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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.

Note that 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

Entries: 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)

Revised April 2026

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Born and Friedli

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

Entries: Benedikt Born, Maria Anna Friedli, Jacob Robert Born, Anna Maria Fluri, Johann Joseph Blasius Friedli, Anna Maria Barbara Haas, Johann Jacob Born, Anna Maria Kölliker, Ulrich Fluri, Magdalena Fricker, Niklaus Martin Friedli, Anna Maria Glanzmann, Franz Joseph Michael Haas, Anna Maria Barbara Glanzmann, Niclaus Born, Maria Magdalena Jung, Jacob Kölliker, Barbara Werder, Heinrich Fluri, Elisabeth Roth, Martin Fricker, Anna Maria von Arx, Niklaus Friedli, Elisabetha Gertrud Brun, Peter Glanzmann, Anna Barbara Steffen, Joseph Haas, Maria Verena Thalmann, Blasius Niklaus Glanzmann, Barbara Portmann

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

Revised April 2026

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Apprill and Vogel

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

Entries: Philipp Apprill, Margaretha Vogel, Frantz Joseph Apprill, Barbara Schmitt, Joseph Vogel, Anna Maria Stöcklin, Johannes Apprill, Maria Rosina Logel, Johannes Schmitt, Maria Eva Sonn, Johann Baptist Vogel, Maria Catharina Meyer, Frantz Joseph Stöcklin, Magdalena Stöcklin, Jacob Apprill, Anna Maria Mathis, Johann Jacob Logel, Magdalena Müller, Andreas Schmitt, Barbara Steffen, Johann Jacob Sonn, Catharina Irr, Marcus Vogel, Anna Maria Tschopp, Johannes Meyer, Catharina Nebel, Johann Jacob Stöcklin, Anna Maria Sütterlin, Johannes Stöcklin, Maria Apollonia Vögtli

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

Revised April 2026

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Klott and Weber

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

Entries: Edward Klott, Mary Weber, Jakob Klott, Maria Franziska Dollriess, Johann Baptist Jacob Weber, Anna Saum, Camill Klott, Elisabetha Hof, Joseph Dollriess, Maria Magdalena Meyer, Johannes Weber, Maria Agatha Lienert, Georg Saum, Barbara Kürner, Lorenz Klott, Anna Maria Feuerbach, Johann Heinrich Hof, Katharina Köbel, Augustin Dollriess, Maria Johanna Neubert, Franz Xaver Meyer, Maria Seraphia Miller, Joseph Weber, Maria Elisabetha Sum, Johannes Lienert, Maria Anna Demuth, Christian Saum, Maria Rombach, Lorenz Kürner, Maria Dold

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

Revised 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

Entries: Nelson Cady, Hannah T. Rogers, Orrin Cady, Beulah Stebbins, Noah Rogers, Sarah Phipps, Reuben Cady, Lydia Wood, Jesse Stebbins, Phebe Bishop, Levi Rogers, Johanna Truesdell, Samuel Phipps, Sarah Merwin, Timothy Cady, Mehitabel Davis, Thomas Wood, Dinah Perry, Jesse Stebbins, Beulah Munn, Josiah Rogers, Lydia Goodsell, Richard Truesdell, Lydia Linsley, Solomon Phipps, Abigail Fosdick, Stevens Merwin, Mehitabel Clark

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

Revised April 2026

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Davies and Beddow

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

Entries: Evan Davies, Elizabeth Beddow, David Davies, Ann —, Henry Beddow, Margaret Evans, Benjamin David, Catharine —, William Beddow, Elizabeth —, William Evans, Martha —

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

Revised April 2026

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Carter and Bales

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

Entries: Jefferson D. Carter, Fannie Bales, Landon Thomas Carter, Nancy Bates, John Calvin Bales, Mary Clarinda Jacobs, Presley H. Carter, Charlotte T. Davis, Charles F. Bates, Susannah Fleming Bates, John Bales, Mary Cates, Baylor Jacobs, Mary Kendrick, Edward Carter, Martha Violett, Edward Davis, Elizabeth Triplett, Charles Bates, Mary Martin, Matthew Bates, Mary Brooks Jones, William Bales, Elizabeth Adamson, John Cates, Mary Harrington, Thomas Jacobs, Benjamin Kendrick, Anna Funk

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

Revised April 2026

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Baker and Nance

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

Entries: George W. Baker, Eliza Ann Nance, William Baker, Ann Richards, Jackson Nance, Martha Campbell, Leonard Richards, Nancy Adams, Reuben Nance, Frances Ingram, Jeremiah Campbell, Elizabeth Vanderpool, Reuben Nance, Amy Williams, John Ingram, Susanna Billups

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

Revised April 2026

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