This is a working JOURNAL for Bibliser-in-Amerika that should serve my needs
to keep you informed on what I am currently spending time.
Last update:23 Jul 2002: Restored Website (at least started to)
New URL: www.geocities.com/lfkerch02
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11 Apr 1999: Added some tombstone pictures for: Johann Kercher #396, Apollonia Kissel #401,
Johann Seibert #746, and August Bender #035. Updates and photos for
Nikolaus Gansmann #815 family in the works.
6 Mar 1999: Added wedding photo of Henry Kunz #461 and his grocery store.
(About 2 hrs- getting it right)
2 Mar 1999: Added a family picture of John #746 & Elizabeth Seibert
taken around their 50th wedding anniversary. (Supplied by Mel Schapker.)
Added a 1947 Family picture of Johann Kercher #396.
28 Feb 1999: Added Wedding Picture of John and Elizabeth (Gries) Seibert #746,
their grandchildren at their Golden Wedding Anniversary,
and a short accounting of his life in America. Finished the 'is related to'
table. Information supplied by Mel Schapker. (about 5 hrs.)
21 Feb 1999: Added 50th Anniversary Picture of John Seibert #746 supplied by
grandson Mel Schapker.
Added a few dates (in bold) to #395.
(approx. 1 hour)
07 Feb 1999: Added 88 descendants for Johann Kissel #420. See H.J. Raben. (about 1.5 hrs.)
18 Jan 1999: Added some 'Quick Links' to Journal. (Thanks to my son Bryan for this idea.--
I wish I had thought of it!) All ideas are welcome! (about 2 hours)
3 Jan 1999: Added files and tombstone JPGs for #191, #197 & #495.
The information and photos came from Pat Gonsman, a descendant of Bart and
Catharine Gonsman (Gansmann in Biblis)
His URL is [email protected]. Pat has done a lot of serious work on what you see
here and we are very grateful for what he has accomplished and for all his future
effort. (My effort, thanks to the blizzard that passed over Muncie the last 36 hrs,
was about 10 hours.)
Also added files for Valentin Gauer #230 (about 4 hrs.)
9 Nov 1998: Added stones for Heinrich & Michael Ritzert #645 and #649. Solved the 'Elisabeth
(Hertling) Kissel #821 problem. Added family picture for Johann Seibert #745. (About 6 hours)
23 Oct 1998: Added Ts for #689, #687, #323, #327, #374, #386, #393. Added a few dates.
Weekend trip to five cemeteries in So. IND. and Mt.Carmel. Found many stones.
Will add the remaining as soon as pictures are developed. Abt 3 hrs on updates.
12 Oct 1998: Added Info, Desc. and Anc. for some Herberts #308, #310, #311, #312, #314, #316 ,#488,
and #821.
These are the family of Lorenz Herbert I found at St. Wendel, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana
Abt 5 hrs. Have tomstone pictures of Johann Herbert and Elisabeth (Hertling) Kissel.
27 Sep 1998: Added map locating Biblis as being near Worms, Mannheim & Darmstadt.
Added Ts for Christina (Werr) #785 and corrected death date to match Tombstone on all lists. (3 hrs)
25 Sep 1998: Added TS for Friedrich & Katharina Kercher #395 & #424. About 1/2 hr.
24 Sep 1998: Added Ts for Kissels # 410, #411 & #785. About 1 hour
23 Sep 1998: Added TS for Valentin Seibert #749. Restored front pages to previous format.
About 1/2 hr.
17 Sep 1998: Finished adding Johann Seib IV #719 descendant data
as supplied by Dick & Sally Seib and Jenny Griesemer. About 5 hrs.
Need to update the descendant count next.
13 Sep 1998: Added TS. for Johann Kercher #396. Modified Short list to show if
pictures are available. (Pic. Ts) about 4 hours.
9 Sep 1998: Added T.S. for Kissels #426, ,#436, #433, & #420. About 2 hours.
7 Sep 1998: Added tombstone pictures for Heinrich Kissel #409
and Michael & Emilie (Kunz) Kissel #435/#459. About 2 hours.
29 Aug 1998: Added mods to #420, #460 and #820
28 Aug 1998: Started adding tombstone pictures: #716ts, #733ts, #820ts.
Added #820 August Seib (Don't have much) Have about 6 hrs invested in this
set of updates. I'll be putting a picture of Hans Kunz on as soon as I can
find it. Am presently wrapping the descendants of Johann #719 & Magdalena
Seib # 208.
21 Aug 1998: added pictures for #435 (Michael Kissel), #367 (Emilie
(nee Kunz) Kissel), #374 (Adam Keil) and #377 (Maria Anna (nee Keil) Karges)
Added info for #387 & #367 and their children. Added some descendants to
#435 (Michael Kissel) This cost me about 6 hours altogether- those JPGs can
be contrary!
20 Aug 1998: added picture files to #745 (Johann Seibert 1840-1923)
Took about an hour to scan, edit, size & FTP.
19 Aug 1998: added picture files to #395, #396 & #424. I fiddled away
about 2 hours before everything worked.
18 Aug 1998: added death and burial info for #744 and #383 as supplied
by Mel Scahpker. Took about 30 minutes. (Thanks Mel! )
13 Aug 1998: added files for #300, #497, #303, #288, #290, #301 & #297
Took about 6 hrs (accumulated) to do everything. (Thanks Frank) If anything
seems not right, let me know.
23 Jul 1998: updated files for #635 & #179. Corrected a typo and
added a new Bibliser. Took about 45 minutes. (Thanks Carolyn)
22 Jul 1998: Finished files for Valentin Laubner #476. He adds about
85 people to the B.i.A site. Next I'll finish Nikolaus Helfrich #301.
I spent about 5 hours on Valentin's data and verification. This all data from
Frank Janson.
16 Jul 1998: I knew this would happen. Since the last update I have had a
small avalanche of contacts with a great deal of data that followed.
The current updates for Valentin Janson #371 and Johann Beckerle #022
represent data from Frank Janson of St. Louis, who first made contact
on Jul 6. Frank also has emailed files for Valentin Laubner #476. So far,
I have a time investment of about 12 hours for # 371 and #022.
13 Jun 1998 Corrected some errors in parents marriage numbers for Gansmanns
#204, #206, #207, & #210. FTP'd changes to geocities.
Haste makes waste! Thanks Bev. ~1 hr.)
4 May 1998
FTP'd updated files to Geocities. Sent out group e-mail. (1 hr.)
3 May 1998
Updated the 'index', 'descount', '327.*' and created 'journal' (about 3 hrs.)
2 May 1998
Finished adding the about 400 names to the Elisabeth Hertling #323 list. (Charles Kieffer produced a descendant's list and his mother, Viola, sent
a copy of it to me.) Also, added some names to #035. (The James Bender
- Rosiland Beuligmann family belong to both #327 and #035) (About 5 hrs.)
Leroy F. Kercher [email protected]
4001 N. Locust
Muncie, IN, USA 47304-1536
(765) 289-9284
Original:10 Aug 1997
This is a working JOURNAL for Bibliser-in-Amerika that should serve my needs
to keep you informed on what I am currently spending time.
Last update:
23 Jul 2002: Restored Website (at least started to)
New URL: www.geocities.com/lfkerch02
|
|
|
11 Apr 1999: Added some tombstone pictures for: Johann Kercher #396, Apollonia Kissel #401,
Johann Seibert #746, and August Bender #035. Updates and photos for
Nikolaus Gansmann #815 family in the works.
6 Mar 1999: Added wedding photo of Henry Kunz #461 and his grocery store.
(About 2 hrs- getting it right)
2 Mar 1999: Added a family picture of John #746 & Elizabeth Seibert
taken around their 50th wedding anniversary. (Supplied by Mel Schapker.)
Added a 1947 Family picture of Johann Kercher #396.
28 Feb 1999: Added Wedding Picture of John and Elizabeth (Gries) Seibert #746,
their grandchildren at their Golden Wedding Anniversary,
and a short accounting of his life in America. Finished the 'is related to'
table. Information supplied by Mel Schapker. (about 5 hrs.)
21 Feb 1999: Added 50th Anniversary Picture of John Seibert #746 supplied by
grandson Mel Schapker.
Added a few dates (in bold) to #395.
(approx. 1 hour)
07 Feb 1999: Added 88 descendants for Johann Kissel #420. See H.J. Raben. (about 1.5 hrs.)
18 Jan 1999: Added some 'Quick Links' to Journal. (Thanks to my son Bryan for this idea.--
I wish I had thought of it!) All ideas are welcome! (about 2 hours)
3 Jan 1999: Added files and tombstone JPGs for #191, #197 & #495.
The information and photos came from Pat Gonsman, a descendant of Bart and
Catharine Gonsman (Gansmann in Biblis)
His URL is [email protected]. Pat has done a lot of serious work on what you see
here and we are very grateful for what he has accomplished and for all his future
effort. (My effort, thanks to the blizzard that passed over Muncie the last 36 hrs,
was about 10 hours.)
Also added files for Valentin Gauer #230 (about 4 hrs.)
9 Nov 1998: Added stones for Heinrich & Michael Ritzert #645 and #649. Solved the 'Elisabeth
(Hertling) Kissel #821 problem. Added family picture for Johann Seibert #745. (About 6 hours)
23 Oct 1998: Added Ts for #689, #687, #323, #327, #374, #386, #393. Added a few dates.
Weekend trip to five cemeteries in So. IND. and Mt.Carmel. Found many stones.
Will add the remaining as soon as pictures are developed. Abt 3 hrs on updates.
12 Oct 1998: Added Info, Desc. and Anc. for some Herberts #308, #310, #311, #312, #314, #316 ,#488,
and #821.
These are the family of Lorenz Herbert I found at St. Wendel, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana
Abt 5 hrs. Have tomstone pictures of Johann Herbert and Elisabeth (Hertling) Kissel.
27 Sep 1998: Added map locating Biblis as being near Worms, Mannheim & Darmstadt.
Added Ts for Christina (Werr) #785 and corrected death date to match Tombstone on all lists. (3 hrs)
25 Sep 1998: Added TS for Friedrich & Katharina Kercher #395 & #424. About 1/2 hr.
24 Sep 1998: Added Ts for Kissels # 410, #411 & #785. About 1 hour
23 Sep 1998: Added TS for Valentin Seibert #749. Restored front pages to previous format.
About 1/2 hr.
17 Sep 1998: Finished adding Johann Seib IV #719 descendant data
as supplied by Dick & Sally Seib and Jenny Griesemer. About 5 hrs.
Need to update the descendant count next.
13 Sep 1998: Added TS. for Johann Kercher #396. Modified Short list to show if
pictures are available. (Pic. Ts) about 4 hours.
9 Sep 1998: Added T.S. for Kissels #426, ,#436, #433, & #420. About 2 hours.
7 Sep 1998: Added tombstone pictures for Heinrich Kissel #409
and Michael & Emilie (Kunz) Kissel #435/#459. About 2 hours.
29 Aug 1998: Added mods to #420, #460 and #820
28 Aug 1998: Started adding tombstone pictures: #716ts, #733ts, #820ts.
Added #820 August Seib (Don't have much) Have about 6 hrs invested in this
set of updates. I'll be putting a picture of Hans Kunz on as soon as I can
find it. Am presently wrapping the descendants of Johann #719 & Magdalena
Seib # 208.
21 Aug 1998: added pictures for #435 (Michael Kissel), #367 (Emilie
(nee Kunz) Kissel), #374 (Adam Keil) and #377 (Maria Anna (nee Keil) Karges)
Added info for #387 & #367 and their children. Added some descendants to
#435 (Michael Kissel) This cost me about 6 hours altogether- those JPGs can
be contrary!
20 Aug 1998: added picture files to #745 (Johann Seibert 1840-1923)
Took about an hour to scan, edit, size & FTP.
19 Aug 1998: added picture files to #395, #396 & #424. I fiddled away
about 2 hours before everything worked.
18 Aug 1998: added death and burial info for #744 and #383 as supplied
by Mel Scahpker. Took about 30 minutes. (Thanks Mel! )
13 Aug 1998: added files for #300, #497, #303, #288, #290, #301 & #297
Took about 6 hrs (accumulated) to do everything. (Thanks Frank) If anything
seems not right, let me know.
23 Jul 1998: updated files for #635 & #179. Corrected a typo and
added a new Bibliser. Took about 45 minutes. (Thanks Carolyn)
22 Jul 1998: Finished files for Valentin Laubner #476. He adds about
85 people to the B.i.A site. Next I'll finish Nikolaus Helfrich #301.
I spent about 5 hours on Valentin's data and verification. This all data from
Frank Janson.
16 Jul 1998: I knew this would happen. Since the last update I have had a
small avalanche of contacts with a great deal of data that followed.
The current updates for Valentin Janson #371 and Johann Beckerle #022
represent data from Frank Janson of St. Louis, who first made contact
on Jul 6. Frank also has emailed files for Valentin Laubner #476. So far,
I have a time investment of about 12 hours for # 371 and #022.
13 Jun 1998 Corrected some errors in parents marriage numbers for Gansmanns
#204, #206, #207, & #210. FTP'd changes to geocities.
Haste makes waste! Thanks Bev. ~1 hr.)
4 May 1998
FTP'd updated files to Geocities. Sent out group e-mail. (1 hr.)
3 May 1998
Updated the 'index', 'descount', '327.*' and created 'journal' (about 3 hrs.)
2 May 1998
Finished adding the about 400 names to the Elisabeth Hertling #323 list. (Charles Kieffer produced a descendant's list and his mother, Viola, sent
a copy of it to me.) Also, added some names to #035. (The James Bender
- Rosiland Beuligmann family belong to both #327 and #035) (About 5 hrs.)
Leroy F. Kercher [email protected]
4001 N. Locust
Muncie, IN, USA 47304-1536
(765) 289-9284
Original:10 Aug 1997
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