The first of the four volumes is entitled "A brief history of John and Christian Fretz." The next three volumes are entitled "Fretz family history" (volumes 2, 3 and 4). The fourth volume has two parts: part one -- not meant for genealogical research; part two -- contains genealogical submissions. The Fretz family in Pennsylvania began with the brothers John and Christian Fretz. They emigrated from Manheim, Baden, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...

Brothers, John, Jacob and Philip Schwardle, were born in Eppingen, Germany and emigrated to Pennsylvania between 1772-1782. their sister, Anna also emigrated and married Jacob Krout. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Kansas and elsewhere.

John Fretz was born in Germany, near Manheim, Baden. He immigrated to America in 1725, with his two brothers. He was a weaver by trade and was called "Weaver John". He settled for a while in Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania, where he married Barbara Meyer. They had five children. He and his second wife, Maria, had two children. He died in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in Feb. 1772. Descendants lived in Pennsyslvania and elsewhere. Includes...

The family organization known as the Landis Family Reunion, holds an annual reunion at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The family is interested in the collection and interchange of family history and genealogical data about Landis--Landes individuals and families in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. The reunion reports list the officers, changes thereto, and attendance of members at the annual reunion.

Daniel Leatherman, probably was the son of Hans Dewalt Leatherman, was born in Germany. He died in Frederick County, Maryland in January 1789.

Abraham Hallman was born 21 April 1832. He married Mary Schmitt (1837-1905), daughter of George Schmitt, in 1855. They had twelve children. Abraham died in 1904. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Ontario.

John Valentine Kratz (1707-1780) emigrated from Germany to America on the ship "Friendship" in 1727, settling in Salford Township, Philadel phia (now Montgomery) County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Ann Clemens, by whom he had nine children. Many descendants of this large Mennonite family remained in Pennsylvania, while others migrated to Canada or moved into many other of the United States.

Henry Stauffer married Barbara Hockman (1732-1802) about 1749, and emigrated from Germany to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, later moving to Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (chiefly spelling the surname Stover after 1793) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, California and elsewhere.

John Valentine Kratz (1707-1780), Mennonite son of John Philip Kratz, immigrated in 1727 from Germany to Salford Township, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) County, Pennsylvania. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, Ohio, Missouri and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.