I have researched and compiled geneology information on four family histories that comprise my family.The Stark and Wolterman families from Carroll County Iowa, and the Engraff and Graber families from Sterling, Colorado.
Frank Stark came to Carroll County Iowa from Honnef, Germany in 1884 at age 26.He married Josephine Zurhmahr in 1885 and they had nine children.
Gerhard Wolterman was born in Staffelmorheide, Ausfriesland, Germany in 1859.He married Katherine Woerdehoff in 1883, and they had 14 children.
David Graber was born in 1895 in Degott Russia and came to Colorado in 1907.He married Clara Engraff in 1919.They had 11 children.
John David Engraff was born in 1870 in Husaren, Russia. He married Elizabeth Baumgartner in 1898 in Kamenka, Russia.They moved to Colorado in 1907.
While these combined family histories will always be a work in progress with births and deaths, marriages, it is pretty well completed.There are 3,793 individuals currently on the data base. Earliest birth date is 1704.There are 27,674 text records contained in the histories. There are 11 generations with 967 different surnames. The Wolterman and Stark histories have been sent to relatives for verification and editing.
I have used various family and community resources to gather the information. The data has come from personal records, bibles, newspaper obits, church records of weddings, baptisms,cemetary records, immigration papers and land registrations.
For additional information on these families and their geneology, please contact me via the e-mail address listed below.
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