Bavaria

Another Christian Birky Added to Family Histories Section

September 14, 2009

Christian Birky (1783 – abt. 1840) has been added as a new name in the Family Histories section. He was son of Christian Birki (abt. 1700-abt. 1750) and the father of eight children. His wife is unknown. Thought to have had connections to Lutterbacherhof (near Saar-union) where other Birki families lived. Photos included.

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Katherina Stalter Good

September 12, 2009

Five photos of Hemerten estate, birthplace of Katherina Stalter, have been added to Katherina’s history in the Family Histories section. The photos were taken by me in the 1980′s when Hermann and Gertrude Guth took Del and me to this estate in Bavaria where Del’s great grandmother, Katherina, was born and where his great-great grandparents, [...]

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Zehr Ancestry Chart

February 24, 2009

This is the Zehr Family Ancestry Chart

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Birkey Ancestry Chart

February 24, 2009

This is the Birkey Family Ancestry Chart

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The History of the Family of Peter Yordy – 1815-1897

February 24, 2009

The article is made up of three parts: Part 1 From Ancient History to Switzerland and France Part 2 The History of the Family of Peter Yordy (1815-1897) The Yordy Siblings of Central Illinois—Peter Yordy, Christian Yotty, and Jacobina (Philabena) Yordy Part 3 Yordy Addendum French Birth Records and Ancestry of Peter Yordy .  .  [...]

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