Guest: James F. Karshner, DeWitt MI
Date-Time: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 08:09:19 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Karshner, Kershner
Comments: Still searching for the parents of great-great grandfather George C. Karshner (1816-1901) of Republic, OH. It was detailed in Volume III of The Kershner Families of Maryland 1731-1977 (pp.289-291).
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Guest: Harriett Anne Huppertz Fuller
Date-Time: Sunday, February 04, 2024 at 14:10:54 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Huppertz
Comments: To clarify incorrect ID of children in my lineage because of similar names I began researching German naming conventions and found this wonderful article which clarifies are the names that are so close. It also explained why the children had so many names. Thank you!!
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Guest: Susan Anderson, San Gabriel, CA
Date-Time: Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 16:43:04 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Horn
Comments: We communicated years ago. I'm still looking for the father of my great grandfather Samuel Alexander Horn, b. 1829 Lehigh Co. PA d. 1902 Tiffin, OH. I feel like I've exhausted all resources. I'm considering hiring Michael Lacopo to see what he might find. Although, I feel like I've turned over every stone. Thanks for your website and the latest updates.
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Guest: Tiffany Kirst
Date-Time: Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 22:15:09 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kershner, Kerchner, Kerstner, Kerst, Kirst
Comments: If I can ever be of assistance, please let me know. Professionally, I am a researcher (not in the field of genealogy). As a researcher we never publish without verification.
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Guest: Sandi Forman, Bethel CT
Date-Time: Thursday, May 05, 2022 at 08:26:43 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Lautenschlager
Comments: Thank you for sharing your extensive research. Georg Lautenschlager (1743-1833) is my 6th great-grandfather and I was researching his Revolutionary War service when I stumbled upon your website. I think that makes us 6th cousins, 1x removed. I have traced your line down to your grandparents but I can’t get closer than that. Your research pointed out an error in my research—I had Hans Heinrich Lautenschlager as my 7th great-grandfather’s brother and your research shows they are first cousins. (Thank you again.)I have a dna match who is a direct descendant of Hans. My tree is on Ancestry and my mom’s (Dotty Krapf) dna is on Ancestry, 23andMe, and Family Tree DNA. Mine is on Ancestry and 23andMe. I don’t see you as a match on any of these sites, but perhaps you are using another id. I’m happy to provide info to add my family as more generations under Michael Reader (Roeder) and Anna Jarrett if you are interested. Best, regards, Sandi
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Guest: Barb Lellig
Date-Time: Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:38:03 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Holdeman (Haldeman), Loesch
Comments: I've been woking on my family history; the HOLDEMAN & LOESCH families are on my maternal side. Sidebar: You indicated you were Navy Reserve; my father was a career naval officer (hospital corpsman.
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Guest: Wade Neiman
Date-Time: Sunday, March 06, 2022 at 14:35:40 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Guth, Lentz, Neitz
Comments: As a novice, I appreciate the extensive research and information. My family name, Neiman did not migrate to Pennsylvania until the 1840s; however the Guths, Lentz, and Neitz families were present in Northampton from the first migration.
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Guest: RALPH B SHEAFFER
Date-Time: Friday, February 25, 2022 at 12:24:49 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: SHEAFFER
Comments: Your explanation as to two names being given to a child is most helpful in the search for and confirmation of my ancestorial lineage in Pennsylvania. It helps also in confirming a "story" handed down by my Sheaffer ancestors that our line in Pennsylvania comes from one of two brothers that came down from New York to the Susquhenah River; one stayed there and the other returned to New York. At this point I'm of the belief that it was Nicolus in Northumberland County and would be my 5th great grandfather. Oh, and of course, our spelling has been angelized from the German spelling, whatever that was. In essence, "go figure."
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Guest: Darcy Long, Citronella AL
Date-Time: Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 22:17:25 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Long, DeLong
Comments: While searching for descendants of the Long's I ran up on your page. This has been more informative than my 8 months of web search. Thank you.
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Guest: Linda Miller, West Chester, PA
Date-Time: Monday, May 17, 2021 at 19:56:14 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Laudenslager
Comments: Just wanted to let you know what a wonderful website you have! You confirmed my previous findings of this family. The immigrant, Johann George is my 6th great grandfather on my maternal grandfather's side. I hope to do what you have done with our eight grandparent families, before I part this earth, after 40+ years of genealogy! Thank you for all your efforts. Linda
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Guest: Barbara Benvin nee Hartman Pittsburgh, Pa.
Date-Time: Monday, April 05, 2021 at 13:07:12 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Laudenschlager Wendling Hartman
Comments: I am a descendant of Johan Georg Laudenschlager and Eva M. Egli. Their daughter Anna Barbara is my 5th Great Grandmother. I come from the Sebastien Wendling, Jr., Philip, Jonas, and then Catherine Wentling line. Catherine married Harvey Rinker Hartman. Their son Henry Jacob was my Grandfather and his son Henry Robert Hartman was my father. I never knew the Laudenschlagers were musicians until today. It makes sense because of the name. I am a musician(classical pianist) as were my Dad and Grandfather. I always wondered who my musical ancestors were and certainly the Laudenschlagers would be a prominent part of that. I sincerely appreciate the tremendous amount of work you have done with regard to the Laudenschlager family. Thank you so much.
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Guest: Gregory Keck; Woodstock Ga
Date-Time: Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 08:08:28 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Christman, Geisler, Keck
Comments: My Great Grandmother was Rose M (Christman) Keck, she was born in 1867 in Montgomery County Pa, she married David Jacob Keck, they lived in Pottstown, Pa. Her father was Jonas Fox Christman, and with what I have found on your site has helped very much in my search. I would enjoy information on Jonas Fox Christman and his wife Emeline (Miller) Christman and how Jonas received his middle name (Fox). I have memories of being with Rose when I was a little boy in the 1960's, she was about 100 years old, and I have a few photos of myself with my brother standing next to our Great Grandma Rose. If you have any ideas or steps you would like to share in finding info on the Keck's that would be nice. You have done a lot of work here and it is Impressive!
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Guest: Sharon Barron, Fayetteville GA
Date-Time: Tuesday, September 01, 2020 at 12:10:14 (EDT)
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Comments: Fascinating to see family history. My father was Thomas A Laudenslager and was born and raised in Allentown. We used to have family renunions at Hunsickers Grove in Macungie in the 1960's.. at least 100 people would show up.. i have some family history back to the mid-1800's.. we were desendents of Peter and Victor AA...
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Guest: Fred Mowery, Vestal NY
Date-Time: Friday, January 17, 2020 at 17:58:38 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Maurer,
Comments: Researched family tree to NH before 1800. History has it that is where they migrated from.
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Guest: My mother was from Bethlehem,PA. She's passed
Date-Time: Monday, January 13, 2020 at 15:51:53 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Mary Logan., Peter Tellocolo
Comments: research the Tellocolo Family
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Guest: James Wycliffe DeLong, St Simons Island GA
Date-Time: Wednesday, January 01, 2020 at 08:11:41 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: DeLong
Comments: Just discovered you project and am interested I learning more. My line is documented back to Arie Francis DeLong first documented in New York in 1681.
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Guest: Stephen Lautenschlager, Castorland, NY
Date-Time: Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 10:28:11 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Lautenschlager, Wisner, Grau, Gunn, Saultz, Hohner, Crowner,
Comments: Hello Charles, I have signed your guest book in the past and we spoke by phone many years ago. I have not visited your site in quite a while so I thought I would sign again. Hope all is well. Stephen J. Lautenschlager 1 (951) 233-5326
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Guest: Brian G. Thomas
Date-Time: Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 23:17:54 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Hunsicker, Thomas, George, Deininger, Baiseur, Tomaselli and Jackson.
Comments: My 3rd Great Grandfather John Hunsicker Sr. was born on 4 Jan 1797 in PA, city and ccounty unknown. His immigrant Hunsicker ancestor was supposedly from Switzerland.
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Guest: Sharon Shippey St Petersburg, FL
Date-Time: Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 13:59:37 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Loudenslager
Comments: Charles was so helpful in the search for my great great great grandmother. My mom recently died and filling in the missing pieces of her past means so much to me and my family. Forever grateful!
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Guest: Sharon Shippey St Petersburg, FL
Date-Time: Friday, June 21, 2019 at 18:07:47 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Loudenslager
Comments: I visited my mom last week and she died unexpectedly shortly after. Now I am trying to find more information about her great great grandmother, Loudenslager, who she spoke about on our last visit. Mom, who was born in Wichita, Kansas, and lived most of her life in northern Arkansas, never mentioned a first name but did say she was Pennsylvania Dutch. Thanks for this information.
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Guest: Frederick Reitzell, Monroe, LA.
Date-Time: Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 22:05:30 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Reitzell
Comments: A big help in my search for my great grandfather.
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Guest: Vicki Schell, Pensacola FL
Date-Time: Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 22:05:43 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Schell
Comments: Anna Maria Trump, granddaughter of Anna Maria Wetzel, married Peter Schell, born in Lehigh County and died in Old Zionville
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): disheveledprofessor-Sunday-yahoo.com

Guest: Ivan Raupp,Bloomsbury, N.J.
Date-Time: Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 08:52:02 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Henry Stahler, J. Rohrbach,P. His
Comments: These are blacksmiths who made goosewing axes n the Pennsylvania style. I am looking for information about them.
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Guest: Laurie kerchner Sherman - dayton Oh
Date-Time: Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 22:25:13 (EST)
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Surnames of interest: Kerchner
Comments: Super interesting! Thanks for all the research! Someday my brothers and I will test and see if we fit in one of the lines. My grandpa Edgar Kerchners family were from Pennsylvania. Thanks!
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Guest: Sandra Lee Robinson Karlson, Collegeville, PA
Date-Time: Sunday, September 09, 2018 at 20:48:26 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Christman
Comments: Thanks for so generously sharing you work. A family source had believed that we were descended from immigrant Daniel Christman [b.1705] but we simply couldn't get the line to go all the way back to him. Now that I can see my line is from Jacob Christman [b.1711] it's a great relief to know where we came from! I'm sorry I don't have a direct male Christman surname in the immediate family to donate DNA, but am excited to see that you've created that project.
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Guest: Merrianne Echols
Date-Time: Tuesday, July 03, 2018 at 21:37:40 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Summerford/Somerset/Summerville North/Norris /Norton/Bradford/Murphy/Murray/Murdoch/Sloan/Kennedy/Childers/Blevins/Blythe/Wheeler/Campbell/Rothschild/my Atdna(234A)market which seems to be hidden as I was! All must be given the right to know and to know with knowing is a gift hat is to be cherished and respected if we see that something my go extinct our instincts internal have a life full of DNA we must never forget to encourage, guide and accept in order to never go extinct.
Comments: And my mtdna marker (234A) which seems to be hidden as I was! All must be given the right to know and to know with knowing is a gift that is to be cherished and respected if we see that something my go extinct our instincts internal have a gut instinct to listen to ones self to never give up for the truth of how truly amazing we all are and our DNA is simply complicated, unpredictable, rare and ever changing. We must never forget to encourage, guide and accept each other in order to never go extinct. Thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts. Sincerely Dearly, Merrianne
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Guest: Michael Sailer, Spring Township, Berks county , PA
Date-Time: Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 13:31:07 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kershner,Kerschner,Kirscher, Hoffman,Sailer,Saylor,Sehler, Saler
Comments: I have noticed last names change through time.Charles A Kershner 1859–1941 is the first Kershner in my tree, my 2nd great grandfather. Ancestry database has Johann Conrad K​ Kirschner, Kerschner 1770–1850 as his grandfather, my 4th great grandfather.
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Guest: Emily M., Tulsa OK
Date-Time: Friday, May 04, 2018 at 18:19:21 (EDT)
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Surnames of interest: Modaff, Doerr, Amos, Lucas, Londagin
Comments: On January 11, 2018 my aunt passed away suddenly, a few weeks later we found out that my grandmother had stage four lymphoma and about two weeks ago my grandfather began declining. In the midst of all this I began searching for pictures, I found several of people I had never met, old sepia and black and white photographs frozen in time. In my grieving I began to search my ancestry, during my search I have found a WWI hero, survivors of the dust bowl, and even a woman who landed at Plymouth Rock. When I first began my research I stumbled upon your site, your tips tricks and links have been most useful in this journey, and I wanted to say thank-you! Emily M. May 4 2018
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Guest: Donna M Reichard Harrisburg, Pa
Date-Time: Monday, March 12, 2018 at 19:14:55 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kerchner, Guss, Wenrick, Mader
Comments: I just got my Ancestry DNA results but I do not know how to match ancestors. My great grand mother was Permelia Kerchner. She married Daniel Wenrick.I am looking forward to discovering relatives.
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Guest: Gene Beason
Date-Time: Wednesday, February 07, 2018 at 06:13:17 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Gene Beason
Comments: Hi everyone, We have too good video basied on 2D and 3D animation. You can also see all subject related video. Thanks!
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Guest: Marie G.Matulis
Date-Time: Friday, October 27, 2017 at 00:12:57 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Meyer, Sclyzer
Comments: My great-grandmothers name was Bertha Meyer. Berthas fathers name was George Meyer, who was supposedly from Lehigh County in Pennsylvania. My great-grandmother, Berthas mothers name before marrying George Meyer, was Elizabeth Sclyzer. I am having a terrible time tracing her lineage, and where she was from, originally... my grandmother, Corrine Kemnitz-Wohland spoke what she called "Pennsylvania Deutsch", as did her mother, Bertha and the whole side of her family. I cannot trace any "Sclyzer"[s] in the United States.And--from where does it originat in Germany??
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Guest: Glenn L. Laudenslager IV
Date-Time: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 14:21:08 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Lautenschlager, Laudenslager
Comments: Great information. Trying to figure out who is the first person with my surname to come to America -- Johan Heinreich or Georg Heinreich. Showed up to Egypt cemetery in Whitehall, PA expecting to find Georg and found Johan.
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Guest: Judy Ryan, Clovis, CA
Date-Time: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 09:55:00 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Family names: Leber, Luethi, Sattler Other: Witmer, Schellenberger, Herr, Kauffman
Comments: This is wonderful information and a great help when it comes to making sense of relationships when so many of my ancestors have the same name. Thank you!
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Guest: Richard Breuninger
Date-Time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 20:23:45 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Breuninger, Walter
Comments: Just interested if earlier branches of our families ended up in Pennsylvania.
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Guest: Leslie Ann Hellar/Hiller, Duarte, CA
Date-Time: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 22:01:04 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Whitcomb, Whitcombe, Hellar, von Szendeffy, Dyer, Dressel, Lohmer, Lohmeir, Mason
Comments: The reason I found your paper on German Naming Customs & Patterns is that I am working on my Family Tree and I had come to the German side of the family. I noticed that so many of the male names began with Johann, Johan, and Johannes. I really did not think that Germans would name the majority of males - John - so, I went in search of an explanation by Googling a question about "why are there so many male names that begin with Johan, including Johann or Johannes. According to what I understand from your article, is that at baptism a child during the 16th and mid-19th centuries was given two names, spiritual and secular respectively. The spiritual name given to males could be Johan, Johann (after St. John) or George (for St. George). The 1st name is the spiritual name, which is not used in public, and the 2nd name is the name the person would go by, thus Johan Heinrich Hellar, the Heinrich would become the name that he would be known by his friends and such. Johan would be dropped except in legal and church records. This naming convention was used with female name, too. Here, the saints could be Maria or Anna, the number of German women is not as much as one may believe Having your article has made a world of difference in my research and understand of my ancestors. Thank you...
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Guest: Leslie Ann Hellar/Hiller, Duarte, CA
Date-Time: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 21:51:47 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Whitcomb, Whitcombe, Hellar, von Szendeffy, Dyer, Dressel, Lohmer, Lohmeir, Mason
Comments: The reason I found your paper on German Naming Customs & Patterns is that I am working on my Family Tree and I had reached the German side of the family. I noticed that so many of the male names began with Johann, Johan, and Johannes. I really did not think that Germans would name the majority of males - John - so, I went in search of an explanation by Googling a question about "why are there so many male names that begin with Johan, including Johann or Johannes. According to what I understand from your article is that at baptism a child during the 16th - mid-19th centuries was given two names, spiritual and secular respectively. The spiritual name given to males could be Johan, Johann (after St. John) or George (for St. George). The 1st name is the spiritual name, which is not used in public, and the 2nd name is the name the person would go by, thus Johan Heinrich Hellar, the Heinrich would become the name that he would be known by his friends and such. Johan would be dropped except in legal and church records. This naming convention was used with female name, too. Here, the saints could be Maria or Anna, the number of German women is not as much as one may believe Having your article has made a world of difference in my research and understand of my ancestors. Thank you...
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Guest: David Miller
Date-Time: Friday, March 10, 2017 at 14:40:20 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Noss, Nuss, Naus,
Comments: I am trying to find Conrad Noss,b. abt.1794 w Polly Andres b. abt 1796 in Luzerne or Columbia Co. PA
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Guest: Carolyn (Barrett) Carlton
Date-Time: Monday, November 14, 2016 at 11:42:12 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Henckel, Dentzer,Kester, Eschmann (Ashman). Lauer, Sell
Comments: Thank you so much for all the information on your web site. In working through newly found German ancestors, the given names were a puzzle. The additional information was a great help, too, in understanding the history of these people.
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Guest: sue Fulk Dietz, largo, fl via winchester, va
Date-Time: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 15:39:25 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Fulk, Wilson, Hulver, Hevener, Tharp, Teets, Miller
Comments: I was pleasantly surprised to find a couple facts in your info that I was not aware of previously. Thank you, s
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Guest: Carol E. Laudenslager VanHorn
Date-Time: Saturday, June 04, 2016 at 18:02:54 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Laudenslager
Comments: Hi cousin Charlie, my sister Janet Boles forwarded your information to me and I am reading all I can about the Laudenslager family tree. Thank you for all this information. I live in western Schuylkill County in the Valley View area. West of Valley View is the community of Gratz in Dauphin County. There is a group of Laudenslagers that live in that area. When I have some time I will visit the church cemetery and get all the deceased names to send you. I would like to find the living also. Again Thanks, Cousin Carol
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Guest: Sharon Reichenbach
Date-Time: Friday, May 27, 2016 at 09:04:33 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Reichenbach,Jacoby,Schoch,Schantz,Miller,Temple
Comments: Hi,I've just found your website. I'm excited to see many surnames that my gran spoke of.Thanks so very much
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): Calvert5986-Friday-gmail.com

Guest: Dixie Wetzel Chandler Mule Creek, New Mexico
Date-Time: Friday, April 15, 2016 at 12:40:20 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Wetzel
Comments: I am researching the father of Jacob Wetzel, b. 1751 in NC, d. 1824 in NC, who was my 4th great-grandfather. I think it may be Hans (or Johan) Georg Wetzel, who came to Pennsylvania in 1750. Cannot find definite proof.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): roddixchandler-Friday-hotmail.com

Guest: Christine Christman Schroeder
Date-Time: Monday, April 04, 2016 at 20:46:15 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Christman, Yetter
Comments: We are from NW Ohio. Not sure if we are related to William Henry Christman.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): Jerrychris-Monday-fairpoint.net

Guest: Deborah Weeks, Newfield, NY
Date-Time: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 14:48:54 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Mueller, Fromm in Holzelfingen, Germany Mahaffey in Pennsylvania Clyde in NJ and NY
Comments: Thanks for posting this. Although a lot (a lot) of my ancestors are German my head has been spinning due to the repetition of names. This is helping to clarify that for me!
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Guest: Janet Jacoby wife to Kermit R Jacoby
Date-Time: Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 19:17:28 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: John Jacoby 1799
Comments: John Jacoby 1799 I have been researching for 40 years off and on. My husband's family own's the Jacoby Farm in Coopersburg, Lehigh Co. It has been in the family for 5 generations. I know that the family lived on South Mountain, Lehigh County for years. Apparently their was a family dispute and the family all went different directions. Friedenville church has many of his family buried there. I have spent many hours in Court houses and Church records. Trying to link the family. Hope you can help with this Link. Jan"
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Guest: Janet Jacoby wife to Kermit R Jacoby
Date-Time: Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 19:09:48 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: John Jacoby 1799 I have been researching for 40 years off and on. My husband's family own's the Jacoby Farm in Coopersburg, Lehigh Co. It has been in the family for 5 generations. I know that the family lived on South Mountain, Lehigh County for years. Apparently their was a family dispute and the family all went different directions. Friedenville church has many of his family buried there. I have spent many hours in Court houses and Church records. Trying to link the family. Hope you can help with this Link. Jan"
Comments: John Jacoby 1799 I have been researching for 40 years off and on. My husband's family own's the Jacoby Farm in Coopersburg, Lehigh Co. It has been in the family for 5 generations. I know that the family lived on South Mountain, Lehigh County for years. Apparently their was a family dispute and the family all went different directions. Friedenville church has many of his family buried there. I have spent many hours in Court houses and Church records. Trying to link the family. Hope you can help with this Link. Jan"
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Guest: Sheila Albert
Date-Time: Friday, February 19, 2016 at 18:10:52 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Albert
Comments: Appreciate your page.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): Wac.family-Friday-telus.net

Guest: Gloria Thomas, Orange County CA
Date-Time: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 13:02:13 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Seil, Winistorfer, Mundy, Emery, Harman (Hermann)
Comments: I appreciate all the information you've provided. Very interesting and helpful for German/PA German genealogy. Thank you!!!!
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Guest: Taylor (Fritz) Worthington-Gilchris, Kissimmee, FL
Date-Time: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 08:40:45 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Fritz, Main, Gilchrist, Nickerson
Comments: My fathers last name was Fritz his cousins children years ago sent me ancestry information on the family. I am working hard to continue their work so that my siblings and the generations to come will know their heritage. I have created a 400 page binder full of documents and photos. I have also put a tree together on Wikitree. I am now creating a one name study on the name FRITZ. My siblings knew nothing of my fathers family which I am sure came from Germany. Thank you Taylor Fritz
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): tgilchrist001-Tuesday-yahoo.com

Guest: Edna Barnett Chelson, Spring Township, Berks, PA
Date-Time: Monday, December 28, 2015 at 14:16:33 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Baer, Barnett(Bernhardt)Gring, Fisher, Hain, Strunk, Stiely, Leininger, Hettinger
Comments: Thank you for posting so many helps for researchers. We have the same common ancestor in the Baer family and I am sure we have connections on other lines in Berks County, PA.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): ebchelson-Monday-gmail.com

Guest: Steph Smith, Denver, CO
Date-Time: Monday, December 21, 2015 at 14:46:05 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Smith, Schmidt, Luckenbach, Jacoby, Klechner, Seib, Hirschbach, März
Comments: Hello. I am so glad I stumbled upon your site. Thank you so much for explaining the German naming, especially the saint's first names and the middle, secular, names. I think after another year of Genealogical research with so many Germans in my family on both my parents' sides, I may have figured it out, but you saved me. I am going to do a DNA Test on my father in 2 weeks, so I look forward to reading your DNA information, especially regarding Germans in PA. I really appreciate your work and help. Thanks.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): Steph-Monday-the-jlb.com

Guest: Dianne Nietfeld Lemon
Date-Time: Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 06:00:04 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Nietfeld, Guisinger, Fiegelist,Held,
Comments: Very interesting naming customs article, would like to see more of your genealogy articles.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): dmalone851-Thursday-juno.com

Guest: Marie Hanerkam, Glen Mills Pa
Date-Time: Saturday, September 05, 2015 at 12:13:16 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Hanerkam, hannerkan, hanahan, oechsle, white and many other names in between
Comments: I just sent a email to you and thank you
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): mprh-Saturday-verizon.net

Guest: Lynn Curtis Hunsicker, Haddon Heights NJ
Date-Time: Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 13:51:23 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Hunsicker, Petry
Comments: Originally the family is from Skippack, PA
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): lchunsicker-Thursday-gmail.com

Guest: Chalmous Reemes, Hot Springs AR.
Date-Time: Saturday, August 01, 2015 at 17:20:56 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Reeme, Ream, Reihm, Rihm, Rheem, Reams
Comments: I really enjoyed your expertise on Names. I have the exact problem you speak of . Im looking the parents for john Reeme b. 1811 and of course I have not found anything I need another name beside that. I don't have a clue of what to do. been looking 4-5 years. Thanks again for your great Article.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): cwkpr-Saturday-cablelynx.com

Guest: MITCH FAULK - DUBLIN, GEORGIA & now, MACON, GEORGIA
Date-Time: Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 18:21:21 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: FAULK, FALK, FOULK, FOULKE, FOLK, FULK
Comments: HAPLOGROUP R1a-CTS4179+YP412+ / MITCH FAULK - FTDNA Kit # 266152 / MEMBER OF FTDNA & WorldFamilies.Net's FAULK SURNAME DNA PROJECT with a total of 5 R1a closely related FAULK members (listed as FAULK on SEMARGL.ME/DNA for FTDNA Kit #'s 266152, 26789, 49014, 20883, & 23464). I am the most tested person in the project. This includes Y-DNA 111, FULL SEQUENCE MT-DNA, FAMILY FINDER (AUTOSOMAL), the "BIG Y", & GENO 2.0. I am a member of CLAN DONALD, the R1a1a & SUBCLADES DNA PROJECT, the VIKING-GERMANIC PROJECT, the SCANDINAVIAN PROJECT, YFull.com, SEMARGL.ME, & MORLEY CLARIFY DNA.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): faulkmitch77-Sunday-gmail.com

Guest: Melissa, Madison, Indiana
Date-Time: Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 17:23:22 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Moore, Mohr, Jacobs, Mattias, Archer, Liniciome,**Fogle(VOGEL,VOGLER)*, Haug, Hauck, Reuss, Banks, Harris, Hale,Bryant,Strong
Comments: Thank you so much for the helpful information! The baptismal name issue now understood, clears up quite a bit for me! My hardest challenge now is understanding the Fogle, Vogel, Vogler mess!
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): reussmel-Saturday-gmail.com

Guest: Bill Purdy, Alexandria, VA
Date-Time: Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 09:30:06 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Albrecht, Albright, Faust, Foust, Griswold, McCudden, Purdy, Battles
Comments: Thank you very much for the article on German naming conventions.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): billpurdy1-Saturday-gmail.com

Guest: Daniel Larish Buffalo, NY
Date-Time: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 11:26:37 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Laros/Larish/Lorish/Larasch/LaRoss/LaRose
Comments: Any info on the 1853 marriage of William Henry Kerchner b.6 Mar 1831 to Levina Laros b. 16 Oct. 1833. Thank you
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): Retiredusms-Wednesday-gmail.com

Guest: Gina Mallory, Whitesburg Ga
Date-Time: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 at 13:43:27 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Lautenschlager, Laudenschlager, Ulrich, Schaad
Comments: Thank you for all of the information. Wilhelm was my 10th Great Grandfather.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): mallory88-Wednesday-bellsouth,net

Guest: Sean Michael DeLong, Berks County, PA
Date-Time: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 08:38:30 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: DeLong, Specht, Eck, Eberhart, Dusingerin
Comments: I have traced (with sources) back to Daniel DeLong (1816-1876) married to Rebecca Specht (1819-1895). Would like to verify Daniel'so parentage. Believe it to be Johanes DeLong (1791-1863) and Elizabeth Eberhart (1792-1869) but haven't been able to prove / disprove.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): tmdelong1967-Tuesday-gmail.com

Guest: Kelly Ann Kester, Netherlands
Date-Time: Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 15:19:59 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Bartholomew, Anderson, Rabenold, Heiney
Comments: Looking for new information.. and any information on Rabenold Family.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): kellyannkester-Sunday-gmail.com

Guest: Holly Griffith, Newport, Tennessee
Date-Time: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 16:04:41 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Kershner, Fisher, Leinback, Linebaugh
Comments: Thank you for putting so much on line that those of us not in the Pennsylvania vicinity can access. It is much appreciated.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): hu1225-Wednesday-aol.com

Guest: EMELINE MARGARET DELONG HILDBOLD, CARROLLTON ,GA
Date-Time: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 at 21:18:08 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: DELONG
Comments: My father was John Franklin Delong born 1918, his father was John Franklin Sr, and his father was James Arthur. My research indicates that we are of the same Delong lineage and I have a lot of more current information, if you are interested. Unfortunately most of my records are in storage as I a in the process of moving, having sold my home in the spring and I don't expect to be settled again until after the first of the year. But please feel free to email me if you like.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): HILDBOLD-Wednesday-AOL.COM

Guest: Edward Loudenslager, Pensacola, FL.
Date-Time: Monday, October 20, 2014 at 21:57:53 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Lautenschlager, Loudenslager
Comments: I have a lot to learn!
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): foreverbrowns-Monday-att.net

Guest: Roy Franklin Kerschner, Gibsonia, PA
Date-Time: Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 22:45:02 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Kirschner to Kerschner, Aungst, Emerich,Brown
Comments: I was revisiting your site to check other visitor's comments. My DNA results seem have matched 4 others with ancestor Conrad Kirschner. It has been some time back since I last spoke to you. I miss the old "Kershner Kinfolk Association" and its periodic communications.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): royaldak-Thursday-consolidated.net

Guest: Dave Ehst, Downers Grove, IL
Date-Time: Sunday, May 25, 2014 at 14:47:08 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Keiper
Comments: Dear Charles, (George) Adam Keiper had children baptized at St. Paul's Blue church (Upper Saucon) and he d in 1808. Tax records place him in U. Saucon in the 1770s and in Milford tp. later in his life. Do you have credible information about his parents' identity? [I am guessing his father was Johann Michael (b. 1721), but I have no records to support this guess.] Thanks for your help!
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): EHST-Sunday-ANL.GOV

Guest: tabitha logue
Date-Time: Monday, April 21, 2014 at 23:38:00 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Peter Boyer
Comments: Peter Boyer married Elizabeth Lentz in 1885 in Russia his father was Christian Boyer also know as Bujer born in 1814 in Russia and died in 1868 in Russia he married Susanna Burkhardt Also known as Bergard in 1864 also in Russian Katherine Boyer daughter of Peter Boyer and Elizabeth Lentz married Peter Kercher in Jan 28 1906 in Loveland Colorado they had 4 children
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): boobear4175-Monday-gmail.com

Guest: Beverly Broekema, Jamestown, CA
Date-Time: Saturday, April 05, 2014 at 21:15:37 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Christman
Comments: Your expertise and generosity much appreciated!
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): bbroekema-Saturday-sbcglobal.net

Guest: SL Gray
Date-Time: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 17:21:07 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Gray, Keith/Gieg, McDonald, Hollis, Lantzy
Comments: Thanks for the info! I was reading the German naming customs and it was very informative. I kept wondering if my Gieg ancestors just had some kind of superiority complex bc they named all their boys Johann. Now I see differently. Looking forward to reading more of your information and happy hunting!
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): graygenealogy2014-Tuesday-outlook.com

Guest: Janet Hampel
Date-Time: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 11:07:54 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Laudenslager
Comments: Finally finishing my Laudenslager family compilation... You had asked me to send you a copy of the gravestone of Remedia Mae Laudenslager. Don't know if I did it! There was a question about whethter her birth date was 10 November 1902 or 16 November 1902. It is written on her tombstone: "Wife Remedia M. Knauss Nov. 16,1901 Nov. 25,1968" Please send me your email to send the photo. Hope you are doing well. Enjoyed your blog site. Jan Hampel
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): j.hamp35-Tuesday-comcast.net

Guest: Sandra L Holman
Date-Time: Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 13:00:38 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Laudenschlager, Mabel
Comments: I am in possession of some postcards that belonged to Mabel Laudenschlager. Some of them are from her employer, Edna White. She visited the 1939 World's Fair and apparently sent postcards to Mabel. There are others from her travels as, well. I have about 50. some are written and postmarked and others are not used. I don't know if you are interested in these, but I want to return them to the rightful owner. They are a part of Ohio history, as well as the family history. There is also value in the 1939 World's Fair. Thank you, Sandra L Holman
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): dancingwithjesus55-Sunday-gmail.com

Guest: Beth Humma, Hamburg, PA
Date-Time: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 23:02:00 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Levan
Comments: Very interesting information on Levant immigrants and some descendants. I've been looking everywhere.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): info2-Tuesday-shirevalleylegacies.com

Guest: Joseph William Stalnaker Sr
Date-Time: Saturday, November 09, 2013 at 17:11:33 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Stalnaker/Stahlnecker
Comments: I am very interested in fleshing out the names and connections I have here in early colonial PA. So far, I've found that my ancestors were around the New Hanover area and mostly Lutheran or Reformed.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): jwstalnakersr-Saturday-yahoo.com

Guest: Floyd Siegfried, Michigan
Date-Time: Friday, September 20, 2013 at 10:42:17 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Burt Siegfried
Comments: I am a Siegfried from Minn. and researching my Siegfried Family Tree.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): floydrs9-Friday-charter.net

Guest: Theresa Loudenslager of Philadelphia PA
Date-Time: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 12:45:19 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Loudenslager,Frederick 1881
Comments: My father is Herbert Joseph Sr. 1924 His father is Herbert Jacob 1904 His father is Frederick This is where I get stuck.... Please help :) Thanks
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): tmelsimon-Wednesday-verizon.net

Guest: Paul H Willbanks Spiro Ok.
Date-Time: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at 10:26:25 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Willbanks,Bird
Comments: None
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): paulwillbanks-Tuesday-att.net

Guest: Marlene F. [Wirts] Creech, Richmond, INdiana
Date-Time: Monday, April 01, 2013 at 13:15:08 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Wirts,Wirtz, Werts, Wertz, *Father's line only, His mother was English Young, Bryant, Baugh [Bach] Aldridge, Aker, *Maternal Creech, Decker, Revilee, Rogers, Pile, Gift, Larosch, *Spouse's
Comments: A good part of my background is German, however, there are also some from Great Britain as well. I have located a good part of them all with help such as yours, and Ancestry.com. My biggest pain is my Father's German line which stops at my great grandfather. He is buried about 3 miles away, but I cannot locate much. Adam was born in 1818 in Lancaster Co., Pa. He lived and died in Preble Co., Ohio in August 1900. He was married twice, with two families. I came from the only son and child of the second. His wife was "adoped" and here is another dead end. Thank you for all your very hard work and dedication. Marlene Creech
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): mf.creech-Monday-frontier.com

Guest: elaine ache takahashi haworth new jersey 07641
Date-Time: Saturday, February 09, 2013 at 16:22:07 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Ache
Comments: I have many records of all the Aches in Pennsylvania from early 1700's- I grew up in Reading, Pa and am a descendent of Herman Ache who came from Siegen on the ship Halifax in 1752.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): elaine_takahashi-Saturday-hotmail.com

Guest: Mark Kreps, Muncie, IN
Date-Time: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 21:00:57 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Laudenslager
Comments: trying to research my wife's ancestor's a Barbara Ann Laudenslager dob 8 Apr 1836 VA married a William Hickerson on 25 May 1854 in Putnam Co, OH. Her father's name was John Laudenslager
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): mjkreps-Wednesday-gmail.com

Guest: Jan Hampel
Date-Time: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 10:53:43 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Laudenslager
Comments: Just checking in and saying, "hello"! I'm still working on the Laudenslager notebook of info...and think I am about finished with the last pages being for the elder son, Scott Lindsey Paterson, of my sister, Susan. It has indeed been fun and a wonderful journey...but, mainly with all of the information that you allowed me to share in print for the family to enjoy. Hope you and your family are well and that you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Jan Hampel
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): j.hamp35-Friday-comcast.net

Guest: Cherry Ellen Moedde, Kelso WA
Date-Time: Friday, December 14, 2012 at 11:32:56 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Petersdorf,Zugschwert,Quade,Dafner
Comments: I came past your page searching German naming patterns. Most of my German family came from Baden Wuertemburg and Petersdorf. One of my great grandfathers was John August Louis Petersdorf. Another was Reemt Ubben Iwwerks. My heritage is mostly German, Norwegian,Dutch and Welsh-Scottish
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): moedde08-Friday-yahoo.com

Guest: Darlene Brady Kiser, Austin, Texas
Date-Time: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 15:18:37 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Spoon, Hight
Comments: The oral history of my maternal family was that we descended from Black Dutch or Pennsylvania Dutch. My mother was insistent that we had no German ancestry, but earlier research showed that we were, indeed, descended from Pennsylvania Deutsch. Your site is very informative, and I plan to follow up with DNA testing. Your site answered all my questions regarding the various tests available. Thank you for your work. It will be interesting to discern whether we have some Asian ancestors, too.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): darlenekiser-Monday-yahoo.com

Guest: Lisa Pollard Zycher
Date-Time: Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 14:55:15 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Snyder, Koenig/King, Ringle. Also Hirchi, Geiger, Lackner, Esskuchin, Hoffner.
Comments: Your information will be very helpful. You've answered several questions that I had. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): lisa-Saturday-zychereconomics.com

Guest: helen lloyd folkestone Kent UK
Date-Time: Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 13:07:57 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Holland ..... Dunn......LLoyd
Comments: just getting started looking forward to the discoveries.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): helenlloyd1-Thursday-gmail.com

Guest: Myles Kerchner, Bremerton WA
Date-Time: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 at 13:07:44 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kerchner
Comments: My last name is Kerchner. Am I related to you?
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): mylesk99-Wednesday-hotmail.com

Guest: Bruce Kirchner, Norwich Connecticut
Date-Time: Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 00:49:46 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kirchner
Comments: I am the Grandson of Anthony Kirchner from Lokut, Hungary
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): brucekirchner-Sunday-msn.com

Guest: Brian Kerchner, Warrenton VA
Date-Time: Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 19:02:39 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kerchner
Comments: Great information! I enjoy learning about my surname and its possible origins.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): cactushead-Thursday-aol.com

Guest: Jim Hartman. Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Date-Time: Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 00:10:32 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Hartman,Hartmann,Lautenschlager
Comments: researching: Anna Margaretha Lautenschlager born 1721 in Bergstrasse, Hessen, Germany. Wife of Johann Hans "George" Hartman 1 Feb 1713 in Rohrbach By Reichelsheim, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany. Death 1784inEarl, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Johann Peter Lautenschlager Birth about 1719 married Anna Gertraud Hartman Birth 19 Aug 1721inRohrbach By Reichelsheim, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): jhartmaniam-Thursday- excite.com

Guest: Paige Bishop Walbert
Date-Time: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 17:16:36 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Walbert, Bishop, Harrison, Reed
Comments: I've just started. I am Sandi Walbert Lawryk's Aunt by marriage. Her Dad is my husband's Brother. I know she is way up on the Walbert family so I think I'll start with my father's family, Bishop. I also am interested in the Harrison family my father's mother and my maternal grandmother was a Sparks but her mother a Reed. I have enjoyed your info. Thank you.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): pbwflw-Tuesday-gmail.com

Guest: Annette Christman Burnett Victoria, Va
Date-Time: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 at 21:51:32 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Christman
Comments: I have thoroughly enjoyed this site. I am a direct decendent from Jacob Christman (1711) and also Daniel Christman (1709). My Great, grea grandfather was James E. Christman, who was a direct decendant of Jacob. He married Ida May Christman, who is directly decended from Daniel Christman. Her father was Peter Christman and her mother was Maria Fegley. Keep up the wonderful work you have done!! Annette Christman Burnett p.s. My father James Scott Christman is also retired from the Navy. He was a Senior Chief when he retired. He spent almost 22 years on submarines.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): annette-Wednesday-datacare.co

Guest: Jamie Chrisman, Dandridge, Tennessee
Date-Time: Monday, March 05, 2012 at 09:24:57 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Chrisman
Comments: Came across your site and found it interesting!
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): jchrislow-Monday-aol.com

Guest: jack lautenschlager
Date-Time: Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 21:50:31 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: johann georg
Comments: Loking for Johann George Lautenschlager birthdate location and mariage to Margaretha elisabeth daumer in 1730. Emmigrated to Russia from Lubeck in 1766 Septp.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): jack_lautenschalger-Saturday-comcast.net

Guest: Sally Price, Corona, CA
Date-Time: Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 14:49:40 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Klotz, Fermer/Farmer
Comments: Thank you for posting such helpful information as the German naming patterns. Although I knew some of them, I learned some new info that explains some findings (e.g., Klotzin).
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): Sprice1207-Saturday-aol.com

Guest: Ernie Reser, Kettering OH.
Date-Time: Saturday, February 04, 2012 at 13:50:04 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Reeser, soundex R260.
Comments: My time on earth is running short, age: 84.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): ereser1-Saturday-woh.rr.com

Guest: Don Evans, Georgetown, IN
Date-Time: Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 11:18:29 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Evans, Boston, Fields, Frantz, Hoge, Crow, Hottell, Tresner
Comments: Help wanted
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): vmtmmm-Thursday-gvtc.com

Guest: Marilyn Spohn, Glenshaw, PA
Date-Time: Friday, November 04, 2011 at 00:42:12 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Laudenschlager, Schaffer, Shaffer, Staub, Thomas
Comments: Looking to share info from my research in exchange for info proven to be accurate by sources sited.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): mspohn1-Friday-msn.com

Guest: George Wentzel Angleton, TX
Date-Time: Saturday, September 03, 2011 at 01:17:14 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Wentzel, Wenzel, Gessert
Comments: Hoping to find immigration records for John Wentzel (Wenzel or other variations)
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): gmwtexas-Saturday-yahoo.com

Guest: Bob Shaffer, Ashland, KY
Date-Time: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 20:49:50 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Shaffer, Schaffer, Bollinger, Bolinger
Comments: Looking for parents of John R. Shaffer 1805 and Rachel/Rachal Bollinger 1813, they are from PA but may have moved or lived in Ohio for a short period of time they were married 1830 in Hanover, PA. Thanks, Bob Shaffer
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): doc7419-Tuesday-hotmail.com

Guest: Mary Hardin, Norman OK
Date-Time: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 10:57:49 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Burkhart or Burkhard. Spelling may vary.
Comments: Looking for Michael Burkhart who came from Germany and was a trilinguist. Son was George Willard Burkhart who was born in PA 4 Oct 1834. Went to area around Madison County, IL, on to Oklahoma where he died 21 Sept 1884.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): neamar-Wednesday-earthlink.net

Guest: Milton Mohr
Date-Time: Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 19:01:03 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kratzer
Comments: My paternal great-great grandmother's maiden name was Julia Ann Kratzer
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): mathetes3-Thursday-gmail.com

Guest: mildred heilman fox
Date-Time: Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 14:41:13 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: rively, heilman, fox (fuch),& cambern
Comments: Hi Charles ; My husband states that a Charles Kerchner lived next door in pennsburg,pa. He said acharles or phillip was killed in world war 2, also attened st. marks lutheran church in pennsburg, pa . Both robert h. f ox and i live in Stuart, fl. love to heard from you. tel 1-772-283-3165. millie fox
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): fox2950-Thursday-comcast.net

Guest: Edward Loudenslager
Date-Time: Monday, July 04, 2011 at 00:30:14 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Lautenschlagger,lautenschlager,Loudenslager
Comments: Orginally from West Virginia believe the Loudenslargers that I'm connected come from PA.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): foreverbrowns-Monday-cox.net

Guest: mildred heilman fox Stuart,Fl. 34996
Date-Time: Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 12:43:49 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: rively
Comments: my mother was mildred rose rively, grandfather john lewis rively, grand mother willieanna cambern rively. del.co. pa.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): fox2950-Sunday-comcast.net

Guest: mildred heilman fox
Date-Time: Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 12:37:39 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: rively
Comments: hi my name is mildred heilman fox. my mother was mildred rose rively my grandfather was john lewis rively from primos del. co. pa.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): fox2950-Sunday-comcast.net

Guest: m. k. westermayer
Date-Time: Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 12:35:31 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Catherine Kirchner Jordan b-June 1817 Germany.d-Jan 8 1894 Little Berger Mo My great great great Grandmother.
Comments: E-M me if you need info.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): nebelho2-Saturday-yahoo.com

Guest: Nicole Gesualdo Brooklyn,New York
Date-Time: Friday, June 10, 2011 at 15:52:57 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kerchner
Comments: I am looking into the history of my family and my cousin thinks we are descendants of the Kerchner's but I have found no such evidence yet.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): ges2216-Friday-gmail.com

Guest: Janel Amador, San Antonio, TX
Date-Time: Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 01:00:25 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Johannes Hunsicker (1722 - 1800)
Comments: Hi there, I came across your site via a Google search for Johannes Hunsicker (1722 - 1800), who was my 6th great grand uncle. Any information you have on him would be greatly appreciated, as I am joining the DAR under another patriot and I would like to add him to my ancestors. Kind regards, Janel
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): janelamador-Sunday-gmail.com

Guest: Frederick Sipchenko, Calgary Alberta Canada
Date-Time: Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 04:55:19 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kerchner
Comments: Kerchner Info for you Charles, Great to find your website.!!! My grand-father, on my mother's side, was Silas Kerchner, and his brother John, immigrated to Assinboia, Saskatchewan* Canada in 1902?,1903? from Penn (*At that time it was still called the North West Territories, Canada) You are in error where you state, " Y-DNA tests have genetically linked the male lines of this Adam Kerchner to another early immigrant Frederick Kerchner who arrived in Philadelphia PA in 1751 and also settled in Berks Co PA, but later migrated to western PA. These two immigrants were probably 2nd, 3rd, or 4th cousins." Frederick was Adam's baby brother, that's why Adam's son was named Friedrich.. I am named after them both. My name is Frederick Sipchenko (dad's family name from ND). When I was very young, my great-great Aunt from New York state visited us carrying with her, the ancient Kerchner FAMILY BIBLE, with history starting in about 1550 .(of course in German) . Her name was Edna Hicks ( I saw Ecks in your passages: coincidence?) st Edna Hicks founded some form of artists' colony in upstate New York, and willed her her estate to same. The estate was called "Harmony Haven". PERHAPS YOU CAN FIND THE BIBLE in a museum. If you can please send me photo-copies of the family tree. Sincerely, Frederick Sipchenko 220 Erin Meadow Close SE Calgary Alberta Canada T2P -3E6 403-272-5560
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): silas56-Thursday-telus.net

Guest: Lynn Pinsak, Murrieta, California
Date-Time: Friday, April 29, 2011 at 04:24:41 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Bobb,Painter,Stoltz,Stolts, Road(e)s,Bender,Woolston, plus many more
Comments: Very interesting article that cleared some questions regarding my Mom's side of the family. She kept insisting they were Dutch, but now I know they are Pennsylvania Dutch from Bayern, Germany (Bobb). There are more German names on both sides of her family as well as my Dad's side. Thank you for the information.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): elp1985-Friday-sbcglobal.net

Guest: Carolyn Gloeckner/ Summerland Key, FL
Date-Time: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 08:46:01 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Moore-McAlister
Comments: I am on the hunt for background detail on my great great grandmother Martha Moore (b. 1817, Bucks County, PA, m. James Sharon McAlister in McAlisterville, PA). I think she might have been named Mohr but changed her name in Bible/cemetery records. Thanks for your site, esp. for the link to the German naming traditions. It's been very helpful.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): carolyngloec-Tuesday-bellsouth.net

Guest: Harry Kenneth Teufel, Philadelphia PA
Date-Time: Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 15:17:03 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: TEUFEL, KNIPE, DEIFEL
Comments: Just learned a little info about German naming conventions , when I contacted a Tree owner [A newly discovered distant relative] - a google search brought me to you! THANK YOU SO MUCH! - I would like to share this info with my family via ancestry.com or facebook - I understand that I need your permission. regards Harry
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): poptoof-Thursday-gmail.com

Guest: Paul Martino, Port Jefferson, NY
Date-Time: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 21:11:38 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kircher
Comments: Researching the Kircher family from Friesenheim, Baden. They are my ancestors on my maternial side. I am able to trace my Kircher side to the late 1600s.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): pjmar54-Tuesday-optonline.net

Guest: Donald Scott Karchner, Nescopeck, Pa
Date-Time: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 20:07:37 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Karchner, John 1805 Leinbach, Elizabeth 1806
Comments: Love your website, just found it two days ago. I am the ninth generation from Johan Andreas Kerchner line. I have found many answers to family history questions. Thanks so much! Looking for any information I can get on John and Elizabeth 4th generation.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): Karcrest-Wednesday-nationI.net

Guest: Lori Tettemer Berta, Coopersburg, Pa.
Date-Time: Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 23:49:20 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Tettemer.Kerchner.
Comments: My grandfather was Edward Tettemer has a sister Marian. Had a brother John and another brother and i think sister.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): lberta727-Sunday-wmconnect.com

Guest: Justin DeLong, Pottstown Pennsylvania
Date-Time: Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 01:58:45 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: DeLong
Comments: I am very curious of my surname's origins.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): jdelong8-Sunday-gmail.com

Guest: John Eisenhardt, Baltimore MD
Date-Time: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 00:46:37 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Eisenhardt, Bohlein, Hartel
Comments: Joseph Anton Eisenhardt came to Baltimore from Bavaria about 1858
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): zaptrap-Tuesday-verizon.net

Guest: Mary Graves
Date-Time: Friday, January 28, 2011 at 22:52:06 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Arras, Horn, Lautenschlager, Poth, Rausch, Seibert, Bressler, Wendel, Hoepel, Weinmayer, Schwebel, Wiemer
Comments: Hello, My 2nd Great-Grandmother was Elisabeth Lautenschlaeger b. abt 1851 m. 2 Feb 1873, Evangelisch, Reichenbach, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany to Georg Horn. They are the parents of Barbara b. 8 Nov 1873, Gadernheim, Starkenburg, Hessen and she married Georg Arras b. 2 Apr 1873, Gadernheim on 2 Feb 1896 in Gadernheim. As I was looking at your directory I saw a number of common ancestor names. However, I am searching for Elisabeth's and Georg's lineage, at this moment. My Great-grandparents Georg and Barbara Arras' family was the first, in my family, to come to America. I have been able to trace my Arras' lineage back to the mid. 1500's, however, for my Horn and Lautenschlager direct lineage this is as far as I have been able to get to. If you have any information that may help me, I would love to hear from you. Sincerely, Mary Graves
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): megvs-Friday-yahoo.com

Guest: Dave Higgins
Date-Time: Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 20:51:59 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Frantz, Keener
Comments: I came hoping to help, but was disappointed to see that since I am a Frantz through a female, I am not able to participate. My family hails from Slate Lick, Armstrong Co., PA and my Frantz line goes through Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham Frantz. I am confused though as to their orgin. My search has shown them being German, however some online records show them originating in France. Some of the town names supposedly in France are obviously German though, and the people were actually German, so I wonder if the 'French connection' is erroneous... My own searching is pointing to "Schallbach, Lorrach, Baden, Germany" (Extreme SW Germany) and not "Schallbach, Lorraine, France" as some of the Rootsweb notes on Abraham indicate. Do you have any opinion on the subject?
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): ratio411-Saturday-live.com

Guest: John Doe
Date-Time: Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 20:42:03 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Frantz
Comments: Test
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): charles-Saturday-kerchner.com

Guest: D. Michael Heiser
Date-Time: Saturday, January 08, 2011 at 23:45:21 (CST)
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Comments: Are you related or were you the owner of a Hemotology Business in Easton, PA, or were you relatives of such person ( Chuck ) and nurse Stephany? If so or if you would be so or could contact this person or persons, I would greatly appreciate the link. This be very inportant, as I am researching my Geneology and it has some special quirks about it, and I would like to resolve before my clock runs out ( Or simply Put when God calls me Home ). Any information greatly appreciated. Mike
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): woundedegle92-Saturday-verizon.net

Guest: Dorothy L Elbertson, Cortland, New York
Date-Time: Monday, January 03, 2011 at 21:19:40 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Steinmetz
Comments: Trying to find information on my Grandmother, Margaret Steinmetz who was raised at St. Catherine Female Orphanage in Reading Berks, Pa.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): delbertson1-Monday-yahoo.com

Guest: Hope Loudenslager, Phoenix AZ
Date-Time: Monday, December 13, 2010 at 09:01:23 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Loudenslager, Flaugher
Comments: My cousin Larry did the DNA testing and said our family matched, which is great because I hit a wall with my Loudenslager line. I hope to be able to find the missing links and complete the line.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): hel4now-Monday-yahoo.com

Guest: Jay Kershner, Fostoria, OH
Date-Time: Sunday, December 05, 2010 at 14:46:38 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Kershner
Comments: Thanks
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): beardoggy1-Sunday-yahoo.com

Guest: Daniel H. Frantz, Hughesville, PA
Date-Time: Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 10:26:27 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Frantz
Comments: Excellent research. I have found a bit of Frantz history in the History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania. From this source, I have traced my ancestors back to Johann Wilhelm Frantz (William Frantz), who arrived in Philadelphia about 1764 from Switzerland, via Rotterdam. William married Mary Gower, settled and raised a family in Monroe County, PA. I would love to learn more, but this is all I have found to date.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): dhfrantz-Saturday-aol.com

Guest: Ursula Ann Kerchner, Harrisburg PA
Date-Time: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 14:28:05 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kerchner
Comments: I have just started looking into this. Thought it would be cool to let you know I'm out here. I'm from a list of Kerchner's that are currently living throughout the United States (east coast), with the older Kerchner's buried in the Mifflintown area of PA.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): ukorotzer-Tuesday-col-col.com

Guest: Virginia Rhodes Denny Raymondville, Texas
Date-Time: Sunday, October 03, 2010 at 10:31:59 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Johann Michael Ettinger Lehrensterinfeld, Germany B. Dec 13,1700, Authony Rhodes - 1729-1799
Comments: I sure enjoyed learning about the Penn. Dutch. This is a very interesting web page.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): vdenny2002-Sunday-yahoo.com

Guest: Carolyn Armbruster
Date-Time: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 22:54:11 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Armbruster
Comments: Looking for name of Franklin Armbruster's wife's name. She was born in 1854 and married around 1869, died 1882 in Indian Territory.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): colleen1800-Wednesday-aol.com

Guest: Bertha Kirschner, Fort St. John, BC, Canada
Date-Time: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 02:09:47 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kirschner, Wickenheiser
Comments: Very interesting !
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): bkirsch-Wednesday-telus.net

Guest: Geraldine Cyphers-Marshall, Round Rock,TX
Date-Time: Monday, July 19, 2010 at 11:34:43 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Cyphers, Syphus,Cyphus
Comments: I have been researching my family history since 1984. My great-grandfather's name is Sam Syphus in the Fed Census. There was a Sr and Jr. I can not find information on the Sr. Cyphers was spelled 63 different ways b/4 this last spelling. I can't find how my great grandfather came to Texas but my grandfather and his mother Ella Tabor are in the census. I need help in finding out how my greatfather came to be and how he got here. signed confused.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): geraldin-marshall-Monday-att.net

Guest: Meg Patton, Lewis Center, OH
Date-Time: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 10:36:37 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Lautenschlager
Comments: Very helpful information. Was very successful today in locating several Lautenschlager researchers. Thank you!
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): davepatton7502-Wednesday-msn.com

Guest: Larry N. Perrin
Date-Time: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 at 17:25:43 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Bowman, Baumann, Perrin
Comments: Can not find ancestor of my Great Grandfather Simeon Bowman/Baumann. Born at ? Dec 2, 1845 Married Martha/Mary Gadberry Dec 2, 1861 Jackson County Arkansas.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): lperrin-Wednesday-rittermail.net

Guest: Judith Scott
Date-Time: May, 2010
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Gerbsch, Fischer, Klump, Fršmming, Froemming, Quandt, Ferch, Hintz, GrŸnwald,
Comments: The article on German naming customs is very, very helpful! I wish I'd come across it early on in my search! thank you.
Email address: (To use delete '--' and add @ sign in that position): jnaomiscott--comcast.net

Guest: Lisa Rishel, Vineland, NJ
Date-Time: May 2010
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Surnames of interest: Kirchner, Tettemer, Bogert, Benner
Comments: I found your research very interesting! I really wish I was a male descendent so I could participate in your project. My mother is a Kirchner/Tettemer from PA. The church records have it spelled with Kerchner in some cases. They have always pronounced the "ch" as "sh". My research only takes me back to George Kirchner born in 1847. My other research for the other lines goes back to the 1700's. Any info. connecting us would be appreciated!
Email address: (To use delete '--' and add @ sign in that position): douglisarishel--netscape.net

Guest: Carolyn Haas, Wilmington, Delaware
Date-Time: April, 2010
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Surnames of interest: Troxell, Moore, Platt, Shively, Snyder, Evans,Fadenholtz
Comments: This is such good information. Thank you for taking the time to post it and allowing us to use it. I learned something I've been wondering about, the name Johan. I didn't know that was George. George was my father's name! It's cropped up in other places and I didn't know that. Thanks again. Carolyn
Email address: (To use delete '--' and add @ sign in that position): bchdolls--aol.com

Guest: Joburg
Date-Time: April, 2010
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Surnames of interest: Potter
Comments: PO Box 411652 Craighall 2024 4e. adminphone : 0828859688
Email address: (To use delete '--' and add @ sign in that position): davidpotter--mweb.co.za

Guest: Darlene Fuller, Tucson Az
Date-Time: March, 2010
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Surnames of interest: Wilson, Lloyd, Trout, Cannon, Bristol
Comments: Thank you for the information.
Email address: (To use delete '--' and add @ sign in that position): darlene--darlenefuller.info

Guest: mike noggle, richmond, va
Date-Time: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 18:03:05 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: NAGEL, GERMANN
Comments: Tracing a Christophel (married d Germann) and a Hans George Nagel (married Landenschlager). both immigrated to Heidelberg Twsp, Berks County, PA (iva Philadelphia) in 1749 (ship Albany).
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): michael.noggle-Saturday-verizon.net

Guest: Wayne Ulozas Easton PA
Date-Time: Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 10:41:53 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Handelong, Bossert, Ulozas
Comments: This page is very interesting and I whish it were linked to the Marxs Room.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): atlas1301962-Sunday-yahoo.com

Guest: David G. Smith , Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
Date-Time: Monday, February 15, 2010 at 22:02:08 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Schmidt to ca. 1800 and Smith there after
Comments: Have older brother: Jacob or Johan(n) Jacob Bn.1724 ?in Pa.(Philly area)and younger brother Michael: Died Jan.1781,wife Anna Maria, kids:Andrew,Henry,Jacob,(my line) and daughter Anna Maria all in Middletown,Frederick County, Maryland all in the Reformed Church ca.1770 except My Jacob BN.Aug.1775(used both Schmidt & Smith) Still there, Jacob married Elisabeth Butman in 1798 and had twins Jacob & Elisabeth in 1799. Subsquently,ca.1810, they went to Colerain Twp, Pa. and then,1832 to Stark Cnty, Paris ,Ohio & had kids:Cyrus,Ezera, Oliver and Washington Alexander along the way. My Problem: Can't get them back to the Boat or Germany
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): dgsmith-Monday-itol. com

Guest: William John Simmons
Date-Time: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 09:12:57 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Simmons/Simon
Comments: Sir, I believe I am desended from Johann Wilhelm Simon N.Y 1710 from Germany. Palatine German. have you noticed a predominant Haplo group for Germany as I am awaiting my results from Family tree DNA.Many of the N.Y germans stayed in the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys of Upstate N.Y. Do you know of any DNA studies in Germany as I would like to find a non Jewish Simon in Germany in the Rhine-Pfalz area. Great web-site. Thanks, Danke, William John Simmons ( Bill ).
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): ny2nh1-Wednesday-yahoo.com

Guest: Erin Willer (Koch)
Date-Time: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 04:26:12 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Koch, Willer/Willers
Comments: Thank you so much! I am searching for my father's father born in Lippe-Detmold in 1895 and was confused when I saw there were patronymics and other naming conventions I was not familiar with such as siblings with the same first name.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): 7elua_girl-Tuesday-comcast.net

Guest: Ruth Madison Colmar,Pa
Date-Time: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 11:59:47 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Bibighaus,Allen,Lutz,Wenhold,Gerhart
Comments: Love you site.Its great.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): rmadipc-Wednesday-comcast.net

Guest: Cynthia Funk Beverly OH
Date-Time: Friday, December 04, 2009 at 15:11:40 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Funk
Comments: Interested in Funks who left PA early 19th Century for Washington County OH.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): cynthiafunk-Friday-dragonbbs.com

Guest: Pat Henry, York, Pa
Date-Time: Monday, November 09, 2009 at 17:16:32 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Staub, Smith, Henry/Heinrich
Comments: Thanks for the info
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): pat_and_lucy-Monday-yahoo.com

Guest: Nelda Gayle Kerchner
Date-Time: Friday, November 06, 2009 at 15:46:18 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Martin Scott and Margaret Reese Kerchner
Comments: This is my dads parents. His name is John William Earl Kerchner, SR. born 02-26-33 in Wilkinsburg, PA and died 10-12-85 in Peabody, KS. I know of a couple of sibilings. Alex Kerchner, Martin Kerchner, Margaret Kerchner Dillon and Alma Kerchner Crawford. The also was another by the name of Frank that lived somewhere in Colorado. Martin lives in Elizabeth. He is the only surviving sibiling I know of. Tom Crawford and his sister Margaret live in South St. Paule, Minn. These are my cousins. Martin and June Kerchner has 2 girls and one being named Kathy.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): neldakerchner-Friday-yahoo.com

Guest: John Allison Frantz, Johnsonburg Elk Co. PA
Date-Time: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 18:56:18 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Frantz
Comments: ..........................
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): jafrantz1-Saturday-windstream.net

Guest: Ed Powell, Spokane Wa
Date-Time: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 19:49:22 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Fackenthal, Fackenthall, Bolyard, Zinn
Comments: I really like your site. It seems To have a wealth links to explore. I have a data base with my famly surnames interconected. There are over four thousand names and numerous Surnames in it, Thanks for your helpful work. Ed Powell
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): edjpowell-Tuesday-netzero.net

Guest: Gordon Rogers, Palmdale CA
Date-Time: Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 16:22:09 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Rogers, Rodgers
Comments: Your site interesting to me as I learned more of the PA Dutch, which is what my father said was our heritage.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): grogers77-Thursday-att.net

Guest: Beth Conway, Monroeville, PA
Date-Time: Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 06:33:41 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Moyer/Myers/Meyer, Farren, Leonard, Mrdjenovich
Comments: Thank you for providing your insight in researching family roots.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): conwayem-Thursday-yahoo.com

Guest: Dorothy Ernst Elbertson, Cortlandl, New York
Date-Time: Monday, September 07, 2009 at 19:02:30 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Steinmetz, Margaret
Comments: Margaret Steinmetz was my grandmother who died in 1943 two weeks before I was born. I was told she was put in an orphanage with several of her sister. The Orphanage was St Catherine Female Orphan Asylum on Franklin St. Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania. I can not find anything about this orphanage. I thought some where it would be in PA history. Thanks for any information you can give me. Dottie Elbertson
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): delbertson1-Monday-yahoo.com

Guest: Carol W McMillan
Date-Time: Monday, July 20, 2009 at 12:54:45 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Wise(Weise), Waggoner
Comments: Naming tradition info answered some of my questions! Thanks.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): carolwmc-Monday-verizon.net

Guest: David Schroeder, Richmond, New Hampshire
Date-Time: Friday, July 17, 2009 at 07:35:45 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Schroeder
Comments: Your site is just fabulous! I had 91 Y-DNA markers tested by Genebase, but wish I had gone with Familytree, as they cover markers not tested by Genebase, and have a much larger database. Finally decided to do Familytree's 37 marker test, and am waiting on the kit. I was discouraged in my early genealogy search to find there were half a million Schroeder's in the United States alone. Luckily, our haplotype was E3b, which only 6% of Germans have, thus narrowing the search.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): davesears1-Friday-hotmail.com

Guest: Jan Rohn, Brick, NJ
Date-Time: Monday, July 13, 2009 at 23:33:34 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kirchner, Myers
Comments: I was searching for information on John Kirchner (husband) and Rachel Caroline Myers (wife, 1831-1956) of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Your website is fascinating! I especially appreciated reading about why the name is spelled so may different ways. We has always pronounced it with an "sh" in it like "kirshner". In one obituary of a family member the name was spelled "Kirker" and now I know why! If I ever do enough research to link our families I will let you know. Right now I don't see any connection but I haven't gotten very far.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): jtrohn-Monday-comcast.net

Guest: Ronald A. Madle, Mifflinburg, PA
Date-Time: Sunday, July 05, 2009 at 21:40:41 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Ritter, Cressman, Hillegass, Stahler, Geisinger, Trapp, Bleam, Miller, Dietz, Zellner, Nonnemaker, Mack, Kolb, Reinhard, Neukommer, Schaeffer, Steininger
Comments: Your web pages have been very helpful during the early stages of my research, especially on the Ritter family. I descend from Henrick Ritter theough Martin to Michael to Tilghman to Raymond to Charles, to my mother Dorothy.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): ram685-Sunday-dejazzd.com

Guest: Lisa Frederick-Tasker
Date-Time: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 18:58:23 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Laudenschlager,Frederick
Comments: Totally facinating!
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): Littlebakerlisa-Friday-verizon.net

Guest: van leugenhagen Westende Belgium
Date-Time: Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 08:59:34 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Delanghe
Comments: My mother is a Delanghe. at my mothers side the Delanghe are originated in West-Flanders. Some villages where found Westende,Middelkerke,Lombardsijde,Oostende. Im just started to begin a famillie tree for my mother Delanghe. I hope their is somebody outthere who is also intressed in our branch. every kind of info is welcome maybe i find some who are decendants. Your site is great,its a place of genealogi intrests.God bless America from a decendant of the fammilly Delanghe
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): alfons.van.leugehagen-Saturday-telenet.be

Guest: Dree
Date-Time: Friday, May 22, 2009 at 23:42:37 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Shrader
Comments: I can't believe I found this site! My father has a big familiy from PA. I have been told I look asian since I was little. My dad and a couple of his brothers look it to. I plan to get the dna done even though I already know it's in my background. My mother doesn't seem to believe it. It's a very strong gene on my dads side for it to still show up.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): dstagni-Friday-snet.net

Guest: Fern Kelly, Nashville, TN
Date-Time: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 14:29:54 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: German
Comments: My husband's ancestor, John German immigrated to PA from Germany via Holland in the 1740's. The family immigrated first to N. C., and then to Blue Ridge, GA. My husband's mother's maiden name was "German." Any information you might have where to German family lived in PA would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): sagebrushgal-Monday-gmail.com

Guest: Colleen Wray, Buffalo, Minnesota
Date-Time: Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 15:48:02 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Zimmerman, Donnelly
Comments: My Zimmerman Ancestors have a Pennsylvania Dutch Origins. Am just beginning to to research. Found the article interesting- just as indicated; great for the beginner geneolists. thank you.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): wraydavecol-Sunday-yahoo.com

Guest: Robin Hall in Vermont
Date-Time: Thursday, March 05, 2009 at 10:05:29 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: gertrude lorraine bolinger bolinger bollinger sprout spraut
Comments: My great grandmother was Gertrude Lorraine Bolinger(sp) of Emlenton PA My great grandfather was Clifford McDade of the same Their daughter Alice Lorraine McDade gave birth to my mother Betty Mae Fennell I couldn't help but notice the middle name of Mae being so common in your ancestors.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): rrhallvt-Thursday-comcast.net

Guest: Ronald Hunsinger, Woodbury, NJ
Date-Time: Monday, February 16, 2009 at 13:02:21 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Hunziker, Hundsicker, Hundsecker, Hunsaker, Huntzicker, Hunsicker & Hunsinger.
Comments: I am interested in your DNA project, especially the group of Hunsinger's from New Jersey. I only know of one other descendant, still living, who is outside my immediate family. How would I learn anything from such a small collection of participants?
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): ronnethelh-Monday-verizon.net

Guest: Jeannette Blaser, Kemp, TX
Date-Time: Sunday, February 08, 2009 at 09:20:35 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Blaser, Ferguson, Scott, Burton
Comments: I am a newbie to Genealogy. I have started working on my husbands and my family at the same time. I hope I haven't taken on too much in the beginning. Any tips or hints would be appreciated.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): doblaser-Sunday-hotmail.com

Guest: Elaine Matson
Date-Time: Sunday, February 08, 2009 at 09:00:25 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Laudenslager - O'Daniel - Litzenberger
Comments: My aunt Dolores Thompson married Edward Laudenslager in the 1950s. They lived in South Philadelphia. She had two sons, my cousins, who still live in Philadelphia. Edward and Harold Laudenslager - they are not interested in genealogy but I am and was interested in their fgmily name. Thanks so much for sharing your research.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): elaine.matson-Sunday-us.army.mil

Guest: Larry S Couch, Middle Amana, IA
Date-Time: Friday, January 30, 2009 at 05:16:57 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Siegfried, Levan, Neff, Couch, Thornber
Comments: Through Isaac Siegfried my line traces back to Johannes Siegfried. Additionally in the east Pennsylvannia area, there are also links to the Neff family in York County and the Couch family in Salem County, New Jersey. I am working to verify dates and locations with records rather than just seeing someone else's tree with only names, dates, and locations. Knowing that records may not be extant for everything, it is a challenge. I am willing to work together and share in order that past mistakes be corrected in some of what is floating around out there on the Web.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): Larry.Couch-Friday-efca.org

Guest: Sarh Zapata nee Schalk
Date-Time: Sunday, January 04, 2009 at 12:46:45 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Schalk, Stricker, Vogler, Dietz
Comments: Have found fairly complete records for schalk and stricker at the usgenweb.org web site for the state of Michigan but am having a bit more difficulty with the Vogler connection, possibly because of a break with the church on the part of an early vogler ancestor
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): szapata-Sunday-charter.net

Guest: mildred fox
Date-Time: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 15:12:49 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Fox (Fuch ), Rively, Heilman
Comments: This is new to me, very interesting. I`ve hit a brick wall with my Rively`s my main genealogy interest.They lived in delaware co. pa. My mother was a rively ... mildred rose rively heilman. Her father was john lewis rively born 1834 d 1914. His father was Frederick rively etc. millie fox
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): millie5824-Saturday-bellsouth.net

Guest: Mrs. Fran Cain - Smithville, NJ 08205
Date-Time: Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 21:32:21 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Eckerd (Mary Elizabeth, George, Frederick)
Comments: So many Eckerd's in the Lancaster Co. area; also some in other counties. Have been trying to make contact simply by sending letters....no luck yet.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): fbcain525-Saturday-yahoo.com

Guest: Janis Pahnke
Date-Time: Monday, November 10, 2008 at 10:43:33 (CST)
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Surnames of interest: Karl Ludwig Kirchner, Spreen
Comments: A GREAT article. Would like to contact you personally, to see if you can connect my Karl Kirchner to any other Kirchner lines!
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): janis222-Monday-sbcglobal.net

Guest: Laurie Mutersbaugh, Spring Run, Franklin Co.,PA
Date-Time: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 12:00:09 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Kerchner, Ritzman, McDonald, Koons, Jordan, Kerlin, Kepner, Boyer, Strauss
Comments: I am searching for information related to the above families. I am the granddaughter of Ralph Lee Kercher (Lee) and Ella Ruth Ritzmen of Port Royal, Junaita Co. PA
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): L4524-Wednesday-yahoo.com

Guest: stevefizz
Date-Time: Monday, October 20, 2008 at 07:25:41 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: stevefizz
Comments: stevefizz
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): stevefizz-Monday-bodybags-uk.net

Guest: Dana Mathews
Date-Time: Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 21:25:06 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Delong, Horn, Ely, Mullet, Mullett, Fox, Schultz, Shaffer, Freed, Barrett, Morrison, Corbitt, Connally, Harris, Greathouse, Connor, Starcher, Hodem, Smith, Newman, Molnar.
Comments: My Delongs are mostly from Knox County Ohio. I have that information. I would like to have a copy of the Zion Church Cemetary in Berks county, Pa. Also, are the Zion(RED) Church Cemetary and the Delong Cemetary one in the same? Thanks for your time.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): cryptkeeper1959-Saturday-yahoo.com

Guest: Claudia Rabaut, Detroit MI
Date-Time: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at 00:01:09 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Wandersee, Sylvester, Wegener
Comments: Ernest Wandersee from Zezenow, Kreis Stolp-Land. Born: 1898. Siblings: brothers Albert and Heinrich, 1 Sister unknown. Parents: unknown Emma Berta Sylvester from Wollin, Kreis Stolp-Land. Born: 1902. Siblings: unknown Parents: unknown Margareta Wegener from Zezenow, Kreis Stolp-Land. Born: 1902. Siblings: 11, She was the oldest. Parents: unknown
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): claudiarabaut-Tuesday-comcast.net

Guest: Randy (Randall Scott) Loudenslager
Date-Time: Saturday, September 06, 2008 at 18:07:13 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Loudenslager, Laudenslager, Lautenschlager
Comments: I've known the names of my ancestors 4 generations prior to myself that were born and raised in the Clyde Ohio Area. I began a basic search out of the blue a couple days ago and have tentatively added 2 new generations (incomplete). From the variations in accuracy that I've seen in the last two days of amateur searching, I can't even imagine the amount of work it took to assemble the info you have on your site. Wow.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): brutusbuki-Saturday-centurytel.net

Guest: Gisela W Murdter
Date-Time: Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 07:09:48 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Murdter, Mürdter, Eckle
Comments: I keep revisting the website, as I still don't know that much about the Mürdter side of the family. The Eckle side of the family is well researched, though. I fanybody needs help with it, contact me! Gisela W Murdter, London, United Kingdom
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): gwmurdter-Sunday-tesco.net

Guest: sella, New Yourk
Date-Time: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 07:57:59 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Miller
Comments: Nice site
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): sella-Tuesday-gmail.com

Guest: Gretchen De Long
Date-Time: Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 13:25:00 (CDT)
Page visited: kerchner.com
Surnames of interest: DeLong
Comments: I'm in awe of the volume of work that you have done. It's a real gift to your very, very extended family. My father, Allen De Long of Washington, D.C.,is quite interested in your project and will be contacting you to share the fruits of the work that he has done as well. I hope that he participates in the DNA project. He is 89 years old and had daughters, not sons, so his DNA might be important to you. His father was Allen Amandus Delong --- I wonder if you have come across him. Thank you for your dedication to this work.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): flooded-Thursday-hughes.net

Guest: Gerry Coldham
Date-Time: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 at 04:20:19 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: COLDHAM
Comments: I know I have Germanic (probably Viking) DNA roots pre-1066, as I am I1a Haplogroup. I have yet to get a 37-marker match. Novice at this.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): gjcoldham-Wednesday-yahoo.com

Guest: Donna Mader Reichard
Date-Time: Monday, July 07, 2008 at 19:46:13 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Wenrick
Comments: I have been searching for my Greatgrandmother for years. I may have found her. I have a reference of Camelia Keichner in an old reunion booklet and her tombstone lists her name as Permelia Wenrick. I gave this info to a distant cousin, she googled and came up with your web site. Now I have a place to start.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): dbreich-Monday-comcast.net

Guest: Robert Stephen Roth
Date-Time: Friday, June 27, 2008 at 19:49:22 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Roth
Comments: I'm interested in linking DNA information with genalogy. My grandfather Roth was from Alsace, France. German-speaking. Near Strassburg. I will be doing my DNA soon.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): robsroth-Friday-cox.net

Guest: E Hangey
Date-Time: Monday, June 23, 2008 at 16:01:37 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest:
Comments: Good work
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): hangey-Monday-verizon.net

Guest: sarah, indianapolis
Date-Time: Monday, June 23, 2008 at 10:07:13 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy
Surnames of interest: Ehlert
Comments: Thanks for the site I will be purchasing a few of the books. My husband is researching his last name. He would like to get the correct spelling done in 18 century Germany writing to show his grandfather.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): gracedjbella-Monday-yahoo.com

Guest: Deborah Luttenberger, Pittsburg, CA
Date-Time: Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 17:21:09 (CDT)
Page visited: PA German Naming Customs
Surnames of interest: Luttenberger, Hornung, Woerle
Comments: Wonderful webpage. Found a link from a "Report on Luttenberger Family" provided to me by my father-in-law, Bob Luttenberger. This report was done in August 2002. The report mentions Donna Jean Andrews, daughter of Paul and Blanche Luttenberger and Lyn Savu, daughter of Joseph and Bobbe Jane Luttenberger whom I believe are descendants of Georg Luttenberger. My husband is a descendant of Michael Luttenberger.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): tomndebby-Sunday-comcast.net

Guest: Laura Saylor, Clovis Ca
Date-Time: Monday, June 16, 2008 at 13:27:56 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Lautenschlager, Zundel, Pool
Comments: Engrossing research on your pages, and most enlightening! Thanks.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): divasmom6-aria-Monday-yahoo.com

Guest: Mary Cape
Date-Time: Saturday, June 07, 2008 at 14:49:24 (CDT)
Page visited: All of them, thanks!
Surnames of interest: Nass or might be Noss
Comments: I am trying to authenticate/validate my grandfather's lineage. Joseph Cairns was a descendant of a Jacob Noss (Nass) who settled in Huntington County, PA from Germany. I have some further information as to where Jac(k)ob was born, etc. I am new to this so if you have any suggestions, etc it would be greatly appreciated.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): brynmawrbaby66-Saturday-yahoo.com

Guest: James Thomas
Date-Time: Sunday, June 01, 2008 at 17:03:48 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Kershner, Shultz Baer (Bar), Keiper
Comments: Yor work has been of immeasurable help to me.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): JTH0826-Sunday-verizon.net

Guest: Donna Hutchings, Austin TX
Date-Time: Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 11:40:03 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Coker, Stewart, Christman, Hale, Vitkovits, McDaniel
Comments: This is a great website and I am going to start using some of the tips and suggestions right away. Thanks.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): donna.hutchings-Thursday-baesystems.com

Guest: Mary {Roeder] Dorthy, Brookeland Texas
Date-Time: Monday, April 21, 2008 at 00:11:50 (CDT)
Page visited: PA Dutch are German not Dutch,PA German
Surnames of interest: Roeder
Comments: This web page gave me the meaning of PA Dutch that I was told my Grandfather John Roeder was.Thank You very much. Regards, Mary [Roeder]Dorthy
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): dort2ma-Monday-aol.com

Guest: Kirk Bundy Musick, Christiansburg VA
Date-Time: Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 16:28:43 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest: Musick
Comments: Thanks very much-
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): kirkmusick2-Sunday-aol.com

Guest: Arvina Copeland, Scipio IN
Date-Time: Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 16:41:13 (CDT)
Page visited: Haplogroup DNA Pins
Surnames of interest: Root, Beckner
Comments: I've had the Mt-DNA test done with FamilyTree, but don't know enough to comment or participate. It has been a mystery to me. You sent me a e-mail a long time ago(when the test results came back), inviting me to join. I'm held back, only by my lack of comprehension. The Y-DNA was easy, Mt-DNA is a blank for me.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): ArvinaCopeland-Saturday-hughes.net

Guest: Hildagarde Lottermoser-Gregory, Huntingdon, TN.
Date-Time: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 16:45:54 (CDT)
Page visited: German names
Surnames of interest: Lottermoser
Comments: No comments
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): hgregory1-Wednesday-bellsouth.net

Guest: Marie Fields Evans
Date-Time: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 at 19:09:46 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Frantz
Comments: I am a descendant of JACOB W Frantz who was from Luzerne County,PA. He was born 22 Apr 1819 and died 13 Jul 1864 at Andersonville, GA while a POW. I have enjoyed yous site and am trying to link my Jacob. I think his father was Jacob, Sr and his mother was Mary Ann Weiss. Thank you.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): vmtmmm-Tuesday-gvtc.com

Guest: Pete Zahut
Date-Time: Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 02:51:59 (CDT)
Page visited: PA Dutch Are German Not Dutch
Surnames of interest: Jurgen
Comments: Very helpful thanks!
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): wickedwitchofse300-Thursday-yahoo.com

Guest: Scott ,Florida
Date-Time: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 18:30:07 (CDT)
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Surnames of interest:
Comments: Please do not forget the Palatine Germans who were on the first ships to Georgia. They are listed in, " A List of Early Settlers to Georgia" , copyright 1949, The University of Georgia Press, second printing 1967. They were with the first peoples to set up a colony in Georgia. Henry Bishop was schoolmaster at a school to teach them English in Georgia at Ebenezar in about 1734, he married a Palatine German there. He was given land by Col. Oglethorpe.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): S3KD-Tuesday-Hotmail.com

Guest: Lancaster, PA
Date-Time: Monday, March 10, 2008 at 11:14:10 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Moyer, Maury, Bastian, Kerchner
Comments: I enjoyed looking at you website for some of my family history. My mother's father's mother's mother's mother's mother was Mary Ann Kerchner 1832-1922. She was the daughter of John Frederick Kerchner and Anna Maria Christman. Thank you for posting.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): EKA11-Monday-aol.com

Guest: Dick Miller, Sebring, FL
Date-Time: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 13:21:43 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Laudenslager
Comments: Cousin of Mel Bowman of Palmyra, Pa. Author of the John Bowman family of Lebanon County, PA.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): remiller-Tuesday-strato.net

Guest: Romaine Ringler Nees Moran, Johnstown, PA
Date-Time: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 11:55:41 (CST)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Geisel, Ringler
Comments: I am excited to find your website. I have been searching for my grandmothers heritage for years. The old folks are all gone now, including my father and I sooooo much want to get more info on their families. I do have the SS ODER'S roster when my grandmother and parents came to Ellis Island from Germany. She was born in Darmnstadt in 1880 I believe and How I loved her. She was 73 when she died and I was only 13 years old. I am now 68 and all my older relatives are gone. She was a Geisel and married a Ringler. The Geisel's (her parents) were one of the first settlers in Moxham, which is a suburb of Johnstown. Thank you for a wonderful website. Praise God for folks like you. I now live in Texas.
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): bridg05-Tuesday-stic.net

Guest: Delores De Long, Bon Accord Alberta, Canada
Date-Time: Monday, February 18, 2008 at 20:19:00 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: De Long
Comments: my grandfather came up from the states in the late 1900 hundreds. his name was andrew de long. married edna draper had three son, karl, george and clarence.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): ddelong3-Monday-telus.net

Guest: Tom Chrisman, Atlanta, GA
Date-Time: Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 16:38:29 (CST)
Page visited: Kerchner's Guestbook
Surnames of interest: Chrisman, Croetzer (Kratzer), Hite (Heydt)
Comments: Great guestbook. Found contacts that may be or interest in my research.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): tomchrisman1-Sunday-aol.com

Guest: Clarence Kirchner, Leduc alberta Canada
Date-Time: Friday, February 01, 2008 at 16:01:57 (CST)
Page visited: Kerchner Geneology home page
Surnames of interest: Kirchner, Roeder
Comments: My family imigrated in 1852 from Bremen Germany,Eva Katherina Muellen married a man by the name of Mr.,Roeder they had three children Mr, Roeder died and she remarried Jacob Kirchner, her one son from the previous marriage(Francis Kirchner) carried the married name of Kirchner, he is my direct desendant so I am looking for anyone with info on the Kirchner/Roeder in around Minnesota area.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): cckkkirchner-Friday-hotmail.com

Guest: Lisa Roth, Northampton, PA
Date-Time: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 12:37:48 (CST)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Roth, Danner, Wagner, Fehnel, Bartholomew, Schoenberger
Comments: I am interested in Allen Township, Northampton County surnames.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): dayliliesrme-Wednesday-yahoo.com

Guest: Susan Laudenslager Pharis, Lincoln, CA
Date-Time: Monday, January 28, 2008 at 09:58:53 (CST)
Page visited: Laudenslager Surname YDNA Project
Surnames of interest: Laudenslager
Comments: Looking for Frederic Henry Laudenslager, grandfather and Bertha Gladden, grandmother
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): Firefly7554-Monday-aol.com

Guest: Kathy Burnham
Date-Time: Friday, January 04, 2008 at 13:33:48 (CST)
Page visited: PA German Naming Customs
Surnames of interest: Fiedler, Kroll, Schmohr, Lemke
Comments: Great information for a new researcher of Poland genealogy.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): KatBurnham-Friday-msn.com

Guest: Rufus Overlander
Date-Time: Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 14:11:48 (CST)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page, PA German Naming Customs
Surnames of interest: Oberländer/Oberlander/Overlander
Comments: Ancester arrived in Philadelphia in October 1766. Last Port of Call was Lisbon Portugal. Have no idea where he came from.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): rufusoverlander-Saturday-msn.com

Guest: Barbara Buehrer Yokois, Georgetown, TX
Date-Time: Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 12:18:49 (CST)
Page visited: 18thCentury PA German Naming Customs
Surnames of interest: BUEHRER,DANSARD,YEAGER
Comments: This was forwarded to me from a Computer Genealogy Group. I found it very interesting, and now understand why there are so many Johann's in the Buehrer line going back to 1700's. I will use some of the other mentioned research books. I was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and lived there until 1 1/2 years ago. Thanks for the Info!!
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): byokois3-Sunday-peoplepc.com

Guest: Judi Kercher, England
Date-Time: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 17:39:05 (CST)
Page visited: Kerchner Surname Y-DNA Project
Surnames of interest: Kercher
Comments: Fascinating project. I only wish I were male. However, it seems one of my ancestors took his surname from his mother anyway. My Kerchers are from Hampshire in England at least from the 18th century. It would be interesting to discover when they (most likely) emigrated from Germany to England.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): kerchernz-Wednesday-gmail.com

Guest: Deb Puthoff, Springboro Ohio
Date-Time: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 at 23:37:06 (CST)
Page visited: Most of your pages...and I'll be back for more. Great info.Thanks!
Surnames of interest: Puthoff, Putthoff, Brandewie, Knapke,McCowan, Dalton
Comments: Great German and DNA information. I am currently working to connect all the American Putthoff/ Puthoff People into the same family tree.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): puthoff1-Wednesday-gmail.com

Guest: Sharen (Medenwald) Spaar, Hankinson, ND
Date-Time: Sunday, November 04, 2007 at 17:14:44 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Ferdinand and Hannah Medenwaldt William and Emma Medenwaldt Richard and Elsie(Roeder)Medenwald
Comments: Ferdinand and Hannah Medenwaldt came to United States from Pomeroy, Germany. They had 8 boys and 1 daughter: Albert married Anna Pankow William married Alvina Hoefs Otto married Anna Milbrandt Frank married Bertha Pankow Herman married Minnie Roeder Gustave married Ida Pankow Fred married Ella Heesch Henry never married Alvina married John Buck They all lived in the Hankinson, North Dakota area.
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): spaar83-Sunday-hotmail.com

Guest: Debbie Rolen, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee
Date-Time: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 11:59:45 (CDT)
Page visited: Pennsylvania Dutch Are Of German Heritage, Not Dutch
Surnames of interest: Derk
Comments: Simon Derk was an ancestor of mine. He was a Palatine German who came over in 1738. I found your site very very interesting... with the best info I've found anywhere. Thank you for putting it simply and thoroughly.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): rolenrock2-Wednesday-yahoo.com

Guest: Matthew Lautenschlager, Canton, OH
Date-Time: Monday, October 15, 2007 at 15:10:31 (CDT)
Page visited: Laudenslager Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Lautenschlager
Comments: Very interested in your research on the Lautenschlager name. Pretty consistant with what I have been told from my gammy and great gammy (who traveled here from germany). Bell-striker is what they believe the name represents. Any clue where the name originated (city)?
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): mrlaute-Monday-bgnet.bgsu.edu

Guest: SGT Justin Teplitz Tuscon,Arizona
Date-Time: Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 15:31:59 (CDT)
Page visited: PA German Nicknames
Surnames of interest:
Comments: Love those Pennsylvania German nicknames on Kerchner!
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): sgtteplitzjustin8520-Saturday-gmail.com

Guest: jerry king sparland il.
Date-Time: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 14:24:37 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy home page
Surnames of interest: King, Keonig, Koenig
Comments: Hi. I was interested in German, East Asian DNA and its origin and found youe cite and it was very interesting. I have German grand parents and I had my DNA done ande it was 95% European and 5% East Asian and didn't knoe where the East Asian came from Thanks Jerry
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Guest: Barbara Kelley-Howell, Ontario Canada
Date-Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 19:43:21 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: RIBBLE
Comments: I am interested in knowing if there are still any family members with the last name of RIBBLE who are descended from Johann Georg Ribble who left Palantine Germany in 1797 journeyed to Sussex NJ and then they journeyed with a whole lot of other families towards Ontario Canada and some of the Ribble family went to PA and stayed there. This is my family tree of my GGma Eliza Ribble-Kelley who was born 1826 in Oakville (Halton County) Ontario Canada. I would be interested in knowing if the Ribble name is also under the UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS. I hope to get a website on both sides of my family tree and am quite interested in finding my RIBBLE side of the family tree. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hope to hear from you soon with any help or suggestions.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): kelleyribble-Wednesday-yahoo.ca

Guest: Michael A. Miller, Virginia Beach, VA (born Easton
Date-Time: Monday, September 03, 2007 at 17:00:01 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Miller, Reimer, Christman, Brodt/Brode
Comments: Thanks for the wealth of information on your website. My ancestor was Jacob Christman (Christman's Mill, Macungie) and they are also in Solomon's Kirche churchyard, which I visited last year. My Reimers are from the Bangor/Johnsonville area. I am new to genealogy, but the bug has bitten! My mother's maiden name was also Miller, so it should be interesting tracing two lines of Millers. I had 5 years of German in high school and it's coming in handy now.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): miamiller-Monday-cox.net

Guest: Edith Fulton Stone, Galena MO
Date-Time: Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 11:09:01 (CDT)
Page visited: descendant chart for Adam2
Surnames of interest: Kartchner, Kirchner
Comments: Am also attempting to prove or disprove a link between Adam Andeas (Andeas Adam) Kartchner with Johann Wilhelm Kirchner. Am descendant of Adam 2 through John Christopher and Prudence Wilcox down through my late mother Goldie Florence Oswalt
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): estone29-Sunday-localnet.com

Guest: Kim Rowse, Gaithersburg, MD
Date-Time: Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 10:30:30 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner genealogy
Surnames of interest: Looking for Lareh, Binder, Weber, Segal
Comments: Nice site. Do you do any lookups? Trying to find official marriage record for an Anton Binder and Clara Segal married 1867 in Berlinsville, Northampton Co.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): krowse1-Saturday-comcast.net

Guest: Margaret Jordan
Date-Time: Monday, August 20, 2007 at 10:57:34 (CDT)
Page visited: PA German Nicknames
Surnames of interest: Adam,Adams, Richard,Richards,Reichardt,etc, Hinkle,etc
Comments: What a wonderful resource!! I spent hours trying to reconcile documents with the name Margaret on some and Rebecca on others until I found your nickname page, where, in the PA German tradition, Margaret and Rebecca can be interchanged. My ggg-grandmother, Margaret was born in Northumberland County in 1804 and some of the German Church records had her listed as Rebecca. With the help of your page, I can now consider the issue resolved. Thank you so much.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): m.m.jordan-Monday-comcast.net

Guest: Connie Rambo Champaign,il
Date-Time: Friday, August 17, 2007 at 20:30:26 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner surname Y-DNA project
Surnames of interest: Kaercher (Wisconsin)
Comments: Researching the Kaercher's of Wisconsin. Kaercher is spelled Karcher in church records. They immigrated to Wisconsin from Monsheim, Germany in 1851.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): champaigncr-Friday-yahoo.com

Guest: David Beck, Nampa Idaho
Date-Time: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 21:12:11 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Geneology Home Page
Surnames of interest: Beck
Comments: I am seriously stuck on Johann Heinrich Beck, 1691 Alsace, Lorraine, France. (in 1691 it was germany)
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): paintedelk-Tuesday-gmail.com

Guest: Eric Albright
Date-Time: Friday, August 10, 2007 at 18:50:30 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Albright
Comments: My male line has in theory been in SE PA. for over 275 years. My haplogroup came up (yDNA, G2, U1/U8/U13) Of the two other 67 marker tests I know of, both are R1b. York Co. PA ;CIRCA 1731-1770 Berks Co Pa ;circa 1750-1813 Montgomery Co. PA 1770-1900 Berks Co. PA 1900-2007
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): claydogs1-Friday-yahoo.com

Guest: Susan Troupe, Waterbury, CT
Date-Time: Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 18:27:34 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: TROUPE, TROUP, TRAUB, STRAUB, TROUT
Comments: I thank you so much for all of the very helpful information that you have provided and I hope that my brother and I qualify to be part of your study on PA Dutch.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): susan.troupe-Thursday-snet.net

Guest: Richard Huckaby, Prattville, AL
Date-Time: Friday, July 13, 2007 at 13:38:19 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Geneology Home Page
Surnames of interest: Huckaby and varient spellings
Comments: I am in the process of establishing a Huckaby (varients) DNA Surname Project. Please email me if interested in learning more.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): huckaby4153-Friday-charter.net

Guest: GERTRUDE MABLE CHRISTMAN OF BALLY PA.
Date-Time: Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 19:44:44 (CDT)
Page visited: I WILL LOOK AT ALL, PA GERMAN NAMING CUSTOMS...
Surnames of interest: GERTRUDE CHRISTMAN
Comments: I THINK ITS GREAT THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO DO THIS FOR EVERYONE . ALL OF THOSE POEPLE WILL BE READ AND REMEMBERED EVERYTIME AND ANYTIME. MY HUSBAND DIED A WEEK BEFOR CHRISTMAS (6 MONTHS AGO)AND EVERYONE ASKS LIKE HE WAS NEVER HERE, HE WAS 33 YEARS OLD AND WE WERE NOT READY IN ANYWAY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I THINK WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS GREAT !! I HAVE A BIG FAMILY BUT EVERYONE HATE'S EACH OTHER ," THEY LIVE RIGHT NEXT STORE TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SPEAK TO EACH OTHER" !! ANYWAY TAKE CARE OF YOU AND YOURS , GERTRUDE
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): NEW-HOPE-Thursday-COMCAST.NET

Guest: Cynthia Brott Biasca
Date-Time: Friday, June 08, 2007 at 16:59:01 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Bradt, Bratt, Brott etc.
Comments: I found your male line descent tree and Success Stories very interesting. I am just trying to do somewhat the same thing with my Bradt DNA Project results.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): cynthia.biasca-Friday-verizon.net

Guest: Joyce Cole, Nashville, TN
Date-Time: Friday, June 08, 2007 at 14:57:35 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Burr (or Burre), Calhoun, Coller
Comments: Tracing early roots of Jehue Burr (Burre) who is stated to have been of German descent. Looking for more recent info on Jane Calhoun from Lancaster, PA c1750. Also, looking for info on Coller of PA Dutch heritage.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): bjoycecole-Friday-hotmail.com

Guest: joan laudenslager allentown,pa
Date-Time: Sunday, June 03, 2007 at 01:22:09 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: clarence albert laudenslager emmaus pajust
Comments: was given this address today and am very surprised!! will do more research later.l
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): joanml6233-Sunday-aol.com

Guest: Marek Kucharz, Pi³a Poland
Date-Time: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 03:57:39 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Walbert
Comments: really good work brother !
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): sensor-Tuesday-matic.edu.pl

Guest: Ben Mayberry, Costa Mesa California
Date-Time: Friday, May 25, 2007 at 10:43:26 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Kerchner
Comments: My mother's maiden name is Kerchner. Her father and her Grandfather were both named Ralph Kerchner.
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): ben.mayberry-Friday-cbre.com

Guest: James A. Rahr RR#1, Box 118F Colliers Wv. 26035
Date-Time: Friday, May 18, 2007 at 19:18:41 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Rader,Rahr,Mains
Comments: I need more time to do this type of thing. Jim
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): jrahr1-Friday-yahoo.com

Guest: Don Hammon, San Francisco, CA
Date-Time: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 10:48:02 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Hamman, Andreas, Richard (Rigert, Richert etc)
Comments: Looking for information on Haman, Hamman, Hamann, etc, Andreas and Richert families of Northampton, later Lehigh County, PA
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): dhfw80d-Tuesday-yahoo.com

Guest: Don Hammon, San Francisco, CA
Date-Time: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 10:47:38 (CDT)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Hamman, Andreas, Richard (Rigert, Richert etc)
Comments: Looking for information on HAman, HAmman, HAmann, etc, Andreas and Richert families of Naorthampton, later LEhigh County, PA
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): dhfw80d-Tuesday-yahoo.com

Guest: Carol Jernigan
Date-Time: Monday, May 07, 2007 at 21:19:44 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page, PA German Naming Customs
Surnames of interest: Surnames of interest: Schumacher, Shoemaker, Rupp, Petersholtz, Von Petersholtz, Benner, Lenhart, McVaugh, Fisher, Fowler, Hoffman, Fargo, Slonecker, Welfly, Karver, Jernigan, Freed, Anderson, Tubbs, Richards, Simpson, Jeffcoat, Sessions, McNeill, Robeson, Rowland,
Comments: got more?
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): queencaar-Monday-comcast.net

Guest: Babette May, Perris, CA
Date-Time: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at 13:17:38 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page; PA Dutch are German not Dutch.
Surnames of interest: Kerkhoff, Gruber (Gruver), Powell, Kammary (Kammerer), Gray, Riegal, Magdalena/Mill?
Comments: Recently discovered that my dad's (maternal side) are from Pennsylvania. They were either born and/or lived in Nocamixon Township, Bucks County, Schoenersville. The name Allen comes to mind through the confusing research. Powell and Kerkhoff, my ???? removed grandparent(s), may have been born in New Jersey or a parent born there. I am sure all of the surnames aforementioned are from Germany, and they spent their entire life there. My dad's father was second generation from Germany. My mom's side, yes some German too! But we're also proud Lakota Sioux/Cheyenne and a bit of French. This is a very cool website! ~Babette
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): babsied220-Wednesday-yahoo.com

Guest: Pat Hammond, Delanco, NJ
Date-Time: Monday, April 09, 2007 at 13:05:32 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner.com/germname.htm
Surnames of interest: Rewoldt, Kuechenmeister, Harms, Hamann, Haman, Luchtman, Jasmund, Alwardt, Arndt, Schoof, Schwark, Peters, Kling, Westphal, liebig, Meyerhuber, Wasmund
Comments: I enjoyed your site and have bookmarked it just in case. Most of these family names came over from the Mechlenburg-Schwerin area in the 1860-1870's. Thank you for all your hard work.
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): tartaneh-Monday-comcast.net

Guest: Terri Ann Moyer-Nyce Oley, Pa
Date-Time: Friday, April 06, 2007 at 21:58:01 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home page
Surnames of interest: Edgar Kerchner, Jacob and Emma
Comments: Hi Charles, I got the information about your website from my aunt Deanie. I am the daughter of Larue V. Kerchner Moyer. My grandparents are Edgar and Estella Kerchner. I wanted to know more about my grandfather's family tree beside Emma and Jocab kerchner. And so here I am on your web page. I have your phone number and address. You had attended my grandfather's funeral. I would like to meet you at some point and learn more about you and how we are related. You are Deanie's cousin or Uncle? Not sure about that, I got confused on who is who. My home phone number is 610-689-4078. Sincerely, Terri
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): ourclubhouse-Friday-comcast.net

Guest: Hettie Wiggins, Moncks Corner, SC
Date-Time: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 07:36:04 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Metz (Metts), Taylor, Williams, Burch, Hendrick(s), Ward, Wilson, Fowler.
Comments: Your site was sent to me by a cousin also searching family. Thank you for the information, it was very interesting. hw
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): jpwrhw-Wednesday-netzero.com

Guest: Pamela WELLS nee ROBERSON ~ from Dayton, OH
Date-Time: Friday, March 16, 2007 at 09:00:53 (CDT)
Page visited: Kerchner - Lautenschlager website
Surnames of interest: BAISCH ~ BUBECK ~ KLOPFER ~ LAUTENSCHLAGER and allied families.
Comments: Looking for any LAUTENSCHLAGER ~ BAISCH connections for Christina LAUTENSCHLAGER who married Johann BAISCH. Please see my family website for details of my family genealogy. Thank you. Happy hunting for all your family treasures, Pamela WELLS nee ROBERSON Trinity, FL by way of Dayton, OH
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): familygeno-Friday-gmail.com

Guest: JOHN LEVAN, READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Date-Time: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 08:54:20 (CST)
Page visited: KERCHNER GENEALOGY HOME PAGE
Surnames of interest: LEVAN, SEITZ, BORTNER, LOCH
Comments: INTERESTING SITE! HOPE TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM IT EVENTUALLY.
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): JOHNDLEVAN9-Wednesday-AOL.COM

Guest: John Maus, Cattaraugus, NY originally, now Tulsa,
Date-Time: Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 22:48:44 (CST)
Page visited: Pennsylvania Deutsch/Pennsylvania German, etc.
Surnames of interest: Maus, Mauss, Mouse, Moss, Morse, Moser
Comments: Interesting site. My Y-DNA results became available three weeks ago and now I have found a 24/25 match with a Mouse line, previously Mauss from Germany that came through Pennsylvania from Hornbach, Germany to Virginia, now West Virginia. What makes this interesting is that a specific person in the WV line could be my GGGGGGrandfather who was killed in the French & Indian Wars in April of 1758, but we never know who he was. My test results came in as an I haplogroup and my sub-clade results should be available in another couple weeks.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): johndmaus-Saturday-sbcglobal.net

Guest: lisa frederick-terry, schwenksville,pa
Date-Time: Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 20:01:24 (CST)
Page visited: Laudenslager dna link
Surnames of interest: Laudenslager,Laudenschlager,Frederick
Comments: Born and raised in Center Valley/Emmaus. My grandfather Paul l. Frederick's middle name was his mother's maiden name, which was Laudenslager( not sure of the correct spelling). I find your studies facinating and would love to talk to any possible relatives. Thanks in advance
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): littlebakerlisa-Saturday-verizon.net

Guest: W.A. Lowe, Johnstown OH
Date-Time: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 21:30:50 (CST)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: DEVOLLD
Comments: We are trying to determine the nationality of the DEVOLLD family, who migrated from Pensylvania to Noble (Morgan) County OH around 1800. Were they Flemish? Does anyone know what part of PA they came from, or when they immigrated to the US?
Email address: (To use delete '-Wednesday-' and add @ sign in that position): W53323-Wednesday-aol.com

Guest: Michael Wetzel, Gettysburg PA
Date-Time: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 19:53:56 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Wetzel
Comments: Just searching my last name
Email address: (To use delete '-Monday-' and add @ sign in that position): wetzel427-Monday-netzero.com

Guest: Dwain Lee Jones, Liberty MO
Date-Time: Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 18:06:03 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Jones, Adkins, Moffat, Farnan
Comments: no comments. Just trying to learn how to do it.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): mbjdlj-Thursday-hotmail.com

Guest: Martin C. Karchner, Sugarloaf,Pa.
Date-Time: Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 14:22:03 (CST)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
Surnames of interest: Karchner,Kershner and kirchner
Comments: I find site very interesting, have been researching slightly for number of years. Find especially interesting about arrival dates. My direct descendants were in Nescopeck twp,Luzerne Cty, Pa. 1850's earliest found. Thank You
Email address: (To use delete '-Sunday-' and add @ sign in that position): mckarch-Sunday-epix.net

Guest: Kent M. Melcher
Date-Time: Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 20:40:57 (CST)
Page visited:
Surnames of interest: Melcher, Schwartz, Clay, Barnes
Comments: Just beginning my search. Have a family Bible with John Melcher the furthest ancestor: son Leonard, son Samuel B., son Arthur Herbert, son Arthur Maurice, who was my father. My son, Joshua Kent, is the last male in this family line.
Email address: (To use delete '-Saturday-' and add @ sign in that position): kandjmel-Saturday-cox.net

Guest: Rebecca Johnson Ervi
Date-Time: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 19:48:40 (CST)
Page visited: Beightel was my interest am still searching site
Surnames of interest: BEIGHTEL, SHAEFFER, WILKERSON, GARRETT, CAVE, PEDDYCOART, THOMPSON, BENDER, Johnson, Bolinger
Comments: I have not had a chance to look all through your web site as of yet but will be back several times. I was very interested to see another member of the family that had visited and would like to get in touch with them if possible. I am looking forward to any information that I can find. Thank you
Email address: (To use delete '-Tuesday-' and add @ sign in that position): dasher-Tuesday-thegateway.net

Guest: Lee Ann Hunsinger, Sugarloaf, PA
Date-Time: Friday, January 12, 2007 at 11:25:23 (CST)
Page visited: Hunsicker/Hunsecker/Hunseker/Hunsiker Genetic Genealogy Project
Surnames of interest: Hunsinger
Comments: Great Project! I would love to take part but my lack of a Y chromosome makes it impossible. Good work I will love to see the outcome. I will also try to get in contact with some of my Male relatives to see if they would like to participate. Some are geneology buffs. Thanks again!
Email address: (To use delete '-Friday-' and add @ sign in that position): healthyhorsesmiles-Friday-yahoo.com

Guest: Elinda Poorman Card
Date-Time: Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 11:28:55 (CST)
Page visited: Kerchner Genealogy Homepage & PA German Naming Customs
Surnames of interest: Poorman, Werner, Shope, Knauer, Degenhardt, DeHaven, Dyckman
Comments: A very interesting site. Easy to navigate.
Email address: (To use delete '-Thursday-' and add @ sign in that position): lynnandbill-Thursday-pcrs.net