I have been researching my family tree for many years off and on.  This information 
is an accumulation of effort and time spent by many people.  I wish to express my 
sincerest appreciation for all their time, effort, and monies extended in this effort.

My main research has centered on the Family names: Lueder, Lohse, Brumund, 
Zeppenfeld,and Franz.

"My gifts have come to me from down the years;
I am the son of hunsmen of old time,
The heir of timid virture and of crime,
Offspring of sluggards and of pioneers
Inheritor of juggled hopes and fears.
Some gave me purity; some gave the grime of damaged souls'
Some of them helped me climb toward God.
From some came smiles, from others tears".
   Author unknown