Posted on: Wood Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Wood/807 Surname: KELNHOFER, RICKEL, FRISCH, KOLLROSS, LINZMAYER, LISMEYER, RANK, WEINFURTER, SCHNEIDER, PSCHEIDT, LOBERGER, KOLORS, SCHOETZ, DORNER, TREMEL, BURKART, ASCHENBRENNER ------------------------- My ancestor, Peter KELNHOFER born 10 April 1729 in Rittsteig, Bavaria who married Anna Barbara RICKEL born 17 March 1731/32. Their son, Georg Michael Kelnhofer born 16 Oct. 1765 in Rittsteig, Bavaria was married to Eva FRISCH born 27 June 1767. They were married 18 Oct. 1784 at Deschenitz, Bohemia. George died in 1839 in Eisenstrass, Bohemia. Eva died in 1849. Eva was the daughter of Johann FRISCH and Margarethe KOLLROSS. George and Eva had a son Johann George KELNHOFER born 22 Jan 1790 in Eisenstrass, Bohemia. He Died after 1851. He married Anna Maria LINZMAYER in Eisenstrass on 24 Nov. 1812. She was the Daughter of Johann LINZMAYER and Anna LISMEYER. Anna Maria was born 23 Nov. 1776 in Eisenstrass. Both Johann and Anna died sometime after 1851. Their son Jacob (or Jakob) KELNHOFER married Barbara KOLLROSS. Barbara was born 10 July 1813. She died 17 June 1894. Jacob died in 1870 in Eisenstrass, Bohemia. Children of Jacob and Barbara were: Engelbert born in 1852, who married Katharina RANK (believed to be the daughter of Franz Xaver RANK) Joseph who married Margart Weinfurter (my great great grandparents), Alois, Anna who married Ignatz PSCHEIDT, Barbara and Karl. Margaret WEINFURTER was the daughter of George WEINFURTER and Barbara LOBERGER. She came to America at the age of 30 and worked two years at the Rice Hotel in Green Bay, WI. At the age of 33 she married a widower, Joseph SCHNEIDER, who had five children from a previous marriage. Together Margaret and Joseph SCHNEIDER had three children: Rose who married Wolfgang SEIDL; Joseph who married Frances KOLORS (I think KOLLROSS) and Eva who married Joseph SCHOETZ. Joseph Schneider died, then Margaret married Joseph KELNHOFER and they had the following children: Anna who married Wesley S. SIGL; Katie who married Joseph DORNER, Nick who married Katie TREMEL, twins Barbara and Margaret: Barbara married Joseph BURKART and Margaret married Joseph ASCHENBRENNER. These families lived in Wisconsin near Green Bay, in Luxemburg, Seymour and some came to the Wood County, Wisconsin area of Marshfield, Auburndale, Wisconsin Rapids. I am interested in corresponding with anyone interested in further research of these families. Patti Laessig at anaquea@dwave.net