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This webpage provides access to records and notes from my ongoing research into my family history. The research is organized into eight documents, each devoted to one branch of my family. Each document presents genealogical records for up to 30 individuals, generally covering the period from the 1700s to the early 1900s (no recent genealogy is included).

The most recent files were posted here in April 2026. For a quick overview of the contents, family trees are available separately for each document.

These documents are not narrative family histories. They are collections of primary-source records, carefully cited and presented with notes and commentary. The records provide essential genealogical information, and some offer surprisingly rich biographical detail. I have posted them here mainly as a resource for other researchers, but also for family members who may wish to explore and learn more about earlier generations of our family.

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)

30 individual entries, 150 pages (April 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 (April 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 (April 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 (April 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)

28 individual entries, 196 pages (April 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 (April 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 (April 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)

16 individual entries, 129 pages (April 2026)

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