I am listing the surnames I have in my Haas family which began Johann Peter Haas, born abt. 1824 in Rhineland Germany. He came from Germany about 1849. First found in 1850 Scioto Co. OH census; he lived in a hotel (name unknown) right next to the White Bear Hotel, right downtown near the docks. The landlord of the hotel was Nathen Kricker. Peter married Anna Maria Fredericka Thieken, who was born in 1843 at Molbergen, Oldenberg, Germany. She first appeared in the 1860 Porter Twp. Scioto Co. OH. census with her father Frederick, her stepmother Gertrude Renghen, two half-sisters, and one half-brother. Peter lived in Portsmouth, Wheelersberg in Scioto Co.and Centre Furnace, Pinegrove in Lawrence Co. He died Oct. 15, 1895 at 80 yrs. 2mo. 20 days; buried at St. Mary's Church in Pine Grove, OH.(This information from the Haas Family Book) Second generation: Frederick Haas; Andrew Haas; George Haas; Joseph Haas; these first four children were born in Wheelersburg, Scioto Co. John J. Haas, my mother's father; William Henry Haas; and Catherine Elizabeth Haas; were born in Centre Furnace, Lawrence Co. OH. My Surnames are: Broce, Lambert, Holiday, Lionbarger/ Lionberger, Stover, Lyons, Moore. My father's surnames are Gibson/Gipson, Collins, Fultz/Fults, Row, Howard and were from VA, KY. Hope this will help someone out there. Sarah Ann Roepke