Migration

   

             My family tree is full of people who have moved away from where they were born. The map shows my DNA regions.  For the most part, it has been validated.

         Some I have covered in prior blog posts, others I haven’t done a deep dive research.  Listed below are just a few of the surnames.

Kludt – Several family members have moved. Came from Germany, settled in Wisconsin, then Iowa, then Washington State.

·      Heinrich Johann Ludwig was born in 1832 in Goldenbow, Mecklenburg.  He immigrated with his sister and brother-in-law in 1852, ending up in Barton, Wisconsin.  From there, he moved to West Bend, Wisconsin, then Cedarburg, Wisconsin before ending up in Hawkeye, Iowa.

·      William Edward was born in 1862 in West Bend, Wisconsin.  He met and married Susan Reisner in West Union Township, Fayette Co, Iowa.  He briefly moved his family to Fulda, Minnesota before returning to West Union.  Then in 1906, he moved his family to the Chehalis area in Lewis County, Washington.  They lived in Adna before moving into the town of Chehalis.

·      Edward William was born in 1900 in Fulda, Minnesota.  He moved around a lot as a young adult.  He worked for a while in Tacoma, Washington (WA).  Then he worked at a mill in Chehalis, WA.  When that closed due to a fire, he went to work for Weyerhaeuser.   His job required him to move around a lot – Ritzville, WA; Pendleton, Oregon; St Marys, Idaho before settling down in Centralia, WA then Galvin, WA then back to Centralia (in Zenkner Valley) then a house between Centralia and Grand Mound.

·      William Edward was born in 1937 in Pendleton, Oregon.  He spent a few months living in Seattle, Washington after his marriage to Joyce Keesee.  Then he took over the family farm in Zenkner Valley in Centralia for a few years before striking out on his own farm  in Rochester, WA.  Five years later, he sold that place and went back to Zenkner Valley.

·      Marcella Jean (me) was born in 1959 in Centralia, WA.  After graduating from high school, moved into town (lived in 3 different places) before moving to Olympia, WA.  After getting married to David Belles, we rented a house in Tumwater before buying a place in Littlerock, WA.  In the Fall of 2023 we moved to Centralia, WA.

 

Reisner – Henry immigrated from Bavaria, settled in Wisconsin, then moved to Iowa. Most of his children stayed in Iowa but some moved. Several of his grandchildren moved to other locations.

Ahrent – Johann Christian immigrated from Germany and settled in Wisconsin.  Some of the family moved to South Dakota.

Swinehart – Gabriel immigrated from Germany and settled in Ohio.  His son Joshua moved to Indiana.  His son, Emmanuel, was a nomad – he moved around a lot including Kansas, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and even New Zealand.

Keesee – This family lived in Kentucky/Virginia/West Virginia area.  Some of the family moved from there to Washington, Oregon, and Iowa.