John Ulrich Spahr (1709-1770) was born in Putmiga about two miles from Basel, Switzerland. He descended from an old Swiss-german family. He married Margaret Seyler Spahr and they were the parents of twelve children, two of whom were born in America. In 1749 the family immigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania where they lived at least twelve years. The family eventually moved to Virginia and from there the children and descendants settled in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and other parts of the United States.

History and genealogy of the Lengacher and Steury families. Includes correspondence.

Mennonite Family History is a quarterly periodical covering Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren genealogy and family history. Check out the free sample articles on our website for a taste of what can be found inside each issue. The MFH has been published since January 1982. The magazine has an international advisory council, as well as writers. The editors are J. Lemar and Lois Ann Zook Mast.

The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections. FAMILY HISTORIES-cites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book. GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-includes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world. GENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-consists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county. The Genealogy Annual, the core reference book of published local histories and genealogies, makes finding the latest information easy. Because the information is compiled annually, it is always up to date. No other book offers as many citations as The Genealogy Annual; all works are included. You can be assured that fees were not required to be listed.

Johann Jörg Riegel [George Rigel] (1718-1798) was born at Becherbach, a village near Kirn on the Nahe River, Germany, the son of Hans Henrich and Engela Caterina Buch Riegel. He immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1741 and settled in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had a least eight children. He is buried in Nockamixon Township. His son, John Riegel [later Riggle] (1783-1847), and his wife, Sarah Shelter, had ten children, 1807-1828. The family lived at Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, until 1820 when they moved to Allegheny (now Gilpin) Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. John and Sarah Riggle are buried at Forks-Zion Lutheran Church, Armstrong County. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas, Texas, California 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.

embracing the organization of the county, its division into townships, sketches of local interest gleaned from the . of the Revolution and the War of 1812, who were Residing in the County, also A Roster of Ten Thousand of the Early Settlers from 1803 to 1840

The sketches in this book, numbering approximately 2,250 and naming a total of 50,000 related persons, generally treat subjects who were born in the early nineteenth century, with reference to immediate forebears of the late eighteenth century. The sketches typically mention the date and place of birth and marriage of the principal subject, the place of birth of his parents and often grandparents, sometimes the name of the first ancestor in America, and details of religion, education, military service, occupation, home, and residence.