As noted in the ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, the majority of ancestral names and information for this book comes from the works of Reverend Dennis Allen Kastens. Rev. Kastens is minister of the Peace Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri. Over the past 45 years, he has conducted research on many of the family lines in and around the Rumbach, Germany area and into other countries such as Switzerland where his research has lead. Rev. Kastens' mother was Paula Ann Neuhart Kastens and her ancestors were one of the primary targets of his research. The Neuhart family is also a member of our Jung family line. Rev. Kastens is the author's 7^th cousin.

Rev. Kastens has published several books which have been primary resources for this book. These books include translations of many of the relevant German, Swiss, and French church and civil records of the past 600 years. Rev. Kastens has also published books giving the pedigree of many of his family lines. Complete information for contacting Rev. Kastens in given in the first reference and is not repeated in the references for each subsequent document. The references due to Reverend Dennis A. Kastens are listed below:

Over 30,000 entries of parents, baptismal candidates and sponsors, including 280 surnames.. Saanen marriages 1563 and 1576-1581 also included. Edited by Dennis A. Kastens, Available from the editor at 5101 Kings Park Drive, St. Louis, MO 63129 (Phone 314-892-0888). U.S.$35,00 postpaid. 400 pages. 1995

SAANEN SWITZERLAND_FAMILY REGISTRY 1557-1581.

Group sheets, listing baptisms and marriages of 700 families residing in the Saanen parish during this era. Names and dates of personages and official acts are taken from the Saanen Protestant Church books and civil registries. Edited by Dennis A. Kastens. U.S. $20 postpaid. 110 pages. 1996.

The city was a refuge for Huguenots and other Protestants seeking refuge between the 1530's and the outset of the Thirty Years War. This publication covers the era prior to the church books which begin in 1616. Civil documents, tax rolls, court proceedings and ancillary sources are used. Dennis A. Kastens. U.S. $7.00 postpaid. 40 pages 1993.

RUMBACH GERMANY BAPTISMAL REGISTRY 1631-1721 (Schoenau, Nothweiler and Hirschthal villages in Amt Wegelnburg also included). Publisher, Dennis A. Kastens. U.S. $15.00 postpaid. 75 pages 1991

RUMBACH AND SCHOENAU GERMANY FAMILY REGISTRY 1430 - 1630 (Norhweiler, Hirschthal and Gebueg villages in Amt Wegelnburg also included.) Covering two centuries of families appearing in civil, real-estate, taxation, church and census documents. Publisher, Dennis A. Kastens. U.S. $20.00 78 pages 1995

450 YEAR ANNWEILER, GERMANY - REGISTRY, 1477 - 1927 (Annweiler, Graefenhausen, Queichhambach, Sarnstall and Bindersbach villages; Eusserthal compound and Trifels Castle included) 1992, enlarged 1995. Originally compiled by Georg Biundo, now with updates and revisions, this family and citizen registry based upon civil and church records, appears in five volumes.

Volume One surnames beginning with letters A - D U.S. $17.00 postpaid 127 pages

Volume Two surnames beginning with letters E - G U.S. $10.00 postpaid 76 pages

Volume Three surnames beginning with letters H - L U.S. $20.00 postpaid 155 pages

Volume Four surnames beginning with letters M - R U.S. $15.00 postpaid 112 pages

Volume Five surnames beginning with letters S - Z U.S. $20.00 postpaid 158 pages

The records of the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) in Salt Lake City, Utah were also a major source of information for this book. Dr. Shirley A. Harmon, who lives in Salt Lake City, used this resource as she assisted the author in researching primarily our Jung and related lines. Dr. Harmon also translated the records of the three German churches in Monroe County which contained considerable information on our German immigrant ancestors. This document is: "MONROE COUNTY CHURCH RECORDS: Nineteenth century Records of Lewisville, Middle (St. John's) and Miltonsburg (St. Peter's) German Evangelical Protestant Churches" by Dr. Shirley A. Harmon.

The author's 5^th cousin, Andrea Kindelberger, who lives in Rumbach, Germany, accessed local records to collect information from archived documents stored at Dahn, Germany.

United States Federal Census Records were a major resource that permitted ancestors to be located in Europe so that the research of our European ancestors could be continued.

Additional references include the many records found at the Monroe County Courthouse in Woodsfield, Ohio. These include such references as Birth, Marriage and Death records; Property records, and Monroe County Court records.

The library of the Ohio Genealogical Society, Monroe County Chapter located in the Monroe County Public Library in Woodsfield, Ohio was another source of information used in this book. Records from the Monroe County, Ohio, Office of Public Health were also used.

Another major source of information included conversations with friends and members of the family. This information was used primarily in the last section of this book, The Descendants in Our Family Tree. In many cases information such as full given names, dates of birth, dates of death, dates of marriages, etc. were not confirmed. This could lead to possible errors in the data. It is requested that errors found by readers be called to the attention of the author so that they can be corrected.