Our research includes early families from the areas our ancestors lived. Our growing database includes over 279,000 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. Click on underlined names for family outlines...some are not complete due to possible names of living persons. Will be adding many more soon. Please advise if you see any errors or can add more.

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, BACKER, 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,

MUNDHENKE, MUMMA, MURRA, MYERS, NAGLE, NALLY, 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, PULLIN, 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, 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, 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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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

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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

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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

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