Acknowledgements

This genealogy is the product of many long hours of researching public and private records of all types, careful questioning of family members, and exhaustive and persistent letter writing. Many sources have provided valuable information, but the following persons and organizations deserve special recognition:

The Sons of the American Revolution Genealogy Library, Louisville, KY; The Filson Club Historical Society Library, Louisville, KY; Clemens Schreiber, Schlüchtern, Germany; Sonja Scheidemantel, Friedrichsdorf, Germany; Betty Fawcett, Louisville, KY; Albert Wilhelm, Louisville, KY; Pfarrer Sigurd Fröhner, Nossen, Germany; Robert Peege, Greenwood, IN; Kenneth Akers, Indianapolis, IN; John Speier, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Shirley Manring, New Albany, IN; Elizabeth MacGregory, Kingwood, TX; Udo Thörner, Vörden, Germany; Alma Leachman, Louisville, KY; Elizabeth Katzman, Louisville, KY; Falk Liebezeit, Diepholz, Germany; Jürgen Hausfeld, Münster, Germany; Harold and Carol Meiners, Coon Rapids, IA; Dorothy Wagner, Westbrook, MN; Colette Ameling, West Union, IA; Sister Constance Halbur, Campbellsport, WI; Robert Weithofer, Lancaster, CA; Dr. Paul Steinbicker, Florissant, MO; Frank Meiners, Louisville, KY; Peter Weymar and Martin Brune, Bad Laer, Germany; Mildred Ramsey, Louisville, KY; Ann Kaufmann, Atlanta, GA; Thelma Schmidhauser, Carpinteria, CA; Joan Purtee, Portsmouth, OH; Roena Bayes, Bryan, OH; Barbara Hodalski, Saratoga, FL; Dan Purtee, Marion, IN; Joseph Rath, Omaha, NE; Venus Nell Routh, Wichita, KS; Bernice Robinson, Eugene, OR; Evelyn Huff, Shelton, WA; Dr. J. Bradley Arthaud, Gloucester, MA; Dr. Ralph Tucker, Georgetown, ME; the Zivilstandsamt, Einsiedeln, Switzerland; Joseph Birchler, Louisville, KY; Donald Birchler, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Adele Burke, Louisville, KY; William Birchler, Albuquerque, NM; Norman Birchler, Lacon, IL; August Birchler, Louisville, KY; Annette Desautels, Acworth, GA; Peter Guetig, Louisville, KY; Marjorie Smith, Louisville, KY; Evelyn Kaiser, Louisville, KY; Robert Schauffele, Los Angeles, CA; Gregory Schwarz, Lebanon, NH; David Kraft, Elizabeth, NJ; and James O’Boyle, Denver, CO. The author extends his sincere thanks to all who have been so helpful in the preparation of this document.

No genealogy is ever finished and this one is revised almost continually. Comments, corrections, and new information are welcome.