I was born in Marshall County, Indiana, grew up in Kosciusko County and lived most of my adult life in Elkhart County, specifically the area of Goshen, all in north central Indiana.

Through my Stutzman line, I descend from Jacob Hochstetler, a Swiss Amish immigrant of 1738, through his daughter Barbara, who married Christian Stutzman. Jacob had 3 other children, sons: Joseph, John and Christian who left a large family of Hochstetler/Hostetler/Hochstedler descendants who, along with the Stutzman descendants, now number in the tens of thousands nationwide.

I serve on the board of the Jacob Hochstetler Family Association, (JHFA Inc.) headquartered in Goshen, Indiana. Check out the website at www.jhfa.net for more information about membership ($15) and our quarterly Newsletter, or contact the Association at [email protected], or by mail at P O Box 154, Goshen, IN 46527-0154.

I am an avid genealogy researcher and enjoy digging up details that add "color" to the lives of my ancestors and those that I am researching. I have enjoyed visiting cemeteries and photographing grave markers for many years, as well doing proper cleaning and restoration of old markers when needed.

I was born in Marshall County, Indiana, grew up in Kosciusko County and lived most of my adult life in Elkhart County, specifically the area of Goshen, all in north central Indiana.

Through my Stutzman line, I descend from Jacob Hochstetler, a Swiss Amish immigrant of 1738, through his daughter Barbara, who married Christian Stutzman. Jacob had 3 other children, sons: Joseph, John and Christian who left a large family of Hochstetler/Hostetler/Hochstedler descendants who, along with the Stutzman descendants, now number in the tens of thousands nationwide.

I serve on the board of the Jacob Hochstetler Family Association, (JHFA Inc.) headquartered in Goshen, Indiana. Check out the website at www.jhfa.net for more information about membership ($15) and our quarterly Newsletter, or contact the Association at [email protected], or by mail at P O Box 154, Goshen, IN 46527-0154.

I am an avid genealogy researcher and enjoy digging up details that add "color" to the lives of my ancestors and those that I am researching. I have enjoyed visiting cemeteries and photographing grave markers for many years, as well doing proper cleaning and restoration of old markers when needed.