Michael and Christian Frantz were born in Switzerland about 1685. They and possibly another brother came to America about 1725 and settled in Pennsylvania with other Mennonites. Later descendants became members of the United Brethren Church and moved to Virginia, Ohio and Indiana before separating and gradually settling throughout the west and other areas of the United States. Several branches live in California and elsewhere.

Mennonite Family History is a quarterly periodical covering Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren genealogy and family history. Check out the free sample articles on our website for a taste of what can be found inside each issue. The MFH has been published since January 1982. The magazine has an international advisory council, as well as writers. The editors are J. Lemar and Lois Ann Zook Mast.

This issue contains the following articles and [surnames]: Christian Egle and Marie Rediger Family—1874 Immigrants, Part I—Family and Faith Links in Europe [Egle, Egli, Reidiger, Rediger, Ehresmann]; Revised Article on Jacob Beiler—1737 Immigrant [Beiler, Beyeler]; Elizabeth Frantz (b. 1729), Daughter of Christian Frantz (b. 1685), Wife of John Nicholas Garst (b. 1727), Mother of the Frantz-Garst Brethren [Frantz, Garst]; Margaret "Maggie" Ziegler (1844-1924)—Heritage of Hope, Legacy of Love, Part II: Married 1) Henry R. Boyer (1840-1865), 2) Jacob Lawrence Lind (1849-1929) [Ziegler, Musselman, Hiestand, Wenger, Allebach, Landis, Shrager]; Work and Hope: Mennonite Life in Eastern Pennsylvania; The Ehresmanns of Dorrmoschel, Part VIII: Forget-Me-Nots, Tears, and Love [Ehresmann, Iutzi]; Truths Emerging From the Mists of the Past: A Virtual Visit to a Hallowed Site, Landes Mennonite Cemetery [Landes, Hochstaettler, Birky, Augsburger]; Growing Up Gottshall [Gottshall]; Mennonite World Conference in 2015—Walk More Closely With God and Each Other.

Mennonite Family History is a quarterly periodical covering Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren genealogy and family history. Check out the free sample articles on our website for a taste of what can be found inside each issue. The MFH has been published since January 1982. The magazine has an international advisory council, as well as writers. The editors are J. Lemar and Lois Ann Zook Mast.

Mennonite Family History is a quarterly periodical covering Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren genealogy and family history. Check out the free sample articles on our website for a taste of what can be found inside each issue. The MFH has been published since January 1982. The magazine has an international advisory council, as well as writers. The editors are J. Lemar and Lois Ann Zook Mast.