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My how stories get around. I did not know that my book THE CATT FAMILY IN AMERICA was no
longer available; nor did I know that it was being revised. This is not said to offend
anyone. It is just to show how we all get things wrong. The book is still in print. I
do live at the address that someone recently posted.
I had prepared a 200 page mss on 1738-1800 American Immigrants from Hochdorf, the village
of what I thought were our Katz. Most people in that village are Katz or are related to
Katz. It is indexed, but I've never typed the index. I also was preparing a mss on
1801-1900 American Immigrants from Hochdorf. There were about 80 in the 1700s and over
200 in the 1800s.
Just as I was getting to the last name in the 1800 work--Walz--I decided it was important
to check on the name I was working on. To find more I went to the 1700s Communion Lists.
I started again with 1738 and worked forward. In the 1740 I was startled to see taht the
last name on the early Dec. 1740 Communion list was
Michael Röhm, single weaver
There was only one Michael Röhm of Hochdorf that could be this Michael. That would be the
one that was born in 1721, illegitmate son of Anna Maria Katz and Michael Röhm.
That stopped my research and compiling of the mss. "What was Michael Röhm doing in
Hochdorf? He was supposed to be the Michael Katz that was 17 in 1738 and arrived on the
Snow Fox with his Uncle Michael Katz, b 1689 in Hochdorf."
I can no longer support what I have stated since the early 1990s and wrote in the Catt
book when one was ordered. I corrected "father and son" and made it "uncle
and nephew".
At this time, I am not up to searching surrounding villages in the depth it would take to
try to find the answers. I do believe that our Michael Katz came from that area. Hochdorf
a. Horb, Wuerttemberg (now Hochdorf-Nagold, Baden-Wuerttember) is know as the Katz
village. When I ordered the Ortsippenbuch [a total village genealogy] I wasn't clear
which one I wanted as six villages are now connected to Nagold. Since I mentioned Katz,
the author knew it was Hochdorf I wanted.
However, as there is new data that conflicts with my previous conclusion, I have to say
for the present:
"Do NOT continue using my statement as to the ancestry of our Michael Katz, 17, who
arrived in 1738 on the SNOW FOX."
I've posted similar data on
Genelogy.com. I hope all you cousins will help get this
work to anyone you know that has knowledge of my work on Hochdorf, Wuerttemberg.
Thousands of hours and thousands of dollars were spent on this research. It was fun,
exciting, and rewarding as well as frustrating. But until this last hitch, I was always
able to overcome all the problems with the research.
I did exchange with lots of descendants of other immigrants from Hochdorf. I was planning
a trip there and still want to go some day. It looks like a beautiful area and lots to
see and do on day trips out from the area.
W Cary Anderson, Ed.D.
P.O. Box 685
Decatur, AR 72722