The Descendants of Hans Lauer/LowerAfter more than fifteen years of research, this family can now trace their origins back to about 1600 in Germany. The immigrants arrived in 1737. Most descendants are covered up to today. Major surnames in the every name index: Batdorf, Butdorf, Dieffenbach, Fisher, Holstein, Irick, Kaser, Knoop, Lauer, Lower, Miller, Smith, Snyder, Spangler, and others. (808pp. index. hardcover. Author, 2002.)

Frequent surnames include: Danner

stopping at Cousin Lavina's who is making apple butter

and a short citation for the work in which the emigrant appears

common origins of Mennonites and Amish

and civic interests of this father

and Lydia Heatwole and their descendants of Shenandoah Valley

But will Saul lose his community

Upon returning home to 18th-century Philadelphia

All of the stories are presented in the original Dutch writing of Lloyd Moll and an English translated version with accompanying historical notes

Bender titled "A Study of the Pennsylvania-German Dialect as Spoken in Johnson County

This volume consists of 20 family histories for the following families: Jakob Baerg

This story tells of a vision of only a few persons who began a small Sunday School and 50 years later is a growing congregation worshiping Christ together