mary Gilmore and 18 degrees from Elizabeth MacDonald on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
G > Gehlert | R > Roesler > Deborah (Gehlert) Roesler
Categories: University of Houston | Daughters of the American Revolution | Profile Improvement | Virginia Challenge Teams
Thank you for joining Appalachia Roots on the Connect-A-Thon.
Our Team finished in 1st place by connecting 17,576 profiles!What an incredible job!!! Check out the scoreboard.
We couldn't do it without you amazing team members! - See you again at the next Thon in July 2024!
Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the January 2023 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to a Historical Finish with over 10k profiles added and an amazing 1st place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 95,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Here is The Wrap Up information
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
Next Thon: Connect-A-Thon in April (tbd)
I am very grateful for your prompt reply and can now see where the problem was. It will take me awhile to follow up and fit the pieces together again. Am much encouraged by your research and experience with the family. We had an unexpected outcome to our search so far which caused a lot of hilarity. The Hatfield name is on my daughter’s husband’s side and his mother was very interested in a possible link. As I looked through the names in the connection I realized it pertained to our family and not his! He is related by degree to the Hatfields through my daughter. I am still looking forward to relating him to his own family roots, probably with more surprises in store. Thanks again. If there are any interesting post scripts I will let you know. I really appreciate WikiTree and all the opportunity offered on the site. Anne
In searching the Hatfield McCoy feud I found a short 23 degree connection between William Hatfield-260 and Benjamin Hatfield-6348. I was able to confirm all the degrees except the 4th from William which is Emzy Hatfield-3408 listed as Valentine’s sister The Emzy profile birth date 1912 is a male with 2 spouses. The Pricy Dotson spouse seems related to the last 3 Hatfield connections Valentine Wallace 1789, Ephraim Prater 1812 and William Anderson 1839. Any help linking these connections is appreciated- thanks Anne White
First, thank you for providing lots of details about your question. I repeated your steps in using the connection finder between William Hatfield-260 and Benjamin Hatfield-6348. The Emzy Hatfield at step 4 is Hatfield-254 (not Emzy Hatfield-3408). Emzy Hatfield-254 is a female named Mary "Emzy" (Hatfield) Riffe. She was the daughter of Ephraim and Annie (McKinney) Hatfield, and sister of my ancestor George Hatfield-255. The Emzy Hatfield-3408 that you found is a male, married to 1) Pricy Dotson and 2) Cleo B. Find a Grave memorial 109972657 for this Emzy lists his parents as yet another Emzy Hatfield (b.1885-d.1964) and Cora D. (Sullivan) Hatfield (b.1850-d.1918). I hope this helps. Good luck with your feud research!
Congratulations on certifying to work on pre-1700 profiles! It’s very important to read and understand the Pre-1700 Profiles page. These profiles for deep ancestors are shared by many, and collaborating on them works best if we all follow the guidelines in the certification quiz.
Primary sources should always be added to pre-1700 profiles at the time they are created. If you don't have a source for a pre-1700 profile, it would be best to ask for help in the G2G forum before creating the profile.
Sheryl ~ WikiTree Pre-1700 Greeter
Thank you for joining us! I wanted to check in with you to see how things are going. How do you like WikiTree so far? Have the tips in the New Member How To Pages been helpful or have they left you with questions?
Please let me know if you have any questions about WikiTree. To contact me, log in to WikiTree and go to your profile. Use the ‘Reply’ link below my comment to be sure that I will be notified. You can also click my name to send a private message, or post a comment on my profile page. It's really great to have you on board.
Cheryl ~ WikiTree Messenger *¨*•☆♥☆♥•*¨*
P.S. To find reliable sources for your profiles, go to the Family Tree & Tools tab; select Genealogy Research and scroll down near the bottom of that list and select Research with RootsSearch. There are over 20 websites to access from there.
Thanks for joining the WikiTree community -- your contributions will go a long way to joining the world together! By adding your family to Wikitree, you will have the opportunity to connect and collaborate with other members.
Start with the New Member How-To pages — they are really useful as you add profiles and learn your way around. Feel free to work through the How-Tos at your own pace.
Thank you for adding your DNA to WikiTree. Getting the Best from DNA will tell you more about how DNA kits are used on WikiTree.
If you have any questions about how WikiTree works, let me know. To contact me, please log in to WikiTree and go to your profile. Use the ‘Reply’ link below my comment to be sure I will be notified. You can also click my name to send a private message, or post a comment, on my profile page. I am happy to help!
Best wishes for your family history journey!
Peggy ~ WikiTree Greeter
PS Check out our very active G2G Forum. There you can post questions, join projects and challenges, and learn more about the WikiTree community. You can get involved as much or as little as works for you. Be sure to check out the drop-down menus at the very top right hand side of your profile, there is a lot to discover!