Good evening, well maybe morning, I'm Kevin L. Sholder, let me apologize if you receive this on more then one list as this posting covers the following counties within New York: Broome, Dutchess, Greene and Orange. I'm researching the SCHOLDERER family of New York and their descendants. Johann Jacob SCHOLDERER (b. 1814 - d. 1893) sailed on the Ship Rattler in July of 1854 bringing with him his wife Johanna (Hanna) Christiana PFÄFFLIN (b. 1821 - d. 1889), they were both residents of Rosenfeld in the Kingdom of Württemberg before coming to America. Their family consisted of four (4) small children: Maria Barbara (b. 1847), Eleonora (b. 1849), Johannes (John) (b. 1851) and Luise (Louise) Christiana (b. 1854). Upon their arrival in America, they settled in Hunter, Greene County, New York where they can be found in the 1860 through 1880 census records. They had three (3) more children in Hunter: Jacob J. (b. 1856), George C. (b. 1858) and Minnie H. (b. 1863). As their children left had families of their own, I know the following about them and their families: 1. Maria Barbara SCHOLDERER, appears in the 1860 census with her parents, then by 1870, she is no longer listed. No further information at this time. 2. Eleonora SCHOLDERER, appears in the 1860 census with her parents, then by 1870, she is no longer listed. No further information at this time. 3. Johannes (John) SCHOLDERER, appears in the 1860 and 1870 census with his parents in Hunter, Greene County. Then by 1880 he is in Newburgh, Orange County, where he marries Mary J. [—?—]. They have one child, George H. SCHOLDERER. By 1910 this family has moved to Binghamton, Broome County, where it seems George H. SCHOLDERER was an undertaker. I found the following entry in an obituary: "A 1947 graduate of Eckels College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia, Pa., George was employed at the George H. Scholderer Home for Funerals in Binghamton from January 1948 until January 1952." No further information at this time. 4. Luise (Louise) Christiana SCHOLDERER, appears in the 1860 and 1870 census with her parents in Hunter, Greene County. Then she apparently married Truman WILBUR and moved to Cairo, Greene County sometime before 1883 when Truman dies at the age of 32. No further information at this time. 5. Jacob J. SCHOLDERER, appears in the 1860 census with his parents in Hunter, Greene County, then dies in September of 1860. 6. George C. SCHOLDERER, appears in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 census with his parents in Hunter, Greene County. Then he apparently married Nellie Magdalene KENDALL with whom he appears in the 1920 census for Beekman Township, Dutchess County. No further information at this time. 7. Minnie H. SCHOLDERER, appears in the 1870 and 1880 census with his parents in Hunter, Greene County, then by 1900, her whereabouts are unknown. Using the microfilm of the church records of Rosenfeld, this family has been traced back several generations. I am now in the process of researching the descendents of this family. If anyone can help in this endeavor, with any additional clues that I can research they would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time, Kevin L. Sholder Dayton, OH Don't wait to make your Son a great man. Make him a great boy. --Unknown <http://www.kevin-sholder.net/genealogy/> LOCATIONS THAT I AM RESEARCHING: NEW YORK: (Broome, Dutchess, Greene and Orange Counties) OHIO: (Franklin, Meigs, Montgomery and Ross Counties) PENNSYLVANIA: (Berks, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland and Sullivan Counties) GERMANY: (Degerloch, Leinfelden, Maulbronn, Remmingsheim, Rosenfeld, Sindelfingen, Walddorf and Wolfenhausen located in Württemberg) TOP (60+) SCHOLDERER / SHOLDER SURNAMES THAT I AM RESEARCHING: Barnes, Bartlett, Beck, Bennett, Biichle, Blackman, Bosch, Braun, Calkins, Caputo, Crossley, Dooris, Durham, Farr, Feldmaier, Fenderson, Fink, Gondek, Greenawalt, Hafer, Harer, Hornberger, Huggins, Hunter, Jacobus, Jarrett, Kelchner, Keller, Kelley, Kelly, Kern, Kinley, Klees, Kriner, Lanz, Lilley, Livermore, Livingston, Ludwig, Luippold, Lukens, Mahaffey, Mecum, Miller, Mosteller, Muller, Murray, Myers, Nestle, Noyes, Pasnault, Pryor, Ranck, Sauter, Schauer, Scholderer, Sholder, Sholders, Slusher, Small, Springer, Stroble, Stählin, Updegraff, Weaver, Weigle, Williamson and their connections into the Scholderer / Sholder family lines.