Most of the information here is on my family. I also have information on some of my husband Bryan Kennedy's family, as well as for some "relatives by choice". "Relatives by choice" are those special people related by marriage or just because they are special people in our lives.

This is my gift to those cousins I know as well as the cousins I have not yet met. I would love to hear from you. Please contact me with your questions, or with any information or pictures you have to share.

Families:

Reuther - descendants of Adam Reuther, born 1810 in Bavaria, immigrated about 1850 to Philadelphia and then to Clinton County, Pennsylvania; his brother Nicholas's son Herman, who both immigrated to Clinton County in 1870, and information on the Klobe's (Emilie Klobe married Adam's son Christian Reuther).

Speiser/Merz - descendants of Henry Speiser, 1850-1921. Henry immigrated from Germany about 1878 to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Also includes information on the descendants of Johanna Merz Boerschl, maternal grandmother of Henry Speiser's wife Babette Habann, who also immigrated to America. In addition, we now have much information on the previous generations of these families back in Germany.

Hager - descendants of John Hager, born 1837 in Sweden, immigrated about 1870 possibly to NJ, then Alabama. Also includes John's wife Marie Hoglander's sister Frederick Swenson and her sons, who immigrated through Ellis Island in 1892.

Herbert - descendants of William Herbert, born 1850 in Wales, immigrated in 1880 to Ohio, then Alabama. And his wife Margaret Hopkins Herbert. In addition I have some information on William's parents and siblings in Wales.

Phillips - descendants of Robert Phillips, 1782-1850, settled in Walker County, Alabama, in the early 1800's.

Wilkes/Carter/Griffin - descendants of Thomas Wilkes, born abt 1735 & died around 1810 in SC, Joseph Carter, died abt 1750 in Virginia, & John Blake Griffin, 1808 - 1858 of Georgia.

Patterson/Ellison/Terry - descendants of Abraham Patterson, born 1756 Ireland, died 1806 Chester Co, SC, descendants of Robert Ellison, 1742-1806 of Fairfield Co, SC, & descendants of Stephen Terry, died 1807 in Fairfield Co, SC. Most of their descendants moved to Harris, Talbot & Stewart counties, Georgia, around 1830.

Brooke/Evans/Hallman/Barlow - Ancestors of my great-grandmother Anna Barlow Reuther. Her family settled in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, as far back as 1699.

Bobo - descendants of Spencer Bobo of France. The Bobos were originally Huguenots (French Protestants) from France. They immigrated to America via England in the early 1700's, settling in Virginia.

Kennedy - descendents of John McClain Kennedy and Eliza Pate, and Roger Davis and Hattie Wright of Marion and Franklin Counties, Alabama.

Gwinn/Taylor - descendants of Andrew Gwinn (born abt 1795) of Cabell County, West Virginia. Several of the Gwinns migrated to Texas around 1880, first to Dallas County and then to Wichita County. The Taylors have roots in Mississippi & Tennessee.

Lassiter/Kiser - These families all settled in Texas, and all migrated from other parts of the country. The Lassiters - Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, and the Kaisers - North Carolina & Missouri. (As best we know so far).

Sanders/Walls - The Sanders and Walls families lived in Collin County in north Texas in the early 20th century. They have roots in Tennessee and Oklahoma, and both families are believed to have Native American ancestry.

Fleetwood/Jones -  The McLeod, Jones, Morgan, and Fleetwood families of Georgia and Alabama.