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Genealogical Records of Eight Families from Germany, Switzerland, Alsace, Britain, New England, and the Upper South

The documents below, available for download as PDF files, contain genealogical records for four generations of each family. Records are drawn from contemporary primary sources, including civil records, church records, and property records, and range from the 1700s to the early 1900s. Research is ongoing and the documents are not fully edited. The files were most recently updated in April 2026.

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

    30 individual entries, 150 pages (January 2026)

    Names: Stephan Bell, Anna Maria Breuch, Johann Peter Bell, Anna Elisabetha Klein, Peter Joseph Breuch, Maria Elisabetha Kraus, Peter Bell, Barbara Hilger, Matheis Klein, Maria Magdalena Klapperich, Johann Philipp Breuch, Anna Maria Seul, Johann Peter Kraus, Catharina Kraus, Simon Bell, Anna Maria Hartz, Paul Hilger, Christina Durben, Mathias Klein, Anna Klapperich, Bartholomäus Klapperich, Anna Maria Sons, Carl Joseph Breuch, Maria Gertrud —, Hilbert Seul, Maria Rosina Schneider, Johann Wilhelm Kraus, Anna Steup, Simon Kraus, Veronica Nachtsheim

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

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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)

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)

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)

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)

30 individual entries, 126 pages (January 2026)

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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)

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

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)

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)

17 individual entries, 129 pages (January 2026)

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