Father: Johann "John" Peter Sandel

(b. 1716 in Schwabish Hall Germany d. 1786 in Orangburg South Carolina)

Mother: Catherine Magdalene Snell

(b. abt 1730 d. 1782 in Orangeburg South Carolina)

Baptized: 21 Sep 1755, "Redeemer", Orangeburg County, SC.

Married: Mary Catherine Nobles

They married about 1790 in Orangeburg County South Carolina

Father of:

Peter Warren 1806-1866

Elizabeth 1791-1846

Daniel 1792-1879

Henry 1796-1863

George Henry Jr. 1796-1863

Darius 1801-1859

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Baptized 21 Sep 1755 in the Orangeburg Church by Rev John Giessendanner.. transcription from church log....

On Sunday September 21st --- In Orangeburg Church.

George Henry, Son of John Peter & Magdalene

Sandel; born August 7th 1755. Suscept. George Jacob

& Ann Catharina Kurner & Henry Felder.

George Henry Sandel was baptized in 1755 and his susept was Captain Henry Felder of Barnwell District. Captain Felder's son was Peter Felder who came to Pike County in 1811 and settled near Magnolia. Peter was one of the Commissioners appointed by the Governor in 1815 to select, procure and fix the permanent seat of justice of Pike County. He filled the position of one of the justices of the Orphan's Court which had jurisdiction in probate matters.

Peter's son John Felder married George Henry and Catherine's daughter Elizabeth in 1812. John Felder was a leading member of the Methodist church. In 1840 he settled a farm on Topisaw and in 1843 he helped establish the Topisaw Camp Grounds. In 1846 he had a water-mill constructed over Topisaw River - upright saw, grist and cotton gin near the camp grounds. He and his wife were deeply devoted to their religion and the community owed much in the upbuilding of the Methodist denomination and maintenance of the church and camp meetings held there. The Topisaw River is the present day Tangiapahoa River.

George Henry Sandel moved his family to Pike County, Mississippi, near the town of Magnolia, probably after 1806, since the last child, Peter, was born in South Carolina in 1806. Many records and censuses for some counties were lost when areas of the South were burned during the Civil War. The 1820 and 1830 censuses for Pike County were lost when the courthouse there burned. Only a few extracts remain.

March 1793 - *GEORGE HENRY SANDEL was granted 116 acres of land located between and connecting together two parcels of land held in the name of Peter Sandel, located in Orangeburg District on Sandel's Bay of North Edisto River.

September 1793 - *George Henry Sandel and John Airs granted 630 acres, the half given to George Henry adjacent to Sandel land and adjoins Sandel's Bay.