I have spent several years researching the families listed on the following pages and wanted to share this information with you. I would be really delighted to hear from any descendants who may be able to further contribute to the trees.

I have chosen flowers for my webpage theme because of sentiments expressed in the following poem by Pat Hedden.

We are all like the flowers and plants that grow in a flower garden. Some of us are the roses, delicate, soft, shapely and beautiful beyond words. Some of us are the daisies, cheerful, spontaneous and happy go lucky. Just like the garden with many varieties of flowers and plants, so is the species of humans. There are short ones like the small dianthus lying low to the ground near the front accenting the stately tall iris with its long slender leaves and flowing petals. Some gardens even have some cacti with their hurtful pricks. But we all must agree each and every flower and plant in the garden has its beauty and place. None should be removed because they didn't grow quite right or look quite how we expected. For the variety of a flower garden is what makes it most beautiful. And so is the same for our friends, family and neighbors; they might not be the most beautiful flowers in the garden but each fills a spot and provides the world with a uniqueness of its own.



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