I just attended the Ratts Reunion in Georgia for 2003 and had a wonderful time. The core group of Ratts relatives are from a common ancestor John Nelson Ratts 1851-1928 but we are all related to Godfried Ratz and Margaret Swicegood 1746/47-1806. I am working on a book to be released at the 2005 reunion.  I am looking for stories and facts on the Ratts family. Also am looking fro descendants that would be interested in meeting with us. I am looking for relatives and stories of Oscar Ratts 1873-1933 an Indiana statesman. Going over my chart, there are lots of Ratts descendants missing from our reunion, I listed a few in the heading. The lines from Godfried that are represented are: John Ratts-1881-1957 and Minnie Hein 1888-1976 Edmund Ratts 1879-1947 and Nancy May Smith 1882-1978 Thomas Albert Ratts 1878-1925 and Ina Tash 1880-1915 and Esther Diehl 1893-1930 >From these ancestors, we gather annually about 30 Ratts and collateral families, I am sure there are hundreds of others. For 2004 we are having a beach party in Florida, but I am looking forward to the 2005 reunion, "Back home in Indiana" This reunion, 2005 will be held in Salem Indiana, the home place for many of the Ratts kin.   If you would be interested in attending this or any other Ratts reunion please let me know.   We will have an Indiana picnic, something that I remember from my early years in Lynn Indiana and many tours to cemeteries and home places. Robert Diehl Kienzle 3037 Karen Avenue Long Beach, California, USA (562) 425-0088 - kienzle@aol.com Looking for a few Good Names Researching - Kienzle - Diehl - Ratts - Sipple - Beanblossom - Muth - Turner - Kettry -Savarino - Studabaker -  Nowlin - Mosier - Dowis -