SIXTH GENERATION

32. Unknown APEL ^(184)(53) was born before 1845 in France.⁽⁷⁾ Born in France before 1845. He died after 1862. John Doe Apel, first name unknown, was born in France. He then became a prisoner of war by Germany and settled in Marz, Germany, after the war. -- Ruth Apel

John William Apel made this stuff up about his grandfather being born in France. -- Lehners.
Children were:

16 i. John APEL.
ii. William (Werner) APEL^{(7) (58)(6)} was born on Jul 21 1862 in Germany.⁽⁵⁶⁾ He died after 1898. William Apel had a falling out with the family years and years ago, and he (alone) moved to California and was never heard from again. No one ever knew where. His wife and kids stayed in Pittsburgh, PA.