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Ancestors of Derek Dennison Ferstler
Updated February 5, 2002| Steve & BethFerstler 77 Highpoint Road Cochranville,PA 19330-1729 | This whole genealogy project started because of Derek being born into a "expanded" family.This is always an ongoing project and any help would be wonderful!Please check back once in a while, we'll have additions and updates.Feel free to contact us. Here are some of the branches you'll find on this tree: FERSTLER - We've gone as far back as Michel Ferstler, a day laborer from Montbronn, France. It is Michel's grandson, Chretein Ferstler, a glass maker from Alsace-Lorraine,Chretein, his wife MAdeleine and six children (Christian, Ernest "Hooker", Jakob, Joseph, Marie and Catharina) that immigrated to the US in 1892.As best we can tell, they settled in Tiffin, Ohio. CASTALDI - Luigi and Giovanni Guiseppe Castaldi ("Joseph J.") immigrated to the United States for Ischia, Italy in 1881.Giovanni married Maria D'Ambra and had 14 children, 12 of whom survived past age one.He and his decendants live mainly in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Luigi almost went directly into the US military.He later married and had 5 children.His decendant live primarily in New York or Rhode Island. MCCASLIN - The McCaslin's have been difficult to trace.The family seemed to only use a few names!Our latest records go back to a Robert McCaslin born in 1772 in Scotland.Somewhere between 1803 and 1869, his son, James McCaslin, immigrated to the US and settled in the area of Butler, Pennsylvania. WICKERSHAM - The Wickersham's date back to colonial America.The name 'Wickersham' means keeper of a diary.They have lived up to their name!What is listed here is minimal in comparison of the information found in the Wickersham National Archieve. LERCH - Work is just beginning on this branch of the family.All we can tell you at the moment is that the Lerch's are mainly located in New York and Germany. |
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