Hello Jerry, Here is the majority of my information. Thank you so much for taking an interest in helping me piecing the names together. I am excited to find my ancestors as well as living relations. Susan Hubenthal                          FAMILY TREE                                         (From family records)   Grandfather: Christian   (or Christoph) Wiederspahn   Born 12/18/1853 Colony Walter Grandmother : Anna Elizabeth Walters    Born 8/15/1852 Colony Walter Children: Catherine Margerita    10/16/1879 Colony Walter (my Grandmother)              Anna Elizabeth    2/6/1884 Colony Walter              Christian    4/6/1886   Colony Bethany              Alexander    3/7/1888 Colony Bethany (probably in Russian military)              Paulina    10/15/1890 Marriage: Catherine Margerita married Jacob Hofferber 9/1898 in Colony Bethany Grandfather: Jacob Hofferber    Born 7/6/1879 ? Colony Bethany Died 7/15/1923 or                           4/8/1923 (his sister married a Lesser?)                                                     Grandmother: Catherine Margarita Wiederspahn    Born 10/16/1879 Died 11/15/1968 Children:   All born Colony Bethany              Conrad (Died at 1yr of age.)              Rheinhold (Ray)   Born 9/26/1901   Died 11/10/1986 married Lydia Lesser              Johanna    Born 12/25/1903   Died 6/2/1999 (married John Kukes Ellensburg, Wa)                                                                                                      Jacob   Jake)    (Born   9/10/1905 or 12/9/1905 (married Amelia Berg Wapato, Wa.                                     After her death he married Marie Ecalbarger Carrier, Wapato , Wa .)                                   Emma    (Died at age 2 yr. 1907)              Conrad   (Coonie) Born 8/24/1910 (married Sylvia Kent, Wa.)   Emigrated to Quebec , Canada 1913 SS Assonia via Southampton to St. Albans Crossing then on to Alberta              Benjamin    Born 1914 in Calgary , Canada Died 2/2/1976 (married Amelia Bury?) Emigrated to Sweet Grass Montana 1915 Children: All born in Billings Montana               Emma    Born 3/5/1916 married Herb Mattox, Ca. (both deceased)               Emile (changed to Amil)    Born 4/5/1918 (married Vivian)               Martha    Born 8/26/1921 (my Mother) (Married Arthur Stenson, Seattle , Wa .) Moved to Toppenish , Wa . 1922 (Farmers)   After the death of my Grandfather, my Grandmother married John Whitman, who died 6/1927, then she married Jacob Koch in 1929.   My Aunts & Uncles who were born in Bethanien (from an old Nat’l Geographic map) which was near Priozerskoye , Russia ( Ukraine ). Their father (Christian Wiederspahn) had a wine route beginning in the city of Astrakhan & extending through Armavir, Krasnodar , & Tbilisi .        Prior to 1912, the Pastor of their Lutheran Church in Russia warned of an impending war & urged all who could, to immigrate to America . In 1912 the family, now composed of five children & a sixth   on the way (Benjamin) they found themselves on a large charter ship (SS Assonia or Ausonia) enroute to Canada. After eleven days of stormy seas & sea sickness, the family debarked & resumed by train a trip to Calgary .      In a remote wilderness of the interior of Canada , all but one car & the engine of the   overloaded train jumped the track killing & injuring some of the passengers. The family was badly shaken, they lay by the track all night while the engine sought help ahead.      On April 12, 1912 , they finally reached Calgary & were met by a dear aunt & uncle who had just lost their four children within one week to diphtheria. They began their new life facing the challenges of a very different language & customs.      My Grandfather, Jacob Hofferber, found menial work & studied English at night to improve his situation while the children attended church school. Mornings were devoted to religious subjects with English & other subjects taught   in the afternoon. Because of the many silent letters in the English language, it was difficult to master.      After two years in Canada , the two families decided to move to Billings , Mt. & again farmed. Then in 1922, the families decided to move further to eastern Washington settling in Toppenish, Wapato, Yakima , Ahtanum.   NOTES: 1.          I have the Death Certificate for   my Uncle Jacob Hofferber with a different death date of 4/8/1923 , only states that he was born in Russia ,   but it has his Father listed as Conrad Hoffarber & Mother listed as Lydia Zimmer. It was signed by Johana Kukes. It doesn’t’ t quite gel with the family tree info. I have sent for my Uncle Ray’s death certificate, it should arrive shortly. 2.          My Grandparents do show up on the St. Albans Crossing list, it looks like a Lesser, age 66, may have traveled with them to Canada .      3.          I recently located a Granddaughter of my Uncle Jake in Tacoma , Wa . We will try to meet in person soon. 4.          Mabel Kiessling found a ships manifest for the Cunard steam ship SS Ascania which left Southampton , England on the 12 of June, 1913 with the name spelled Hoffaerber. 5.          Grandma had a big picture of “Alexander”, her brother in a Russian uniform. I remember she used to cry when she looked at it saying, “Poor Uncle Alexander.” She did get some mail from sibling(s) written on odd paper (according to my Mom, Martha) & she would cry. Grandma never spoke much about the ‘old country’, we all know why, now, after all these years. 6.          I find many Wiederspahn & Hofferber names spelled many ways that either came from or moved to the Caucasus area. 7.          Louise Potter’s book referencing Hofferber, is not entirely correct as you can see above. The correct information comes from my Mom, Martha, who is the last surviving sibling. 8.            I found a note on one of my many papers that a Kindsfather may have been my Mother’s Godparent. 9.          Grandma always told us she came from Beshtaugorsky.                                         (From family records)   Grandfather: Christian   (or Christoph) Wiederspahn   Born 12/18/1853 Colony Walter Grandmother : Anna Elizabeth Walters    Born 8/15/1852 Colony Walter Children: Catherine Margerita    10/16/1879 Colony Walter (my Grandmother)              Anna Elizabeth    2/6/1884 Colony Walter              Christian    4/6/1886   Colony Bethany              Alexander    3/7/1888 Colony Bethany (probably in Russian military)              Paulina    10/15/1890 Marriage: Catherine Margerita married Jacob Hofferber 9/1898 in Colony Bethany Grandfather: Jacob Hofferber    Born 7/6/1879 ? Colony Bethany Died 7/15/1923 or                           4/8/1923 (his sister married a Lesser?)                                                     Grandmother: Catherine Margarita Wiederspahn    Born 10/16/1879 Died 11/15/1968 Children:   All born Colony Bethany              Conrad (Died at 1yr of age.)              Rheinhold (Ray)   Born 9/26/1901   Died 11/10/1986 married Lydia Lesser              Johanna    Born 12/25/1903   Died 6/2/1999 (married John Kukes Ellensburg, Wa)                                                                                                      Jacob   Jake)    (Born   9/10/1905 or 12/9/1905 (married Amelia Berg Wapato, Wa.                                     After her death he married Marie Ecalbarger Carrier, Wapato , Wa .)                                   Emma    (Died at age 2 yr. 1907)              Conrad   (Coonie) Born 8/24/1910 (married Sylvia Kent, Wa.)   Emigrated to Quebec , Canada 1913 SS Assonia via Southampton to St. Albans Crossing then on to Alberta              Benjamin    Born 1914 in Calgary , Canada Died 2/2/1976 (married Amelia Bury?) Emigrated to Sweet Grass Montana 1915 Children: All born in Billings Montana               Emma    Born 3/5/1916 married Herb Mattox, Ca. (both deceased)               Emile (changed to Amil)    Born 4/5/1918 (married Vivian)               Martha    Born 8/26/1921 (my Mother) (Married Arthur Stenson, Seattle , Wa .) Moved to Toppenish , Wa . 1922 (Farmers)   After the death of my Grandfather, my Grandmother married John Whitman, who died 6/1927, then she married Jacob Koch in 1929.   My Aunts & Uncles who were born in Bethanien (from an old Nat’l Geographic map) which was near Priozerskoye , Russia ( Ukraine ). Their father (Christian Wiederspahn) had a wine route beginning in the city of Astrakhan & extending through Armavir, Krasnodar , & Tbilisi .        Prior to 1912, the Pastor of their Lutheran Church in Russia warned of an impending war & urged all who could, to immigrate to America . In 1912 the family, now composed of five children & a sixth   on the way (Benjamin) they found themselves on a large charter ship (SS Assonia or Ausonia) enroute to Canada. After eleven days of stormy seas & sea sickness, the family debarked & resumed by train a trip to Calgary .      In a remote wilderness of the interior of Canada , all but one car & the engine of the   overloaded train jumped the track killing & injuring some of the passengers. The family was badly shaken, they lay by the track all night while the engine sought help ahead.      On April 12, 1912 , they finally reached Calgary & were met by a dear aunt & uncle who had just lost their four children within one week to diphtheria. They began their new life facing the challenges of a very different language & customs.      My Grandfather, Jacob Hofferber, found menial work & studied English at night to improve his situation while the children attended church school. Mornings were devoted to religious subjects with English & other subjects taught   in the afternoon. Because of the many silent letters in the English language, it was difficult to master.      After two years in Canada , the two families decided to move to Billings , Mt. & again farmed. Then in 1922, the families decided to move further to eastern Washington settling in Toppenish, Wapato, Yakima , Ahtanum.   NOTES: 1.          I have the Death Certificate for   my Uncle Jacob Hofferber with a different death date of 4/8/1923 , only states that he was born in Russia ,   but it has his Father listed as Conrad Hoffarber & Mother listed as Lydia Zimmer. It was signed by Johana Kukes. It doesn’t’ t quite gel with the family tree info. I have sent for my Uncle Ray’s death certificate, it should arrive shortly. 2.          My Grandparents do show up on the St. Albans Crossing list, it looks like a Lesser, age 66, may have traveled with them to Canada .      3.          I recently located a Granddaughter of my Uncle Jake in Tacoma , Wa . We will try to meet in person soon. 4.          Mabel Kiessling found a ships manifest for the Cunard steam ship SS Ascania which left Southampton , England on the 12 of June, 1913 with the name spelled Hoffaerber. 5.          Grandma had a big picture of “Alexander”, her brother in a Russian uniform. I remember she used to cry when she looked at it saying, “Poor Uncle Alexander.” She did get some mail from sibling(s) written on odd paper (according to my Mom, Martha) & she would cry. Grandma never spoke much about the ‘old country’, we all know why, now, after all these years. 6.          I find many Wiederspahn & Hofferber names spelled many ways that either came from or moved to the Caucasus area. 7.          Louise Potter’s book referencing Hofferber, is not entirely correct as you can see above. The correct information comes from my Mom, Martha, who is the last surviving sibling. 8.            I found a note on one of my many papers that a Kindsfather may have been my Mother’s Godparent. 9.          Grandma always told us she came from Beshtaugorsky.