Johann Jakob Hurr, son of Johann Georg Hurr and Anna Margaretha Kern, emigrated from Germany to America in 1805, with his wife, Anna Barbara Kehrer. They settled in Pennsylvania. Their son Jacob relocated to Missouri after the Civil War.

Explains how to create a family tree, discussing getting started and conducting genealogical research

This narrative is about my two individual cousins in the same family tree who found it necessary to make the climb out. It is also about me, Stephen, who learned how to find freedom from both my cousins stories. These cousins shared their experiences with me and I feel compelled to share them with you so you know that youre not alone in your family dynamics. I am alive!! I feel as though I am finally free to be me. Born to be.... Im amazed by how much creative and productive energy is available when you are freed from reactions to anger and fear.

"Inspirational stories from genealogists and instructions for how to begin searching for your family history"--Provided by publisher.

Serendipity had been a friend of mine since I was three. It is a friend that shows up uninvited; it comes when least expected. And when serendipity turns a negative to a positive, it is important to recognize the magic so one can properly celebrate and release the balloons from your grip to the open skies above. At age three my nanny dressed me up in a long gown and tiara pretending to be the fiesta queen. I marched proudly in front of a big crowd of house guests. Instead of being embarrassed for life, I kept a fond memory of the awkward event, and from thereafter, I completely owned my queer identity with no regret. This was my first serendipity. After I became a licensed physician and a freshly minted immigrant, the apotheosis of my journey to success was generously handed to me by Dr. Leon Spitz. After only two months of working alongside Dr. Spitz, he decided to retire to New Mexico and entrusted me to take over his successful medical practice in Gramercy Park in the heart of New York City. From my simple aspiration to a lifetime of comfortable income propelling me to the top 1 percent of American taxpayers, this was certainly super serendipity.

''Along the Way........ '' Is a collection of occurances, rememberances, and stories of life growing up and living in central, rural, Indiana 1931 -2005. This period covers the Great Depression, schooling, World War II, The Walker family Business, Korean War service and several ''thoughts'' that were put on paper while looking out the window.. .abstract sharing bits! Enjoy!

This is the story of a courageous young woman who grew up in a home headed by a sexual predator and an abused mother who lost her mind when Christine was only fourteen, disappearing until she was a mother herself. It recounts the secrets and lies that were designed to protect the darkest family secret of all, which had the effect of making the eight children strangers to each other, and then prisoners of the passions that disordered their lives, and set them against each other. Christine’s story is filled with intense dramas—the horrifying revenge of the chosen son, the struggle between mother and daughter to the edge of the grave, and finally, the saga of Christine’s climb out of the family wreck: how the birth of her child provided a new compass; how the family traumas failed to derail her quest to free herself and her new family from the chains of the past. The climax of her tale is a showdown with her siblings set off by the dark revelations of the sister at the center of the family secret. This is an inspiring, beautifully told story of individual courage with life lessons for others seeking to break free of similar circumstances.

As your mother I want to be with you twenty-four hours. I want to be able to point out to you what is right and wrong, and I want to save you from all dangers, but I can't do that. I have to let you live your own life. If I die tomorrow, today I want you to know that I love you and I leave you behind my advice and my answers to your questions on how did I handle bullying, depression, sex, love, religious beliefs, witch craft and even murder (not of a human).