Posted on: Posey County In. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Posey/1209 Surname: Kron ------------------------- Linda: Noticed your message in search of Kron's from Hesse-Darmstadt. My founding Kron in the US is Joseph Peter Kron. He came to the US in May 1868, and sailed into NY; he was 20 years old at the time. He them migrated to Armstrong Co., PA, got married a woman by the name of Katherine who was from Prussia, had four children and then moved West (some say to Denver first in search of silver). The 1880 Kansas US Census shows him in Herzog Twp, KS as a railroad hand. He died in Kansas of a heart attack. The census also shows his birth place as being from Hesse-Darmstadt. I have not been able to find any confirming evidence of his German origins but am still looking. I also, don't beleive he was ever in Posey Twp., but you never know. Don't know if there is any connection but I thought I'd pass this info along just in case someday there is a match. Good luck in your searching. Charlie Kron