I just attended the Ratts Reunion in Georgia for 2003 and had a wonderful
time. The core group of Ratts relatives are from a common ancestor John Nelson
Ratts 1851-1928 but we are all related to Godfried Ratz and Margaret Swicegood
1746/47-1806. I am working on a book to be released at the 2005 reunion. I am
looking for stories and facts on the Ratts family.
Also am looking fro descendants that would be interested in meeting with us.
I am looking for relatives and stories of Oscar Ratts 1873-1933 an Indiana
statesman. Going over my chart, there are lots of Ratts descendants missing from
our reunion, I listed a few in the heading. The lines from Godfried that are
represented are:
John Ratts-1881-1957 and Minnie Hein 1888-1976
Edmund Ratts 1879-1947 and Nancy May Smith 1882-1978
Thomas Albert Ratts 1878-1925 and Ina Tash 1880-1915 and Esther Diehl
1893-1930
From these ancestors, we gather annually about 30 Ratts and collateral
families, I am sure there are hundreds of others.
For 2004 we are having a beach party in Florida, but I am looking forward to
the 2005 reunion, "Back home in Indiana"
This reunion, 2005 will be held in Salem Indiana, the home place for many of
the Ratts kin. If you would be interested in attending this or any other
Ratts reunion please let me know. We will have an Indiana picnic, something
that I remember from my early years in Lynn Indiana and many tours to cemeteries
and home places.
Robert Diehl Kienzle
3037 Karen Avenue
Long Beach, California, USA
(562) 425-0088 - kienzle(a)aol.com
Looking for a few Good Names
Researching - Kienzle - Diehl - Ratts - Sipple - Beanblossom - Muth - Turner
- Kettry -Savarino - Studabaker - Nowlin - Mosier - Dowis -