Michael Franks was born ca. 1725, probably in the Rhineland (Alsace or the Palatinate. He was the father of three, possibly four children. He died in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1793. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and elsewhere.

This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.

Reprint, with additional material, of the 1950 ed. published in 7 v. by the Waynesburg Republican, Waynesburg, Pa., and in this format in Knightstown, Ind., by Bookmark in 1977.

Joseph Blocher and Elizabeth Roberts were married in Pennsylvania and moved to Ohio by the 1830 census. Includes ancestors, siblings and descendants. His father, Mathias Blocher immigrated from Germany in 1751.

Includes entries for maps and atlases.

George (Jury) Waldenmeyer was born before 1720 in Germany. He was the son of Johan Georg Waldenmaier and Anna Barbara Mehrer. George died 25 July 1796 in Dutchess, New York, and was buried 1796 in Rhinebeck, New York. He married Margaretha Bard about 1744. She was born before 14 October 1811 in Ghent, Columbia County, New York. Their children were John Johannes/Nans (Walden Meyers) Waltermire (1745-1821), Elisabetha Waltermire (1747-1800/1803) , Catharine Waltermire (born 14 July 1752), Jacob Waltermire (1754-1813), Barbara Waltermire (1755-1820), Michael W. Waltermire (1760-1813), and David Waltermire 1762-1854). Descendants lived mostly in New York state and Connecticut.