Catherine Reuther's Family History
Welcome to my family history project.
Catherine Reuther's Family History
Welcome to my family history project.
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.
Genealogy is always a "work in progress". Please visit often to see what new information I have gathered.
Email Catherine
creuther @ yahoo.com
For Immediate Family only - passwords are required to access the family books available here.
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 all the related immigrant Speisers of Württemberg that we know of, including William John Speiser (1839-1907), immigrated 1866 eventually to Minnesota; Henry David Speiser (1850-1921), immigrated about 1879 to Bridgeport, Connecticut; John W Speiser (1859-1917/1918) & wife Louisa, immigrated 1886 to Philadelphia; Marie Speiser (1862-1940) & husband Gustav Kolb, immigrated 1910 to Chicago; Lore Speiser (1910-1990) & husband Walter Herzer, immigrated 1947 to Pennsylvania. . Also includes information on the descendants of Johanna Merz Boerschl, maternal grandmother of Henry Speiser's wife Babette Habann, who also immigrated to America. And the Speiser and Merz ancestors in Germany into the 1500's.
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.