Henry married Anna Elizabeth (last name unknown) in Bavaria, Germany. Henry, Anna and 3 children, Henry Jr., Jacob and Margaretha immigrated in 1832 from Germany, landing in New York. They moved to Pennsylvania then to Ohio. In 1836 they moved to West Point, Lee Co., Iowa, where they settled and Henry & Henry Jr. worked in a mill.

Henry Abel (sometimes spelled Ebel) is confirmed buried in St. Peter's Presbyterian Cemetery but a tombstone was not found.
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Contributor: Edward A Mallang 3rd (48046588) [email protected] sent the following information in 2018. I do not have this information verified.
Heinrich (Henry) Abel (aka Ebel) 1786–1873
Birth 6 DEC 1786 • Ebertsheim, Palatinate, Bavaria, Bayern, Germany
Death 19 MAY 1873 • West Point, Lee County, Iowa.

Heinrich (Henry) Abel (aka Ebel) 1786-1873 was the son of;
Johann Conrad Abel (aka Ebel) 1753– , and
Johanna Friederika Beck 1758–1818

Spouse:
Anna Elizabeth Pfeiff 1796–1862, the daughter of Anton Philipp Abel (aka Ebel), and Maria Elisabetha Böhm or Biedinger (Which is maiden name, unknown)

Children of Heinrich Abel (aka Ebel) and Anna Elizabeth Pfeiff;

1. Henry Abel, Jr. (aka Ebel) 1819–1889 married Maria Christina Fett
2. Jacob Henry Abe (aka Ebel) 1822–1880 married Henrietta Beuhrig
3. Peter Abel (aka Ebel) 1826–
4. Margaretha (Margaret) Abel (aka Ebel) 1827–1892 married Casper Fett
5. David Abel (aka Ebel) 1835–1863

Siblings;
Sabina Elizabetha Abel (aka Ebel) 1784–1784
Johann Friederich Abel (aka Ebel) 1792–1830
(Twin Boy) Abel (aka Ebel) 1794–1794
Johann Conrad Abel (aka Ebel) 1796–1859

When Heinrich (Henry) Abel (aka Ebel) was born on December 6, 1786, his father, Johann, was 33 and his mother, Johanna, was 28. He married Anna Elizabeth Pfeiff in 1818. They had seven children in 17 years. He died on May 19, 1873, in West Point, Iowa, having lived a long life of 86 years, and was buried in Franklin, Iowa.

Contributor: Edward A Mallang 3rd (48046588)