{geni:occupation} Butcher
{geni:about_me} Moritz Exl was born in Halmesch, Hungary in 1849. He and his family lived in several places in Hungary (Trencin City, Celas, and Pruszkau), as well as Vienna, Austria (c.1883) before he emigrated to the U.S. in late 1890. His wife and children followed in early 1891, following the birth -- in Budapest -- of a son Robert in January 1891. They resided in Chicago, and are seen there in September 1891 when a daughter Fanny was born. A short time following Fanny's birth, around December 1891, the Exl family returned to Budapest, Hungary and remained there for the next several years.

On 31 March 1896, Moritz Exel, age 46, butcher from Hungary, arrived back in New York Harbor on the ship "Bonn". Even though he gave his final destination as New York, he soon moved westward to the city of Cleveland, Ohio. He wasre-joined by his wife and several of his younger children in December 1896. In the U.S., he was known as "Morris Exl", although his death record lists him as "Morris Axel". He and his family are seen living in Cleveland in both 1900 and in 1910:

Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1900

AXL, Morris, b. 1847, Hungary, age 53, parents both b. Hungary, meat store, came to U.S. in 1890, married for 31 years

wife, Julia, b. 1853, Hungary, age 46, parents both b. Hungary, came to U.S. in 1896, married for 31 years, 14 children (8 living)

daughter, Ernstien, b. May 1881, Hungary, age 19, dressmaking daughter, Sadie, b. February 1883, Hungary, age 17, dressmaking
son, Chandler [error for "Shander"], b. May 1884, Hungary, age 16, salesman, meat market son, Henry, b. January 1886, Hungary, age 14

daughter, Rosy, b. January 1890, Hungary, age 10

Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1910

EXL, Jacob, age 30, b. Hungary, parents both b. Hungary, proprietor, plumber, came to U.S. in 1902

mother, Julia, age 55, b. Hungary, parents both b. Hungary, came to U.S. in 1896, married for 37 years, mother of 10 children (6 living)

sister, FISHER, Rose, age 20, b. Hungary, parents both b. Hungary
brother-in-law, FISHER, Alex, age 25, b. Hungary, parents both b. Hungary, cutter, cloak factory, came to U.S. in 1899

nephew, FISHER, Milton, age 8 months
father, EXL, Morris, age 60, b. Hungary, parents both b. Hungary, came to U.S. in 1896

Following the death of his first wife, Julia (Zerkowitz) Axl, Morris was married two more times: on 17 December 1914 to Mrs. Mary (Balzer) Hoffman (1874-1923), and on 1 November 1923 to Mrs. Rose (Paplanus) Lusztig (b. 1862).

In September 1918, Morris Exl was residing at 5914 Longfellow Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. He died in Cleveland on 11 May 1928, age 79.