While long interested in the work, I have just recently (Jan 2001) began my Family Tree Maker file. In a very short time, my file has grown to almost 170 names. Surnames included in the main branches of my research include the following: Johanpeter Dorn Battelle Petersdorf Conley Eident Jordan Names in my Battelle line date back to the birth of my 5th grandfather, a Colonel French Battelle, in 1738. Since I am just beginning, there are many holes in my research. Most of my family's (Johanpeter & Dorn) history occurs in or around the St. Louis, Missouri area. My last name was probably spelled with two n's originally, and there are some with the name of Johannpeter who live in and around St. Louis as well (one family living in my father's neighborhood with no apparent relationship). The Battelle line is in both St.Louis, the Quincy, Illinois area, Ohio, England, and, reportedly, with origins in France. According to one Battelle, one of our ancestors went from France to England with William the Conqueror and stayed, with a later generation moving to the United States. Contact information updated September 14, 2004.
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