Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site

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Lake Pleasant - Peoria, AZ at sunset

Hiking to the top of South Mountain - Phoenix, AZ

We were both born in Ogle Co., IL - our ancestors were among the early settlers of Ogle Co.

"Home" was Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL until January 1999

Now living in Peoria, AZ

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Our research includes early families from the areas our ancestors lived. Our growing database includes over 280,000 names with emphasis on 3 areas:

OGLE CO., IL

All townships

DAUPHIN CO., PA

Lykens, Mifflin, Wiconisco, Rush, Washington, Halifax, Jackson, Wayne, Jefferson and Upper Paxton Townships

WASHINGTON CO., MD

Plus many families connecting with CARROLL and STEPHENSON CO., IL,

FRANKLIN, NORTHUMBERLAND and SCHUYLKILL CO., PA

We also have information on many families that came from Ostfriesland, Germany to Northern Illinois

Click here for Genealogy Books and Documents We Own

Click here for my article that appeared in the June 14, 2021 Ogle Co., IL Life newspaper

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

Click on underlined names for family outlines...some are not complete to avoid including names of any living persons. Will be adding many more soon. Please advise if you see any errors or can add more. I can send you reports in a different format if you prefer, many of which include notes and obituaries

ABBOTT, ABELS, ACKERMAN, Jacob ADAMS, ADAMS, AHALT, AINSWORTH, AIRHART, AKINS, AKKERMANN, ALBERT, ALBERTS, ALCOCK, ALDEN, ALDERKS, ALLABEN, ALLEN, ALTER, AMBROSE, AMELSBERG, ANDERSON, ANDREW, ANDRUS,

ANGLE, ANKENEY, ANSPACH, ANST, ARENDS, ARJES, ARMOUR, ARNOLD, ARTZ, ASCHE, ATCHISON, ATWOOD, AUGUST, AUSTIN, AVEY, BACHMAN, BACKER, BAIN, BAKENER, BAKER, Elias BAKER, BALLUFF,

BALSBAUGH, BARBER, BARDELL, BARDEN, BARKDOLL, BARKMAN, BARNHART, BARNHIZER, BARRICK, BARRY, BATDORF, BATTY, BAUM, BAUMGARTNER, BAXTER, BEACH, BEAR, BEARD,

BEARMAN, BEARROWS, BECHTEL, BECK, BECKENBAUGH, BECKER, BEEBE, BEELER, BEER, BEERS, BEHNEY, BEISEL, BELL, BELLIS, BELLON, BENDER, BENNER, BENNETT, 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, BRUNS, BRUINS, BRUMBAUGH, BRUNING, BUCHER, BUCK, BUFFINGTON, BUISKER, BUKER, BULTHAUS, BUNN, BUNTJER, BURCHELL, BURD, BURKHART, BURKHOLDER, BURMA,

BURRIGHT, BURROUGHS, BUSER, BUSH, BUSKER, BUSKOHL, BUSS, BUTTERBAUGH, BUTTERFIELD, BYERLY, BYERS, CAIN, CANFIELD, CANODE, CARBAUGH, CARL, CARMICHAEL,

CARPENTER, CARR, CASTLE, CAVE, CHAMBERLIN, CHAMBERS, CHANEY, CHASM, CHEEK, CHENEY, CHEESEMAN, CHUBB, CIPPERLY, CIRKSENA, CLARK, CLAUSSEN, CLEVERSTONE, CLEVIDENCE,

CLOPPER, COAKLEY, COBLENTZ, COFFMAN, COLBY, COLE, COLEMAN, COLLMAN, COLSON, CONRAD, COOL, 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, DIETZMAN, DIKKERS, DIRKSEN, DITTY, DOCKEY, DOCTOR, DOEBLER, DOEDEN, DOMER, DONALDSON, DORNSIFE, DOTY, DOUB,

DOVENBERGER, DOWNEY, DOWNS, DRAKE, DREIBELBIS, DRESBACH, DRISCOLL, DRUMHELLER, DRUMMOND, DUBENDORF, DUGDALE, DUHIGG, DUITSMAN, DUNKELBERGER, DURNBAUGH,

DUSANG, DUSING, DUTCHER, DWIGHT, EAKLE, EARLY, EASTERDAY, EASTON, EAVEY, EBERSOLE, EBY, ECKHARDT, EDDY, 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, John FERGUSON, Richard 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, FRESEMAN, FREY, FRIDAY, FRIDLEY, FRIEDLY, FRIEMUTH, FRIESTAD, FRISK, FROLICH, FROST, FUCHS, FUNK, John 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, GIBLER / GIVLER, GIBSON, GIESEMAN, GIGOUS,

GILBERT, GILLIS, GILROY, GINGRICH, GIPPLE, GITCHEL, GIVLER / GIBLER, GLOSS, GOCKEN, GONDER, GOOD, GOTTSHALL, GOVIG, GRADY, GRAEHLING, GRANT,

GRAVENSTEIN, GRAY, GREENFIELD, GRIM/GRIMM, GRISWOLD, GROEN, GROENHAGEN, GROENVELD, GROSH, GROSS, GROVE, GROVER, GRUBER,

GRUSH, GUEST, GUTING, GUYER, GUYNN, HAAG, HACHMEISTER, HACKER, HAGAMAN, William HAGEMANN, HAGEMANN, HAIJENGA, HAIN, HALL, HALLER, HAMMER, HAMMOND, HAND, HANES,

HANGER, HANNA, HARBAUGH, HARDESTY, HARLEMAN, HARMAN, HARMON, Hinrich "Henry" HARMS, Wessel Heyen HARMS, HARNER, HARP, HARRENSTEIN, HARTJE, HARTLE,

HARTMAN, HASSEBROEK, HASSINGER, HASTINGS, HATHAWAY, HAUCK, HAUPT, HAUSE, HAWK, HAWKINS, HAWN, HAYENGA, HAYUNGA, HAYE, HAYES, HAYNES, HAYS, HAZZARD,

HEAL, 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, HERBIG, HERMAN,

HERSHEY, HESS, HETRICK, HEWITT, HICKS, HICKEY, HIESTAND, HIGGS, HIGHBARGER, HILDEBRAND, HILLER, HILMER, HINKLE, HINTZSCHE, HIPPERT, HITEMAN, HITT, HODGE, HOERNECKE, HOFFA,

Johannes HOFFMAN, Frederick Ludwig HOFFMAN, HOGAN, HOKE, HOLBY, HOLMES, HOLSINGER, HOLTZMAN, HOLZHAUER, 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, Almon JONES, John Henry JONES, William 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,

KINGERY, KINYON, KISSINGER, KITZMILLER, KLINE, KLINGER, KLOCK, KLOUSER, KNIGHT, KNODE, KNODLE, KNOTT, KOBEL, KOCHER, KONING, KONSTANT, KOONTZ, KOPPENHAVER, KORF,

KRAMER, KRATZER, KREITZBURG, KRIDLER, KROH, KRETSINGER, KRUSE, KUNTZELMAN, KUPPER, Christoph KURTZ, LACE, LANDIS, LANDON, LANTZ, LARK, LATSHA, LAUCK, LAUDENSLAGER,

LAWRENCE, LAWSON, LAWVER, LAZIER, LEARY, LEATHERMAN, LEBO, LEFFLER, LEHMAN, LEISSON, LEITER, LEITZEL, LENKER, LENTZ, LEPPER, LESHER,

LETTICH, LEWIS, LIGHT, LINDSAY, 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, MARONDE, MARSHALL, MARTENS, MARTIN, MARTZ, MASSER, MATHIAS, MATTER, MATTERN,

MATTESON/MATTISON, MATTIS, 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, MILES, MILLER, MILLS, MILLIGAN, MINNICH, MINNIER, MISHLER, MIX, MOATS, MOFFETT, MON, MOORE, MORE, MORING, MOTTER, MOYER, MOWEN, MOYER, MULLEN, MULLENDORE, MULLIN,

MUNDHENKE, MUMMA, MURDOCK, MURRA, MYERS, NAGLE, NALLY, NALLEY, NASH, NAYLON, NEAGLEY, NEFF, NEIKIRK, NETTLETON, NEWCOMER, NEWELL, NICODEMUS, NIMAN, NOBLE, NOE, NOLL, NORDMAN, NORUP, NOVINGER,

NOWELL, NULL, NUPPENAU, OAKES, OBERHOLTZER, O'KANE, Klaas Sievers OLTMANNS, Oltman OLTMANNS, ONLEY, ONTJES, ORNDORF, ORNER, ORSTED, OSSMAN, OTTO, OVERCASH, OYLER, PADDOCK, PAINE, PALMER,

PALS, PANKHURST, PARMER, PATTERSON, PAUL, PAYNE, PEARSON, PEIFFER, PELICAN, PERRY, PETERS, Benjamin PETERSON, PETRIE, PHELPS, PHILLIPS, PICKLE, PIEPER, PIERCE, PIKE, PIPER, PLANTZ, PLUM,

POFFENBERGER, POHL, PONTIUS, POOLE, PORTNER, PORTS, POTTEIGER, POTTER, POWELL, POWERS, PRAETZ, PRESTON, PRICE, PRINDLE, PULLIN, PURCELL, PUTERBAUGH, PUTMAN, PYFER, PYPER,

QUEST, RADEL, RAHN, RAKER, RAMSBURG, RANDALL, RASMUSSEN, RATHBUN, RATMEYER, RAUCH, RAVENSTEIN, REBER, REBUCK, James REED, REEDY, REEMTSMA, REEVERTS, REICHARD, REIGLE,

REINEMA, REINTS, REISCH, REITZ, REMSBURG, RETTINGER, REVELL, REYNOLDS, RHINEHART, RICE, RICKERT, RIDENOUR, RIETH, RIGGS, RINEHART, RIPPBERGER, RIPPENTROP, 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, SAATHOFF, SAHN, SALADA, SAMMIS, SAMSEL, SANBORN, SANFORD, SARBER, SATTERFIELD, SAUER, SAVAGE, SCHABACKER, SCHAMEL,SCHLEICH, SCHNULLE,

SCHECHTER, SCHEIB, SCHEIBLE, SCHELL, SCHELLING, SCHERMERHORN, 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, SEAWORTH, SECHLER, SEELEY, SEIBERT, SEIDENSTRICKER, SEILER, SEILHAMER, SEYSTER, SHADE, SHADLE, SHAFER, SHAFFER, SHANER, SHANK, SHAVER, SHAW, SHEAFF, SHEELY,

SHEESLEY, SHEETS, SHEETZ, SHELLER, SHIFLER, SHILLING, SHIRK, SHOEMAKER, SHOMPER, SHOOP, SHORE, SHOTTENKIRK, SHRADER, SIGLER, SIMS, SISLER, SITLINGER, SLAGLE, SLATER,

SLAUGHTER, SLIFER, SLOGGETT, SMELTZ, SMELTZER, SMICE, SMIDT, SMINK, SMITH, SNAP/SNAPP, SNAVELY, SNEEK, SNIVELY, SNOKE, SNOOK, SNYDER, SOLENBERGER, SOUTHWICK,

SPALDING, SPEAKER, SPENCER, SPICKLER, SPIELMAN, SPINK, STACY, STAHL, STANGER, STARTZMAN, STAUFFER, STEELE, STEFFA, STEIN, STEINBRECHER, STEINHAGEN, STENGER, STEPP,

STEVENS, STIELY, John STINE, Philip 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, TALLEY, TALLMAN,

TAVENNER, 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, WADSWORTH, 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, WESTENDORF, WETZEL, WHETSEL, WHITE, WHITNEY, WICHMAN, WIEST, WILBER, WILBERT, WILHELMS, WILKE, WILKEN, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLIARD, WILLIER, WILMARTH, William WILSON, WILSON

WILTFANG, WINCHE, John WINDERS 1779-1828, John WINDERS 1828-1864, Samuel 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, WRAY, WRIGHT, WUBBENA, WYAND, YATES, YEAGER,

YEAKLE, YEAKLEY, YETTER, YODER, ZARTMAN, ZELLER, ZELLERS, ZENTMYER, ZERBE, ZERFING, ZIEGLER, ZILLHART, ZIMMERMAN, ZOLLER, ZOLLINGER, YOUNGS, ZUG/ZUCK, ZUMDAHL

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Our immediate family information and links to Illinois research sites
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.
Links to various Ogle Co., IL Family Sites
Illinois Marriage Database ** Illinois Pre-1916 Death Index Database ** Illinois 1916-1950 Death Index Database
Ogle Co., IL Newspapers on microfilm ** Illinois Genealogy Trails
Ogle Co., IL Tombstone Photos

Cramer/Kramer Research Sites
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

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Oscar and Hortense Matter, Michel Matter, Fredric Matter, Roger and Sue Cramer visiting in Alteckendorf, France

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