A PERSONAL STATEMENT

From: The Stoltz Genealogy 1634 - 1980 Ancestry and Decendants of Johann Adam Stoltz
Emigrant from Kutzenhausen, Elsass-Lothringen, Germany to America in 1828

The tracing of one's ancestral lineage has been a most challenging endeavor--one that has demanded dedication, patience, and a great deal of perseverance. The information for the project had to be drawn from several different sources and references such as the records from family Bibles, churches, county courthouses, genealogical societies, and state and national archives. Needles to say, this involved the writing of a tremendous number of personal letters to family members and friends of the family; the searching of courthouse records; and the visitation of various cemeteries. This was time-consuming and sometimes frustrating, but as the genealogy began to take shape, there was a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that seemed to make all the effort well worthwhile.

My sincere thanks and grateful acknowledgement is due to the many relatives and friends of the family for their much-needed help and cooperation. I especially want to thank my Aunt Lillie (Stoltz) Gehret, my Aunt Gladys (Seibert) Stoltz, Thelma Deisher, and Billie Currie for their invaluable contributions; and to my sister-in-law, Mildred Stoltz, for typing the manuscript. I am also most deeply indebted to Donna Lea Broce, my first cousin once-removed, for her tremendous contribution through her research efforts at the genealogical section of the Mormon Church of Latter Day Saints at Salt Lake City, Utah. Furthermore, I owe my gratitude and thanks to my wife, Marjory, for her support, patience, and understanding. Without the help of these people, the genealogy could not have been written.

The Stoltz Genealogy has been compiled and printed for the express purpose of providing relatives information and statistical data regarding their family heritage.