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Our research includes early families from the areas our ancestors lived. Our growing database includes over 277,000 names with emphasis on 3 areas:
Lykens, Mifflin, Wiconisco, Rush, Washington, Halifax, Jackson, Wayne, Jefferson and Upper Paxton Townships
Following is a partial list of family names we have in our database. We also have information on many related families. Please note that research is never ending and accuracy is important but mistakes are occasionally made. ABBOTT, ABELS, ACKERMAN, ADAMS, AHALT, AKINS, AKKERMANN, ALBERT, ALBERTS, ALDEN, ALDERKS, ALLEN, ALTER, AMBROSE, AMELSBERG, ANDERSON, ANDREW, ANGLE, ANKENEY, ANSPACH, ANST, ARENDS, ARJES, ARMOUR, ARNOLD, ARTZ, ASCHE, ATCHISON, ATWOOD, AUGUST, AUSTIN, AVEY, BACHMAN, BAIN, BAKENER, BAKER, BALLUFF, BALSBAUGH, BARBER, BARDEN, BARKDOLL, BARKMAN, BARNHART, BARNHIZER, BARRICK, BARRY, BATDORF, BATTY, BAUM, BAUMGARTNER, BAXTER, BEACH, BEAR, BEARD, BEARMAN, BECHTEL, BECK, BECKENBAUGH, BECKER, BEEBE, BEELER, BEER, BEERS, BEHNEY, BEISEL, BELL, BELLIS, BELLON, BENDER, BENNER, BEMIS, BERTOLET, BETEBENNER, BIESEMEIER, BIGGERS, BILLIG, BINGAMAN, BINKLEY, BISSELL, BITTERMAN, BIXLER, BLACK, BLACKMAN, BLAIR, BLANCHARD, BLECKER, BLEISTEIN, BLOYER, BLUMEYER, BLY, BLYLER, BOBB, BOCKER, BODDIGER, BOEKHOLDER, BOHNER, BOKKER, BOLEN, BOLHUIS, BOLTHOUSE, BOMBERGER, BONAWITZ, BONNE, BONSACK, BOOMGARDEN, BOOTH, BORCHERS, BORDNER, BORGMANN, BORNEMAN, BOSWORTH, BOWARD, BOWER, BOWERMAN, BOWERS, BOWMAN, BOVEY, BOYER, BRACKEN, BRAND, BRANTNER, BRASS, BRAUN, BRAYTON, BREAW, BREITENSTEIN, BRESSLER, BREWER, BRIMBLECOM, BRINK, BROCKMEIER, BROITZMAN, BROOKE, BROOKMAN, BROOKS, BROSIUS, BROWN, BRUBAKER, BRUINS, BRUMBAUGH, BRUNING, BUCK, BUFFINGTON, BUISKER, BULTHAUS, BUNN, BUNTJER, BURCHELL, BURD, BURKHART, BURKHOLDER, BURMA, BURRIGHT, BURROUGHS, BUSER, BUSH, BUSKOHL, BUSS, BUTTERBAUGH, BUTTERFIELD, BYERLY, BYERS, CAIN, CANFIELD, CANODE, CARBAUGH, CARL, CARMICHAEL, CARPENTER, CARR, CASTLE, CAVE, CHAMBERS, CHANEY, CHASM, CHENEY, CHEESEMAN, CHUBB, CIPPERLY, CIRKSENA, CLARK, CLAUSSEN, CLEVERSTONE, CLEVIDENCE, CLOPPER, COAKLEY, COBLENTZ, COFFMAN, COLBY, COLE, COLEMAN, COLLMAN, COLSON, CONRAD, COOLBAUGH, COOLEY, COOPER, CORDES, CORNELIUS, CORNELL, COST, COUNTRYMAN, COX, COY, CRAMER, CRAWFORD, CRILL, CROFT, CROSS, CROWELL, CUNNINGHAM, CUSHING, CUSHWA, DAILEY, DANA, DANIEL, DAUGHENBAUGH, DAVIS, DAVISON, DAYHOFF, DEANER, DEARDORFF, DEGROOT, DEGROTE, DEIBERT, DEIBLER, DEITER, DELP, DEMUTH, DENEKES, DE NEUI, DENTLER, DEPPEN, DERBY, DETTMAN, DEUTH, DEVANEY, DEVRIES, DEWALL, DEYO, DIEFFENBACH, DIEHL, DIERDORFF, DIETRICH, DIKKERS, DIRKSEN, DITTY, DOCKEY, DOCTOR, DOEDEN, DOMER, DONALDSON, DORNSIFE, DOTY, DOUB, DOVENBERGER, DOWNEY, DOWNS, DRAKE, DREIBELBIS, DRESBACH, DRISCOLL, DRUMHELLER, DRUMMOND, DUBENDORF, DUGDALE, DUITSMAN, DUNKELBERGER, DURNBAUGH, DUSANG, DUSING, DUTCHER, DWIGHT, EAKLE, EARLY, EASTERDAY, EASTON, EAVEY, EBERSOLE, EBY, ECKHARDT, EDMONDS, EHNEN, EHMEN, EICKMAN, EILDERS, EISENBISE, EISENHOWER, EMERICH, EMERICK, EMERY, EMMERT, ENDERS, ENGELKES, ENGLE, ENSMINGER, ENTERLINE, ERDMAN, ERDMEIER, ERXLEBEN, ESHBAUGH, ESHLEMAN, ESTERLINE, ETES, ETNYRE, ETZWEILER, EVERLY, EVERTS, EVITTS, EYCHANER, EYSTER, FABER, FAGELY, FAGER, FAHRNEY, FARWELL, FAULDERS, FAUST, FEARER, FEGER, FEIDT, FELKER, FELTMAN, FENSTERMACHER, FERGUSON, FERREE, FETTERHOFF, FETTEROLF, FIERY, FINIFROCK, FINKBONER, FINKLE, FISH, FISHER/FISCHER, FLETCHER, FLOTO, FOGLE, FOLTZ, FONKEN, FORNEY, FORREST, FOSHA, FOSS, FOSSLER, FOSTER, FOUCH, FOUKE, FOWLER, FOX, FRANK, FRANKS, FRANSEN, FRANTZ, FRASER, FRAWERT, FREI, FREY, FRIDAY, FRIDLEY, FRIEDLY, FRIEMUTH, FRISK, FROLICH, FROST, FUNK, FURMAN, FURRY, FYE, GAFFIN, GALE, GALOR, GANTZ, GARBER, GARKEY, GARMAN, GARNER, GARNHART, GARVER, GARVIN, GARWIG, GASSMUND, GATES, GEARHART, GEARY, GEBHART, GEERDS, GEETING, GEISE, GEISEMAN, GEISHERT, GEIST, GELTMACHER, GELWICKS, GENANDT, GERWIG, GESIN, GESSNER, GETZENDANNER, GIBSON, GIESEMAN, GIGOUS, GILBERT, GILLIS, GINGRICH, GIPPLE, GITCHEL, GIVLER, GLOSS, GOCKEN, GONDER, GOOD, GOTTSHALL, GOVIG, GRADY, GRAEHLING, GRANT, GRAVENSTEIN, GREENFIELD, GRIM/GRIMM, GRISWOLD, GROEN, GROENHAGEN, GROENVELD, GROSH, GROSS, GROVE, GROVER, GRUBER, GRUSH, GUEST, GUTING, GUYER, GUYNN, HAAG, HACHMEISTER, HACKER, HAGEMANN, HAIJENGA, HAIN, HALL, HALLER, HAMMER, HAMMOND, HAND, HANES, HANGER, HANNA, HARBAUGH, HARDESTY, HARLEMAN, HARMAN, HARMON, HARMS, HARNER, HARP, HARRENSTEIN, HARTJE, HARTLE, HARTMAN, HASSEBROEK, HASSINGER, HATHAWAY, HAUCK, HAUPT, HAUSE, HAWK, HAWKINS, HAWN, HAYENGA, HAYUNGA, HAYE, HAYES, HAYNES, HAYS, HAZZARD, HEALEY, HEATH, HEBERLING, HECKENDORN, HECKERT, HEDGES, HEDRICK, HEDTKE, HEEREN, HEETLAND, HEFFLEBOWER, HEGE, HEITER, HELLAR, HELLER, HELMAN, HELSINGER, HENAN, HENCH, HENDRICKS, HENNINGER, HEPFER, HEPFORD, HEPLER, HEPNER, HERB, HERBERT, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HETRICK, HEWITT, HICKS, HIESTAND, HIGGS, HIGHBARGER, HILDEBRAND, HILLER, HILMER, HINTZSCHE, HIPPERT, HITEMAN, HITT, HODGE, HOERNECKE, HOFFA, JOHANNES HOFFMAN, FREDERICK LUDWIG HOFFMAN, HOGAN, HOKE, HOLBY, HOLMES, HOLSINGER, HOLTZMAN, HOOVER, HOPPLE, HORST, HORTON, HOSE, HOSTETTER, HOUGH, HOUPT, HOWARD, HOUSEHOLDER, HOUSER, HOVERLAND, HOWERTER, HOY, HUBBARD, HUFF, HUFFER, HUGGANS, HUNDERTMARK, HUNSDON, HUNT, HUNTER, HUNTLEY, HUNTER, HUNTZINGER, HURD, HURDLE, ICELY, ILER, IPPEN, ITNEYER, JACKSON, JACOBS, JAEGER, JANSSEN, JENKINS, JOESTEN, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JONES, JURY, KABLE, KAHL, KAHLER, KALTENBACH, KAMPEN, KANEY, KAPPENMAN, KAUFFMAN, KEBAUGH, KECKLER, KEEDY, KEEFER, KEEN, KEHRES, KEIHNER, KEISER, KEITER, KEMBEL, KEMMERER, KENDEL, KERLIN, KERNS, KERSHNER, KERSTETTER, KESSLER, KESTED, KIEFFER, KIEHL, KILDAY, KILKER, KING, KINYON, KISSINGER, KITZMILLER, KLINE, KLINGER, KLOCK, KLOUSER, KNIGHT, KNODE, KNODLE, KNOTT, KOBEL, KOCHER, KONSTANT, KOONTZ, KOPPENHAVER, KORF, KRAMER, KRATZER, KREITZBURG, KROH, KRETSINGER, KRUSE, KUNTZELMAN, KUPPER, LACE, LANDIS, LANDON, LANTZ, LARK, LATSHA, LAUCK, LAUDENSLAGER, LAWRENCE, LAWSON, LAWVER, LAZIER, LEARY, LEATHERMAN, LEBO, LEFFLER, LEHMAN, LEISSON, LEITER, LEITZEL, LENKER, LENTZ, LESHER, LETTICH, LEWIS, LIGHT, LING, LINK, LINN, LINTON, LITTLE, LIVINGSTON, LONG, LONGMAN, LOOKABAUGH, LOSCHER, LOUDERMILCH, LOWER, LUBOLD, LUDWIG, LUDEWIG, LUEPKES, LUNT, LUTZOW, LUX, LYTER, MAAS, MACHAMER, MALLORY, MALONE, MAMMEN, MANNING, MANUS, MARKS, MARSHALL, MARTENS, MARTIN, MARTZ, MASSER, MATTER, MATTERN, MATTIS, MATTISON, MAUGANS, MAURER, MAXSON, MAYER, MCCLAIN, MCCOSH, MCCOY, MCDOUGALL, MCGUFFIN, MCGUIRE, MCILNAY, MCNAMES, MCNEAL, MCNOLDY, MCPHERSON, MEDLAR, MEINDERS, MEINERS, MEINZER, MENSEN, MENTZER, MERCHANT, MERLIEN, MERTZ, MESSER, MESSERSMITH, MESSNER, METZ, MEYER, MEYERS, MICHAEL, MIDDLEKAUFF, MIDDOUR, MILLER, MILLIGAN, MINNICH, MINNIER, MISHLER, MIX, MOATS, MOFFETT, MON, MOORE, MORE, MORING, MOTTER, MOYER, MOWEN, MOYER, MULLEN, MULLENDORE, MULLIN, MUMMA, MURRA, MYERS, NAGLE, NALLEY, NAYLON, NEAGLEY, NEFF, NEIKIRK, NETTLETON, NEWCOMER, NEWELL, NICODEMUS, NIMAN, NOBLE, NOE, NOLL, NORDMAN, NOVINGER, NOWELL, NULL, NUPPENAU, OAKES, OBERHOLTZER, O'KANE, OLTMANNS, ONLEY, ONTJES, ORNDORF, ORNER, ORSTED, OSSMAN, OTTO, OVERCASH, OYLER, PADDOCK, PALMER, PALS, PANKHURST, PARMER, PATTERSON, PAUL, PAYNE, PEARSON, PEIFFER, PERRY, PETERS, PETERSON, PETRIE, PHILLIPS, PICKLE, PIEPER, PIKE, PIPER, PLANTZ, PLUM, POFFENBERGER, POHL, PONTIUS, POOLE, PORTNER, PORTS, POTTEIGER, POTTER, POWELL, PRAETZ, PRESTON, PRICE, PRINDLE, PURCELL, PUTERBAUGH, PUTMAN, PYFER, PYPER, QUEST, RADEL, RAHN, RAKER, RAMSBURG, RANDALL, RASMUSSEN, RATHBUN, RATMEYER, RAVENSTEIN, REBER, REBUCK, REED, REEDY, REEMTSMA, REEVERTS, REICHARD, REIGLE, REINEMA, REINTS, REISCH, REITZ, REMSBURG, RETTINGER, REVELL, REYNOLDS, RHINEHART, RICE, RICKERT, RIDENOUR, RIETH, RINEHART, RIPPBERGER, RISSINGER, RITZMAN, RIZNER, ROADENBAUGH, ROBERTS, ROE, ROGERS, ROHNS, ROHRBACH, ROHRER, ROMBERGER, ROOS, ROSKAM, ROTHERMEL, ROULETTE, ROUTZAHN, ROW, ROWE, ROWLAND, ROWLEY, ROYER, RUBENDALL, RUBLE, RUCKER, RUDY, RUMMEL, RUNTE, RUTER, RUTLEDGE, SAHN, SALADA, SAMMIS, SAMSEL, SANBORN, SANFORD, SARBER, SAUER, SAVAGE, SCHABACKER, SCHAMEL, SCHECHTER, SCHEIB, SCHEIBLE, SCHELL, SCHELLING, SCHIER, SCHINDEL, SCHLEGAL, SCHIER, SCHMELTZER, SCHMIDT, SCHMINKY, SCHNEBLY, SCHNEIDER, SCHNUG, SCHOFFSTALL, SCHOON, SCHOONHOVEN, SCHOTT, SCHRADER, SCHREFFLER, SCHREIBER, SCHREINER, SCHROPE, SCHRYVER, SCHUCKER,SCHUEY, SCHUPP, SCHWAB, SCHWALM, SCOTT, SCOVILLE, SEAL, SEAS, SECHLER, SEELEY, SEIBERT, SEIDENSTRICKER, SEILER, SEILHAMER, SEYSTER, SHADE, SHADLE, SHAFER, SHAFFER, SHANER, SHANK, SHAVER, SHAW, SHEAFF, SHEELY, SHEESLEY, SHEETZ, SHELLER, SHIFLER, SHILLING, SHIRK, SHOEMAKER, SHOMPER, SHOOP, SHORE, SHOTTENKIRK, SHRADER, SIGLER, SISLER, SITLINGER, SLAGLE, SLATER, SLAUGHTER, SLIFER, SLOGGETT, SMELTZ, SMELTZER, SMICE, SMIDT, SMINK, SMITH, SNAPP, SNAVELY, SNEEK, SNIVELY, SNOKE, SNOOK, SNYDER, SOLENBERGER, SOUTHWICK, SPALDING, SPEAKER, SPENCER, SPICKLER, SPIELMAN, SPINK, STAHL, STANGER, STARTZMAN, STAUFFER, STEELE, STEFFA, STEIN, STEINBRECHER, STEINHAGEN, STENGER, STEPP, STEVENS, STIELY, STINE, STINSON, STITZEL, STOCKING, STONEBRAKER, STONER, STORZ, STOUFFER, STOVER, STRAUB, STRICKLER, STRITE, STROCK, STROH, STROHECKER, STUKENBERG, STULL, STUPP, STUPPY, STUTZMAN, SULLIVAN, SULTZBAUGH, SUMMERS, SWALVE, SWANK, SWEET, SWEIGARD, SWEIGERT, SWINGLEY, SWOPE, SWORD, TALLMAN, TAVENER, TEMPEL, TERVEEN, TERVIEL, THOLEN, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THROOP, TICE, TILTON, TIMMER, TIMMERMAN, TOBIAS, TOMS, TRAVER, TRAVERSE, TRAVIS, TRAVITZ, TREAT, TREMBLE, TRENHOLM, TRINE, TRITLE, TROSTLE, TROUTMAN, TROXELL, TRUMP, TSCHOPP, TWIGG, TYLER, TYPER, UDESEN, UHLER, ULFERTS, UMHOLTZ, UNDERKOFFLER, UNGER, UPDEGRAVE, UPDEGROVE, UPSTONE, VAN BRIESEN, VAN DEEST, VAN HETTINGA, VAN LOH, VAN RADEN, VIEL, VIETMEIER, VOSHAGEN, WACHTEL, WAGGONER, WAGNER, WAITE, WAKENIGHT, WALBORN, WALKER, WALKUP, WALLACE, WALT, WARFIELD, WARRENFELTZ, WASSBERG, WATERBURY,WATTS, WAY, WEAVER, WEBER, WEBNER, WEBSTER, WEDIG, WEEKS, WEHRY, WEISER, WEISS, WELD, WELKER, WELLER, WELLS, WELP, WELTY, WENGER, WENRICH, WERFEL, WERNICK, WERT, WERTZ, WESNER, WESSEL, WESSELS, WEST, WETZEL, WHETSEL, WHITE, WICHMAN, WIEST, WILBER, WILBERT, WILHELMS, WILKE, WILKEN, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLIARD, WILLIER, WILMARTH, WILSON WILTFANG, WINCHE, WINDERS, WINDHORST, WINDLE, WINGERT, WINTERLAND, WIRT, WIRTJES, WIRTH, WISE, WISHARD, WITMAN, WITMER, WOLCOTT, WOLF, WOLFE, WOLFGANG, WOLFKILL, WOLTZ, WOOD, WOODIN, WOODRICK, WOODRUFF, WOODSIDE, WORDEN, WORKMAN, WORTMAN, WRAGG, WRIGHT, WUBBENA, WYAND, YATES, YEAGER, YEAKLE, YEAKLEY, YETTER, YODER, ZARTMAN, ZELLER, ZELLERS, ZENTMYER, ZERBE, ZERFING, ZIEGLER, ZILLHART, ZIMMERMAN, ZOLLINGER, YOUNGS, ZUG/ZUCK, ZUMDAHL
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Roger's direct lines ** Cramer ** Shilling/Schelling ** Matter/Motter ** Light ** Hoverland ** Schmeltzer ** Ritzman ** Weiss ** Romberger ** Lebo ** Stupp ** Lauck ** Wenger ** Funk ** Oberholtzer ** Gebhart |
Sue's direct lines ** Frisk ** Hepfer ** Bemis ** Hardesty ** Hunsdon ** Mayflower ** Magna Carta ** Brown ** Wassberg ** Erikkson/Larsson ** Oyler ** Hoffman ** Braun ** Heckendorn ** Fox ** Demuth ** Ferguson ** Chaney |
Illinois County Genealogy Sites ** Ogle Co. ** Stephenson Co. ** Carroll Co. ** Winnebago Co.** Lee Co. |
Illinois Ancestors-Stephenson Co., IL ** Links to various Ogle Co., IL Family Sites |
History of Ogle Co., IL ** Ogle Co., IL Fact Sheet |
Illinois State Archives ** Illinois Marriage Record Database ** Illinois Pre-1916 Death Index Database ** 1916-1950 |
Ogle Co., IL Genealogy.com Message Board ** RootsWeb Message Board |
Ogle Co., IL Newspapers on microfilm ** Illinois Genealogy Trails |
United States Resources - Illinois Ogle Co., IL Tombstone Photos |
Cramer Genealogy Forum ** Kramer Genealogy Forum ** Cramer Genealogy Links ** Kramer Genealogy Links |
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Sue and I visited Alteckendorf in the Alsace area of France where we met several MATTER family members. Alteckendorf was part of Germany in 1751 when some of my Matter family left for America. Oscar Matter and his wife Hortense, who lived nearby in Uckange accompanied us to Alteckendorf and we had a nice time visiting some Matters that still live there. We also have visited Dauphin Co., PA where most of my Matter/Motter family lived after arriving in America. We visited most of the cemeteries in the area and also spent time at the Gratz and Harrisburg Libraries. We also continue to research our home area of Ogle Co., IL and are continuously adding more to our database including most early family lines. Please write for additional information, a look-up, or if you have information to share. All Matter and Romberger family descendents are related to the 34th President of the U.S., Dwight D. Eisenhower. Click here for his direct line
Roger with Debbie Kandybowski at the gravesite of John Michael Matter (1763-1852) - St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin Co., PA ![]()
Effigy of Sue's 23rd Great-Grandfather, Robert de Ros (1177-1226) Magna Carta Surety - Temple Church, London, England All descendents of Robert de Ros (including the Stephen Bemis line) are related to the 41st President of the U.S. - George H. W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush, the 43rd President. Click here for the direct line: de Ros - Bush Direct line Sue is a 15th cousin, twice removed from George H. W. Bush All descendents of Christoph Demuth including the Daniel Hardesty line are related to former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush...Sue is a 5th cousin to Barbara. Click here for her direct line: Demuth - Pierce direct line