This page was created to help Mitochondrial DNA matches determine where our families intersect.

As a reminder, Mitochondrial DNA is passed from a mother to all of her children (male and female). However, only females can pass pass it on to the next generation. If we have a mtDNA match you are a descendant of an unbroken line of women that ultimately intersects at a female ancestor we have in common. However, our common female ancestor may be quite distant.

Based on my genealogical research I have identified the following surnames that could be included in my mtDNA matches. If you are a match and your surname is not listed below please contact me with your information so I can update this post.

  • Amborn
  • Chrast
  • Curran
  • Gauger
  • Green
  • Hanson
  • Iff
  • Keller
  • Peterson
  • Ploch
  • Schulz
  • Schmitt
  • Tanner
  • Teixeria
  • Van De Bogart
  • Werner
  • Zang
  • Zarnstorff

All of my direct line relatives (in bold above) have been traced small towns located East of present day Frankfurt, Germany:

The information below may help identify how we are related. It traces my maternal line and identifies known daughters born to each generation. See my complete family tree on RootsWeb for more information about my family.

Maternal grandmother: Anna Marie Schulz

  • Born September 1884 in Lyons Township, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died 16 June 1923 in Lyons Township, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
  • Married George D Amborn (b. 16 August 1872, d. 26 January 1933)
  • Daughters:
    • Margaret M Amborn (b. 9 June 1909, d. September 1994). Married Carl M Peterson (b. 26 March 1893, d. 3 August 1979)
    • Martha M Amborn (b. 21 October, 1910, d. 7 February 1994). Married Elmer Carl Zarnstorff (b. 7 December 1904, d. 9 March 1978)
      • Daughters:
        • Betty Jean Zarnstorff (b. 31 October 1930)
    • Katherine Rosa Amborn (b. 13 January 1915, d. 26 October 2015). Married Martin Anthony Chrast (b. 24 May 1909, d. 18 May 1972)
      • Daughters:
        • Joan Katherine Chrast (b. 3 June 1934, d. 1970). Married Joseph S. Teixeira (b. 10 March 1932)
        • Jean Marie Chrast (b. 1 April 1937). Married Gilbert Green (b. 2 October 1930, d. 5 February 1955)
    • Adeline M Amborn (b. 16 June 1923, d. 31 May 1999). Married Lester G. Gauger (b. 13 July 1913, d. 16 November 1998)
    • Living Hanson

Maternal Great Grandmother: Margaret Zang

  • Born 15 February 1858 in Arnstein, Germany
  • Died 5 March, 1930 in Lyons Township, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
  • Married Simon Schulz (b. 8 July 1850, d. 14 December 1927)
  • Daughters:
    • Anna Marie Schulz (see above))
    • Wilhelmina Rosina Schulz (b. 21 August 1885, d. May 1977). Married Peter Chris Werner (b. 1 September 1886, d. 14 February 1950).
      • Daughter:
        • Margaret Mary Werner (b. 1919, d. 3 October 1989). Married Unknown Tanner.
    • Theresta Schulz (b. 29 January 1887, d. 16 March 1887).
    • Rosa J Schulz (b. March 1888, dies 21 September 1888).
    • Rosa Geneveve Schulz (b. 26 July 1890, d. 23 April 1891).
    • Mary Ann Schulz (b. 16 March 1894, d. 30 October 1981).
    • Katherine Elizabeth Schulz (b. 30 may 1896, d. 15 October 1990). Married Andrew Joseph Meyerhoffer, b. 3 April 1898, d. 30 May 1996).

Maternal Great Great Grandmother: Rosina Schmitt

  • Born 18 March 1825 in Arnstein, Germany
  • Died 7 February 1903 in Lyons Township, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
  • Married Karl Zang (b. 29 December 1824, d. 14 October 1871)
  • Daughters:
    • Margaret Zang (see above)
    • Rozina Josephi Zang (b. 27 December 1863, d. 29 November 1951). Married Henry Curran (b. 22 July 1838, d. 25 December 1909).
      • Daughters:
        • Jane Curran (b. 1894). Married Donald Van De Bogart.
        • Mary Josephone Curran (b. 6 August 1896, d. 15 December 1986).
        • Catherine Curran (b. 16 December 1902, d. 23 may 1984). Married Harold Ploch (b. 29 September 1906, d. 12 June 1985)
        • Eleen A Curran (b. 9 March 1905, d. 28 March 1989).

Maternal Great Great Great Grandmother: Anna Maria Keller

  • Born 5 September 1790 in Germany.
  • Died between 1852 and 1864 in Germany.
  • Married Johann Kasper Schmitt (b. 1779 in Germany, d. 20 Decemebr 1864 in Germany)
  • Daughter:
    • Rosina Schmitt (see above)

Maternal Great Great Great Great Grandmother: Anna Marie Iff

  • Born about 1750 in Germany
  • Married Kasper Keller (b. about 1743 in Germany, d. 5 June 1797 in Germany)
  • Daughters:
    • Martha Keller (b. 13 June 1786 in Germany).
    • Anna Marie Keller (see above).
    • Barbara Keller