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Kellenberger and Killenberger are typically German names, although they've been seen to also come from Switzerland - and a few from Russia. Kellenbarger is not common here in the U. S. In fact, right now I know of only 2 lines of them who immigrated here before 1860: One from George Adam Kellenberger, who's son Joseph's line took the "odd" spelling of Kellenbarger for some reason, and the other from Joseph Kellenbarger who appeared in Fairfield County, OH probably in the mid 1850s...then disappeared sometime between 27 Jul 1870 (when he was last seen in the Census), and 30 Apr 1873 (when his wife Barbara Schorr-Schmelzer-Kellenbarger died). We do know that when she died, Joseph was gone...and probably long gone..so it seems 1871 or 1872 are the best years to guess when Joseph left the scene. We have no clue where he came from, when he actually got here, or where he went when he left Fairfield County. The first we know of Joseph is 24 Jun 1858 when he married Barbara Schorr-Schmelzer, widow of Jordan Schmelzer, who died in 1855. Whether Barbara knew Joseph at the time of Jordan Schmelzer's death is unknown. Joseph and Barbara had 3 boys; George in 1861, Joseph in 1863 and August (Gus) in 1868. Both Censuses that Joseph are in are consistent for his age and birth-place: 1828-1830 in Germany. The Database: Kellenbarger | Kellenberger | Other spelling variants Family
Pictures Digging
for info on where Joseph Kellenbarger-Stormer came from - and
where he went after he left Fairfield Co., OH around 1871-1872: General
Kellenbarger Stuff: "The
Scoop" on George Adam Kellenberger' Birthplace: Old Links that have yet to be re-designed:
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