Hello everyone... first PRATT, then HOSMER.. and I "still" have more family groupings in Niagara Co, NY! (what the heck am I doing living in northern California??) <g> << A side PS to Vee... have a probate record on one of the several NY Timothy HOSMERs that I'd like to run by you... to determine "which one" this one is... Will follow up privately, if you are willing... >> Well, here goes... this time my KRUEGER family.. maybe someone will recognize someone... Note that most of the information for the first three children is from "family papers". I have more specifics (and sources) on child four (Maria W KRUEGER) in my direct line. Then back to family information on the remaining four children. Family says the parents of these KRUEGERs are: Christian Friederick Carl KRUEGER b 23 Apr 1824 in DEU m to Sophia HILLMAN b ?? in DEU Their children: 1. "Fred" KRUEGER b ?? in DEU and d ??? + Caroline HILLMAN b ??? in ??? and d ??? (m ??? when/where) (1 child identified so far: Mary KRUEGER (1880 - 1948) who m John KOEPPEN (1876 - 1959) .. each born where? ... both died in Niagara Co, NY. They had 4 children...) 2. Johanna Ernestine Caroline Wilhelmine KRUEGER b 20 Apr 1853 in Schmarsow, DEU and d 1934 in Wilson, NY + Johann Frederick Ernst SCHUMAN b 25 May 1849 in ??, Demmin, DEU and d 1938 in Wilson, NY (m ??? in DEU) (Had 2 chldren in DEU - Martha and Max, then 5 children in Wilson, NY) Their children: (born 1876 through 1896) 2a. Martha SCHUMAN m Harman BRANDT (? children) 2b. Max SCHUMAN m Clara ISRAEL (2 children) 2c. Amil SCHUMAN m Mary Katherine DREWES (2 children) 2d. Herbert SCHUMAN m Gertrude BEUTEL (1 child) 2e. Wilhelm Rudolph Carl SCHUMAN ??? (? children) 2f. Edward Charles SCHUMAN m Gertrude DREWES (2 children) 2g. Florence Maria Martha SCHUMAN m Rudolph O H SIECK (1 child) 3. Whilamena KRUEGER b 26 June 1850 in DEU and d 1938 in NY (called Minnie) + Will ROHRING b 04 Dec 1849 in DEU and d 1954 in Wilson, NY (m ??? in DEU) (Had 4 chidren - unsure which in DEU and which in America) Their children: (born 1874 - 1979) 3a. Minnie ROHRING m Ben STONE (1 child) 3b. Emma Fredrika Johanna ROHRING m LeRoy BAKER (?? children) 3c. Lizzie ROHRING m Chuck WILSON (2 children) 3d. Ida Sophie Amanda ROHRING m Seymour EREON (?? children) *** 4. Maria W KRUEGER b 31 May 1859 in Azelshof, Prussia (this is what local NY church records say.. after searching.. this "may" be a village in what was Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchy of DEU?) and d 1944 in CT + Ernst WITT b 08 Oct 1854 in Gross Buetzin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, DEU and d 1928 in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY (m ??? in ???) (They had 4 children - all born in Buffalo, NY) Their children: (born 1885 - 1899) 4a. Edward WITT m Edna Mabel FIX (3 children) 4b. Emil WITT m Georgina MILLER (1 child) 4c. Clara L WITT m William M EBERHARDT (1 child) 4d. Nora Anna Whilamena WITT m James Henry HASTINGS (5 children) (moved to CT...) 5. Charles KRUEGER + Emma BOSENBERG? 6. William KRUEGER + Minnie HORANBURG? 7. Caroline KRUEGER (family says she died 06 Jan 1915) + John GANENTZ? 7. Riaka KRUEGER + Unknown OTTO? Just got these Schuman names.. and some of the additional Krueger ones.. have only looked at Ernst WITT and Mary KRUEGER... so am now expanding to the siblings... and have to "begin again"... from census on. I know there are multiple burials at NorthRidge Cemetery there in Niagara Co... and have "some" of the church records from the church there. Need to access more now.... (and I have SCHMIDTs to write about yet.... also in that same cemetery...) Anyone recognize anyone? (note again that most of this is "to be investigated" at this point.... from the NY family papers sent to me...) debbie CAhobbies@aol.com