Ancestors of Che'usa Darri Stoner Wend

Jeffrey Alan, Philip Kirby and Darri Lyn Stoner
(at Niagra Falls, 1955)

My parents, William Richard Stoner and Phyllis Mary Latham Stoner
both came from small families.

(1941)

(1980)

Daddy had one sister who had two daughters
and Mother had one brother who had two sons.

My maternal grandparents, Ivan L. Latham and Anna Reeb Hess Latham
were a big part of my life,

(Getting away from an Ohio winter
by visiting friends in Winter Park, Florida 1953)

So I always thought these few people were ALL the family I had!

What an amazing number of ancestors two people
in the Keskastel, Bas-Rhin region of France (at one time, Germany) created for me!
Not to mention the productive Geary/Latham and Hess people.
The Stoners seemed to be more conservative!

Two years ago when I began researching my genealogy
with the encouragement of my dear friend Thelma,
I didn't get very far.

In March of this year (2007),
I awoke one morning with the thought
of the France/Germany border of
what we always called the Alsace Lorraine region on my mind,
so I decided to begin again . . .
and it was like the whole world opened before me!

In the past month I have gathered an incredible amount of information
and photos
from new family
and friends
that are assembled here to share with you.
**(see thank you list below!)

More will be added/adjusted/corrected as time goes on.

Thanks for spending time in my 'New World of Family'!

Che'usa Sienna Wend
(Darri Lyn Stoner McKitrick Moe)

**
'Thank you'
to the following for all your help in this Adventure!

~ Thelma Bratt for encouragement and technical computer/genealogy support
~ Leona Gustafson for fabulous websites on Franklin County, Ohio Cemeteries/photos
~ Shannon Conder for her Reeb's group and website
~ John V. Reeb for Reeb information back to 1599 in Keskastel, Bas-Rhin, France area
~ Rollin Ulrich for his research/photos of Hess Cemetery in Goshen, Indiana
~ Kelly Nail for help with Sunset Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio
~ Sandy Holladay for encouragement and ideas from Columbus, Ohio
~ Rev. John Gray for his knowledge of the Hess family and remembering Grandma!
~ Dorothy Comer for help on the Latham family
~ Joyce, Julie, Jan Scofield for encouragement and re-acquainting me with Hilliard again!
~ Pat Garbrandt and all her research work at the NW Franklin County Historical Society in Hilliard
~ Inglis Miller for Brunk research and general information about Hilliard, Ohio and surrounding areas
~ Paul Gilbert and Kim Myers for invaluable information on Samuel Stoner and Rebecca Young Stoner
~ My brother Philip Stoner for keeping safe the family photo album all these years . . .
and to his wife Susan and son Jonathan for scanning and emailing photos.
~ Eb for just smiling as I spent untold hours into the night typing and figuring out relationships!

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