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Author: scottdzzz21
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Maybe farther back in Germany? The farthest I have traced a Zahn back is to around 1790.
That is when Frank Joseph(Franzap) Zahn was born. I don't have an exact date, his son
Adam was born in 1838, no place was listed but he died in Hague, ND in 1915. Adam was
married to Elisabeth Zerr she was born in 1830 in Franzfeld, Leibenthal, Odessa, Russia
and died in Hague, ND in 1916. Their son Constantine(i found 3 different spellings) was
born in 1861 in Russia, and died in Hague. His wife Marianna Richter was born in Russia in
1862 and died in Hague, ND in 1928.
Adam, Elisabeth, Constantine and Marianna immigrated to the United States and settled in
the Ipswich, SD area in 1885. They lived there for 5 years before moving to Hague. My
Grandpa John was born there in 1899, and my dad Peter was born there in 1920. John Zahn
married Rosalia Kiefer in 1919 and they and their family moved to Aberdeen, SD in 1923.
I have been using various geneology websites for my searches and have been pleasantly
surprised with the results. Not sure if Ancestry will allow them to be posted on their
message board. But you can e-mail me if you would like and I can send you the websites?
scottdzzz(a)hotmail.com
Thanks!! and Good luck!!
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