Zach Hadel
Birth Name: Zachary Thomas Hadel
Place of Birth: Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 4, 1993
Ethnicity: Czech, Polish, German, Irish, Belgian Flemish, possibly other
Zach Hadel, also known as psychicpebbles, is an American YouTuber, animator, and voice actor. He is known for creating the animated series Smiling Friends for Adult Swim, together with Michael Cusack; for his animations on his YouTube channel, and for co-hosting the web series OneyPlays.
Zach’s paternal grandfather was Edward Paul Hadel (the son of Frank Andreas Hadel and Nellie Lucas). Edward was born in Lenexa, Kansas. Frank was born in Missouri, to Czech parents, Johann/John Hadel and Mary Theresa Gregory, from Bohemia, now Czech Republic. Nellie was born in Lithuania, to Polish parents, Pawel Lukazewicz, later Paul Lucas, and Rose Lucille Douglas.
Zach’s paternal grandmother was Helen “Louise” Pflumm (the daughter of Andrew Pflumm and Elizabeth Lally). Helen was born in Shawnee, Kansas. Andrew was born in Kansas, the son of Conrad J. Pflumm, whose parents were German; and of Martina Van Schoenlandt, who was Belgian, from Antwerp. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Lally, whose parents were Irish, and of Mary Burke, who was also Irish.
Sources: Obituary of Zach’s paternal grandfather, Edward Hadel – https://www.maplehillfuneralhome.com
Genealogies of Zach’s paternal great-grandparents, Frank Andreas Hadel and Nellie Lucas – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Zach’s paternal grandmother, Helen “Louise” (Pflumm) Hadel – https://www.maplehillfuneralhome.com
Genealogies of Zach’s paternal great-grandparents, Andrew Pflumm and Elizabeth Lally – https://www.familysearch.org
Zach’s great-grandmother Nellie Lucas was born Anela Lukazewicz in Buteliunai, Lithuania, and her mother Rose Lucille Douglas’s birth name was Rozalia Lucille Daugiala. Rozalia was an ethnic Lithuanian while Nellie’s father Pawel was of Polish descent.