-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Weld County Colorado 1920 G-R census index now online From: Patrice Miller <patricem@wco.com> To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com Gene Jenkins has done it again. The Weld County, Colorado 1920 census index is now online at: http://www.webbitt.com/volga/ Click on the link that says Census indexes. This is truely an amazing index, Gene Jenkins has extracted 7,440 individuals in approximately 1,220 households! This was the largest German Russian county yet. It includes the towns towns of Windsor, Fort Lupton and Greeley. That makes nearly 30,000 German Russian individuals that Gene has extracted. Patrice Miller

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 11-04-01 Carson Zink Carson R. Zink, 96, of Grover died Thursday, Nov. 1, at Fairacres Manor. He was born May 21, 1905, in Greenfield, Ill., to Eli and Clara Maude (Adcock) Zink. On Oct. 11, 1955, he married Gladys (Rasmussen) Zink in Sidney, Neb. Mr. Zink farmed most of his life. He owned and operated a TV and small appliance repair shop as well, and sold machinery tools. He loved to bowl, play cards with his neighbors and travel to Illinois to visit his family. He was a member of the Wisetown Baptist Church in Illinois and the Farm Bureau. Survivors are his wife, Gladys (Rasmussen) Zink of Grover; two stepdaughters, Anne Cole of Greeley and Doris Williams of Derry, Pa.; two sisters, Florance Philip of Fort Collins and Iva Werner of Greeley; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A stepson, Stan Pendergraft, and two brothers, Vernon Zink and Paul Zink, are deceased. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit from 4-6 p.m. Monday at the West Chapel. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute to the Friendship Alliance Church in Grover in care of the West Chapel.

http://63.147.65.175/news/obits/Obits.asp For those interested in the Denver, Colorado area. To many obits to mention. Elaine

Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 11-03-01 William Henry 'Bill' Ashenbrenner Aug. 22, 1946 - Oct. 31, 2001 William Henry "Bill" Ashenbrenner, a lifelong resident of Longmont, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, at Longmont United Hospital. He was 55. He was born Aug. 22, 1946, in Longmont to Henry and Mary (Fagler) Ashenbrenner. He attended the Beasley School and graduated from Longmont High School in 1964. >From 1964 to 1969, Mr. Ashenbrenner served in the U.S. Navy, and saw duty on the USS Glennon. On Jan. 3, 1970, he married Linda Wilson in Longmont. Mr. Ashenbrenner worked as an independent over-the-road truck driver from 1970 to 1975. In 1975, he changed careers and became a farmer, moving to a farm south of Longmont, which he operated until 1989. He returned to trucking and was employed by American West Produce. He worked for Federal Fruit and Produce of Denver for the past six years. He attended Christ Congregational Church and Longs Peak United Methodist Church. Mr. Ashenbrenner loved his family and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed fishing and conversation and will be remembered for his great sense of humor. He was preceded in death by his mother. Mr. Ashenbrenner is survived by his wife of Longmont; his father of Longmont; two daughters, Paula Smith and her husband David of Strasburg and Charlene Swisher and her husband Kirk of Berthoud; three grandchildren, Dustin Swisher, Nicholas Smith and Trenton "Moosey" Smith; an aunt, Lu Fagler; a sister-in-law, Dorothy White; and three brothers-in-law, Wayne, Darrel and Russell Wilson. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, with the family present to greet friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at Longs Peak United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Steve Creel officiating. Burial will follow at Foothills Gardens of Memory. Memorial contributions may be made to the William Ashenbrenner Memorial Fund in care of Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry St., Longmont 80501.

Bremerton, Washington http://www.thesunlink.com/local/obits/index.html archives go back to March of 1998, please check them out.

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:Advocate Journal Sterling, Colorado 11-01-01 : : Rachel Melchior, 92, of Sterling, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2001 in : Sterling. : : Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at : Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on : Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with Rev. Spencer Green : officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. : : Mrs. Melchior was born June 23, 1909 to John and Marie Barbara (Heimbechner) : Heimbegner in Sedgwick. : : On April 10, 1928 she married John Melchior in Holyoke. After farming : several years in the Sedgwick County area, they moved to Las Animas, where : they farmed for 30 years. They moved to Sterling upon retirement in 1977. : She was of the Lutheran faith. : : Mrs. Melchior is survived by one sister, Pauline Winger of Bremerton, Wash.; : three granddaughters, Linda Gallegos and husband Mike of Del Norte, Kathleen : Kiefer and husband Scott of Lincoln, Neb., and Janet Bodaness and husband : Spencer of Sterling; one special niece, Isabel VanNorman of Sterling; one : special nephew, Kenneth Heimbegner of Sterling; 10 great-grandchildren, Amy, : Christy, Lori, Mika and Samantha Gallegos, Kimberly and Megan Kiefer, Joe : and Branden Bodaness, and MistiKae Reeves and husband Tony; one : great-great-grandchild, Tyus Gallegos. : : She was preceded in death by her husband John Melchior; two sons, John and : Edward Melchior; and eight brothers and sisters. : : -PAID MEMORIAL : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ : : © 1999-2001 MediaNews Group, Inc. and Eastern Colorado Publishing Co. : Today's Date : Thursday, November 01, 2001 : Today's Weather : High: 64° : Low: 32° : : : : : : _________________________________________________________________ : Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp : : :

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 10-31-01 Perry Alderin and Rusty Alderin Perry Alderin, 42, of Severance died Monday, Oct. 29, along with his son, Rusty Alderin, 14, in a traffic accident south of Rockport on U.S. 85. Perry Alderin was born July 26, 1959, in North Dakota to Lloyd and Lenore (Schiermeister) Alderin. On Aug. 28, 1980, he married Tammie Berig in Windsor. Mr. Alderin attended Pollock High School in Pollock, S.D. He worked for farmers in the Windsor area. He also worked for the city of Greeley as an equipment operator in the street department for several years. Mr. Alderin enjoyed watching his son race motorcycles, hunting, fishing and doing bead work. Rusty Alderin was born May 14, 1987, in Greeley to Perry and Tammie (Berig) Alderin. He belonged to the American Motorcycle Association, Rocky Mountain Motocross Association and SCRAC. A freshman at Windsor High School, Rusty liked to race motorcycles, hunt and fish. He wanted to become a hunting guide. Mr. Alderin is survived by his wife, Tammie Alderin of Severance; his parents, Lloyd and Lenore Alderin of Pollock; a sister, Pam Shepard of Florida; and two brothers, Steven Alderin of Canton, S.D., and Stuart Alderin, also of South Dakota. Rusty is survived by his mother, Tammie Alderin; his paternal grandparents, Lloyd and Lenore Alderin of Pollock; his maternal grandparents, George and Velma Stewart of Windsor; and aunts and uncles. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Windsor High School Auditorium. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Windsor. Friends may visit 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the Windsor Memorial Chapel. Contributions may be made to the Perry and Rusty Alderin Memorial Fund in care of the Windsor Memorial Chapel, 429 Main, Windsor, CO 80550.

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 10-31-01 Elmer Henry Rothe, 80, of Greeley died Monday, Oct. 29, at North Colorado Medical Center. He was born Feb. 6, 1921, in Cheyenne to Henry and Katie (Brunner) Rothe. On June 17, 1945, he married Mildred Simmons at the First Christian Church in Greeley. Mr. Rothe attended school in La Salle. In 1940, he moved west of Greeley with his family and farmed and fed cattle with his brothers, Harry and Manuel. In 1973, he moved to Greeley. He continued to farm and feed cattle with his brother in the Wiggins-Weldona area. In about 1983, he quit farming, but continued to manage his farms. A member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Greeley, Mr. Rothe served on the council and on the building-finance committee. He was the last president of Hazelton School. He was on the board of the Greeley Loveland Ditch Co. for 36 years, served on the Greeley Water and Sewer Board from 1983-93; and was a member of the Colorado Water Congress. He also served on the First National Bank board from 1988-96; Groundwater Appropriators of the South Platte River for 26 years; the Riverside Ditch Board; and the Weld County Planning Commission for 10 years. He served on an economic planning committee under Gov. Richard Lamm. He received numerous awards, including the Goodyear National Conservation Award in 1957; EPA Excellence Award in 1990; two DeKalb 200 Bushel Club awards; five Great Western High Station awards; two Achievement Awards from Colorado 10,000 Pounds Sugar Club; and several High Ten Sugar awards. He also was a member of the T-Bone Club. Mr. Rothe loved to get together with friends to play cards, visit and go out to dinner. He also enjoyed time spent at a mountain ranch he owned in the Red Feather Lakes area. Survivors are his wife, Mildred Rothe of Greeley; three sons, Larry Rothe of Fort Morgan, Kenneth Rothe of Weldona and Kevin Rothe of Denver; a sister, Wilma Stromberger of Imperial, Neb.; two brothers, Manuel Rothe of Greeley and Lee Rothe of Sterling; and three grandchildren, Matthew Rothe of El Cerrito, Calif., Nathan Rothe of Golden and Kelly Rothe of Fort Morgan. His parents, his sister Florence Schmidt and his brother, Harry Rothe, are deceased. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Our Savior’s Lutheran, 1800 21st Ave. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit form noon-8 p.m. Thursday at Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Contributions may be made to Our Savior’s Lutheran in care of the West Chapel, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley 80634.

Loveland newspaper Loveland,Colorado 10-28-01 Anna Hahn, 90, of Chandler, Ariz., formerly of Berthoud, died Oct. 5, 2001, at Hospice Family Care Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. She was born Dec. 23, 1910, in Anamoose, N.D., to John and Mollie Starck. She married John W. Hahn on Nov. 30, 1926, in Eaton. He preceded her in death on May 25, 1983. She moved to Berthoud in 1920 with her parents and family. She was a farmer’ s wife and mother of three children. She moved to Phoenix in 1992 to live with her daughter Millie Funk and husband Fred. Mrs. Hahn is survived by a son, John H. Hahn of Chadron, Neb.; a daughter, Millie Funk of Chandler; one brother, six sisters; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Bernice Fanning. A memorial service will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Loveland, with the Rev. Al Schroeder officiating. Cremation has been conducted. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Berthoud. In lieu of flowers, Anna Hahn Memorial donations may be sent to Hospice Family Care, 1550 S. Alma School Road No. 102, Mesa, Ariz., 85210, to the attention of Kathy. Back

Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 10-27-01 Olinda Hirsch, 89, of Loveland, died of cancer Oct. 23, 2001, in Loveland. She was born Feb. 10, 1912, in Loveland, to Jacob Hirsch Sr. and Anna Margaret Klein Hirsch. She attended Loveland schools and was a homemaker. She never married. Miss Hirsch made her home at The Courtyard for the last two years. She had been an active member of the First Congregational Church. She loved children and baby-sat for many of her nieces, nephews and families. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, doing embroidery and other handcrafts. Miss Hirsch is survived by a brother, Jacob “Jake” Hirsch Jr. and wife Opal of Loveland; three sisters, Emma Hein of Loveland, Erna Daubert of Wellington, and Dorothy Dittus and husband Jim of Tulsa, Okla.; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Daniel and Joseph Hirsch. Viewing will be at Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home 1-5 p.m. today and at the conclusion of services at the church on Friday. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the First Congregational Church, with the Rev. Jonathan Winans officiating. Burial will be in Loveland Burial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church or Hospice of Larimer County.

: Sunday Oregonian Newspaper 10-21-01 : : A memorial service will be held at 11a.m. Monday Oct.29, 2001 at Husteads : Mortuary in St. Johns for Emil Burback who died Oct. 21 at age 87. Mr. : Burback was born April 17, 1914 in Portland and was the son of Germans from : Russia immigrants, Jacob Burback and Christina (nee) Schlitt . As a child he : lived with his family in Colorado for several years until his father's death. : The family returned to Portland in 1926. He attended Highland Grade School : in Portland. He served in the US Army Air Corp during WWII. Mr Burback : retired from Pacific Building Materials after a 25 year career and was a : lifetime member of the American Legion post 156 Souvie Island. : : Mr. Burback lived the majority of his years in the St.Johns area and could : often be seen walking, biking, raising the flag, delivering for Meals on : Wheels, shopping or running errands for elderly or disabled friends and : neighbors. He was generous with his time and those who knew him often : referred to Emil as "the Mayor of St. Johns." He was a wonderful man with a : great sense of humor and his presence will be missed by all who loved him. : : Preceeded in death by his parents and brothers, Conrad and William. : : Survivors include his daughter Diane Plew of Fairview, son Dennis Burback of : Vancouver, WA, grandchildren, Teesha Plew, Tiffney Plew, Ronda Caruso, : Craig Burback, Sheree Burback, Zac Burback, Taylor Burback and : great-grandchildren Jordan and Sophia, sisters, Christina Krieger, Florence : Carlson, Helen Wacker, and brother Eddie Burback. : : Private internment at Willamette National Cemetery. Remembrances to Mt.Hood : Hospice. : : :

My father, Heinrich Zeiler, was born 09/28/1891 in Frank, Russia. He emigrated to America in 1912, first settling in Hiawatha, MI (?). When his wife (my mother) Anna Maria (Uhrich) and infant son, Heinrich (Henry) emigrated to America, they settled in Lincoln, NB. where Heinrich worked for a railroad. From there they went to Racine, WI, working as hired hands on a large vegetable farm. They then moved to a rented farm in Sturtevant, WI. and from there to Franksville, WI where they bought their own farm. Before retiring, Heinrich (by now known as Henry) built and owned two houses. One to live in and one to rent out. I admire the fortitude and the work ethics of the Germans from Russia emigrants. My parents, who came to America with nothing, raised seven children and still ended up home and land owners. Their American Dream was realized! (I'm sure this is story that can proudly be repeated in many German immigrant homes.) Sincerely, Gloria (Zeiler) Bielefeldt

I am researching the line of my father, Heinrich Zeiler, born 09/28/1891 in Frank, Russia. I have his lineage all the way to my GGGG Grandfather, Andreas Zeiler, born 1739 or 1742, died 1808 in Frank. I would like to know more about my father's immediate family...(do I have cousins in America?) My Father, Heinrich's siblings were: Jacob, born 04/15/1886. Jacob, his wife Anna Maria (Kroning) and a daughter emigrated to America in 1906. Place unknown. This was a surprise as my father never mentioned having a brother in America. Heinrich's other siblings were: Conrad, born 08/31/1888 Georg, born 12/05/1893 (My father came to America at the age of 21 after being drafted into the Russian army. He used his brother's name and I believe it was Georg's passport that he used. I wonder what happened to Georg?) Friedrich, born 08/20/1897 Elisabeth, born 1899 All were born in Frank, Russia. I am new to all this, so please forgive me if I am not accurate in how I make my requests. I know that many records were destroyed or lost, but is there some way to find out what happened to my father's siblings? Except for Jacob, the information I have ends with them being born! Sincerely, Gloria (Zeiler) Bielefeldt

In Hussenbach from 1820 to 1941 there was an Anna Elizabeth Gitich (1885 - 1963) in Hussenbach. Does anyone know any more about her ancestors or siblings? Lee -- Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAX 360-336-6657 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ http://www.walkingstick.8k.com/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/indie/walkingstick/walkingstick.htm

I am looking for the Surname GIDDICH that went from Germany to Russia. That is how my grandmother spelled it in America. However, I am interested in contacting anyone researching the following: "GEDDICH" in America and even perhaps in Germany, however the / a German record might also "correctly" portray the surname in a variety of ways: GEDDIG, GEDIG, GETTIG, GETIG, (also with the "CH" ending in place of "G", KEDDIG, KEDIG, KETTIG, KETIG, (also with the "CH" ending. also variations like KUETIG, GITIG. etc. Would anyone searching these variant names please contact me? Lee -- Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAX 360-336-6657 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ http://www.walkingstick.8k.com/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/indie/walkingstick/walkingstick.htm

Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 10-24-01 Village: Frank : KEHN, Marjorie E., 92, Longmont, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, at a local care : center. No visitation scheduled. Funeral services to be held 10 a.m. : Wednesday at Lewellen Longmont Memorial Chapel, with David Bradshaw of : LifeBridge Christian Church officiating. Interment to follow at Longmont : Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Applewood : Living Center, 1800 Stroh Place, Longmont 80501. : : April 3, 1909 — Oct. 21, 2001 : : Marjorie E. Kehn, a lifelong resident of Longmont, died Sunday, Oct. 21, : 2001, at a local care center. She was 92. : : She was born on April 3, 1909, to Mac and Floy (Lugar) Troutman in Longmont. : : She graduated from Main Street High School in 1927, and in 1929 began a : 35-year career with Mountain States Telephone Company. : : In 1942, she married Daniel Kehn in Longmont. Upon his return from the : service in 1946, they moved into the home where she continued to live until : her final illness. : : Mrs. Kehn belonged to the Colorado Telephone Pioneers, Rebeckah Lodge and : Royal Neighbors. She was a member of LifeBridge Christian Church, where she : taught Sunday school to young children for many years. : : She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel in 1980. : : Mrs. Kehn is survived by a cousin, Frances Nichols; a sister-in-law, Nettie : Kehn, both of Longmont; her longtime neighbors and caregivers, Helen and : Melvin Enoch; and several nieces and nephews. : : No visitation will be held. : : Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, at : Lewellen Longmont Memorial Chapel, with David Bradshaw of LifeBridge : Christian Church officiating. : : Interment will follow at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. : : Memorial contributions may be made to Applewood Living Center, 1800 Stroh : Place, Longmont 80501. : : Lewellen Longmont Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. : : : : _________________________________________________________________ : Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp : : :

: I am researching the following surnames from Frank, Russia : Lapp : Bath/Bott/Batt : other names associated with Lapp and Bath/Bott/Batt : Wacker/Walker : Gettman : Hoffmann : Heitzenreder : Reinick : Hein : Leonhardt : Kissler : Keneich (Koenig) : Froelich : Ellenberger : Hock : Kraft : Hock : Schmidt : Blechschmidt : Will : Thank you : Elaine Lapp McDowell : elainej@arn.net : : : :

--WebTV-Mail-19213-124 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit --WebTV-Mail-19213-124 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-102-6.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.43) by storefull-231.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Wed, 24 Oct 2001 14:46:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by smtpin-102-6.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) id 572391D8; Wed, 24 Oct 2001 14:46:50 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: cliffbarbw@webtv.net Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by smtpin-102-6.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id A3C0D146 for <CLIFFBARBW@webtv.net>; Wed, 24 Oct 2001 14:46:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id f9OLjBi01150; Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:45:11 -0600 Resent-Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:45:11 -0600 X-Original-Sender: CLIFFBARBW@webtv.net Wed Oct 24 15:45:11 2001 X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhUAj+TiuuShP6baZM0aTeS6euFB8IwCFD7NfsFFOQXyOqWdcyblLPSiIjp7 From: CLIFFBARBW@webtv.net (CLIFF & BARB WAHL) Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 16:45:13 -0500 (CDT) Old-To: RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <15775-3BD73669-108@storefull-232.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) Subject: [Rus-Frank] Rollcall.......Settlement Resent-Message-ID: <FJmx7C.A.xR.nZz17@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/213 X-Loop: RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-L-request@rootsweb.com My name is Barbra [Kraning] Wahl. My fathers name Heinrich J Kraning b 1888 in Frank Volga Russia. My mother was Katherine M Kammerzell b1892 in Walter Volga Russia. I understand they were 10 miles apart. Dad`s father was Fred kraning about1860. mMaria Steinmiller. My Mom`s father was George Kammerzell m Marie Bath . My mother was orphaned at age 1o,so Maria Bath died in 1902 Mom was brought to Grand Island Neb. in 1906 by her half brother Heinrick Ditter. My Dad had a sister Marie [Kraning] Fuss m to Jacob Fuss, that sponcered my dad to G I Neb. in 1906. HE worked for UPrailroad. They both died there. But I found most of my relatives went to colorado & washington St. Researching...Krening ,Steinmiller, Kammezell, Getman, Fahrenbruch, Stroh, Kline, Wagner, Bostrom, Ditter, Fuss, Liebsach, Bernhardt, Lapp. Wacker, Heimbach, & many more. Please remember, There are many spelling`s for many of these names. I have reason to believe Kraning & Koening are the same & Kammerzell & Kammermer are same. Barbra K Wahl ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp --WebTV-Mail-19213-124--

My name is Barbra [Kraning] Wahl. My fathers name Heinrich J Kraning b 1888 in Frank Volga Russia. My mother was Katherine M Kammerzell b1892 in Walter Volga Russia. I understand they were 10 miles apart. Dad`s father was Fred kraning about1860. mMaria Steinmiller. My Mom`s father was George Kammerzell m Marie Bath . My mother was orphaned at age 1o,so Maria Bath died in 1902 Mom was brought to Grand Island Neb. in 1906 by her half brother Heinrick Ditter. My Dad had a sister Marie [Kraning] Fuss m to Jacob Fuss, that sponcered my dad to G I Neb. in 1906. HE worked for UPrailroad. They both died there. But I found most of my relatives went to colorado & washington St. Researching...Krening ,Steinmiller, Kammezell, Getman, Fahrenbruch, Stroh, Kline, Wagner, Bostrom, Ditter, Fuss, Liebsach, Bernhardt, Lapp. Wacker, Heimbach, & many more. Please remember, There are many spelling`s for many of these names. I have reason to believe Kraning & Koening are the same & Kammerzell & Kammermer are same. Barbra K Wahl