Family Histories

The eight files below contain genealogical records dating from roughly the 1700s through the early 1900s for each family. All records in the files have been gathered from primary sources and include annotations providing historical and genealogical context. View the family trees below to get a quick preview of the scope of each file.

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FAMILIES OF GERMAN, SWISS, AND ALSATIAN ORIGIN:

Bell and Breuch

Genealogical Records of Stephan Bell, Anna Maria Breuch, and Three Generations of Their Ancestors

Surnames: Bell, Hartz, Hilger, Durben, Klein, Klapperich, Sons, Breuch, Seul, Schneider, Kraus, Steup, Nachtsheim

Primary locations: Rheinland-Pfalz (Burgbrohl, Hausten, Morswiesen, Niederlützingen, Weibern), Wisconsin (Dane and Iowa Counties), Missouri (Lafayette County)

Denomination: Catholic

30 individual entries, 150 pages (January 2026)

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Born and Friedli

Genealogical Records of Benedikt Born, Maria Anna Friedli, and Three Generations of Their Ancestors

Surnames: Born, Jung, Kölliker, Werder, Fluri, Roth, Fricker, von Arx, Friedli, Brun, Glanzmann, Steffen, Haas, Thalmann, Portmann

Primary locations: Solothurn (Balsthal, Klus, Mümliswil, Ramiswil), Luzern (Marbach), Missouri (Lafayette County)

Denomination: Catholic

30 individual entries, 124 pages (January 2026)

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Apprill and Vogel

Genealogical Records of Philipp Apprill, Margaretha Vogel, and Three Generations of Their Ancestors

Surnames: Apprill, Mathis, Logel, Müller, Schmitt, Steffen, Sonn, Irr, Vogel, Tschopp, Meyer, Nebel, Stöcklin, Sütterlin, Vögtli

Primary locations: Bas-Rhin (Gunstett, Preuschdorf), Basel-Landschaft (Aesch), Missouri (Gasconade County)

Denomination: Catholic

30 individual entries, 140 pages (January 2026)

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Klott and Weber

Genealogical Records of Edward Klott, Mary Weber, and Three Generations of Their Ancestors

Surnames: Klott, Feuerbach, Hof, Köbel, Dollriess, Neubert, Meyer, Miller, Weber, Sum, Lienert, Demuth, Saum, Rombach, Kürner, Dold

Primary locations: Hessen (Ober-Wöllstadt), Bayern (Hainsfarth), Baden-Württemberg (Gengenbach, Sankt Peter, Stegen, Welschensteinach), Missouri (Gasconade and Warren Counties)

Denomination: Catholic

30 individual entries, 126 pages (January 2026)

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FAMILIES OF EARLY AMERICAN AND BRITISH ORIGIN:

Cady and Rogers

Genealogical Records of Nelson Cady, Hannah T. Rogers, and Three Generations of Their Ancestors

Surnames: Cady, Davis, Wood, Perry, Stebbins, Munn, Bishop, Rogers, Goodsell, Truesdell, Linsley, Phipps, Fosdick, Merwin, Clark

Primary locations: Connecticut (Branford, Stafford, Wallingford), Massachusetts (Charlestown, Lenox, Monson), New York (Broome, Chenango, and Otsego Counties), Wisconsin (Vernon County)

Denominations: Congregationalist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Universalist, Baptist, Methodist Episcopal

28 individual entries, 196 pages (January 2026)

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Davies and Beddow

Genealogical Records of Evan Davies, Elizabeth Beddow, and Two Generations of Their Ancestors

Surnames: Davies, Harry, Beddow, Evans

Primary locations: Carmarthenshire (Llanllawddog), Glamorgan (Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil), Staffordshire

Denominations: Independent (Congregationalist), Wesleyan Methodist

12 individual entries, 84 pages (January 2026)

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Carter and Bales

Genealogical Records of Jefferson D. Carter, Fannie Bales, and Three Generations of Their Ancestors

Surnames: Carter, Violett, Davis, Triplett, Bates, Martin, Jones, Bales, Adamson, Cates, Harrington, Jacobs, Kendrick, Funk

Primary locations: Virginia (Culpeper, Frederick, Halifax, Loudoun, and Pittsylvania Counties), Tennessee (Bedford and Jefferson Counties), Kentucky (Madison County), Missouri (Ray County)

Denominations: Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Quaker, Mennonite

29 individual entries, 203 pages (January 2026)

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Baker and Nance

Genealogical Records of George W. Baker, Eliza Ann Nance, and Three Generations of Their Ancestors

Surnames: Baker, Richards, Adams, Nance, Williams, Ingram, Billups, Campbell, Vanderpool

Primary locations: Virginia (Henry and Lunenburg Counties), Tennessee (Bedford and Williamson Counties), Indiana (Bartholomew County), Missouri (Platte and Ray Counties)

Denominations: Baptist, Methodist Episcopal

17 individual entries, 129 pages (January 2026)

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