Holzgräfe ancestors are from. They're all written in German which is difficult to translate using Google Translate. Understanding the ancient history of my ancestors has lead to a new discovery!
Cruse
Thanks to the research of local historians like Heinz Höpner, I was given a few clues as to the connections between my line and the family lines of others in the area. Through a family tree provided by Mr. Höpner, I was given the following connection:
According to Mr. Höpner, Alhard Holtzgrafe took over the Cruse farm and name. His children all bore the name Cruse. I have done further research and found that much of the Cruse family was already in the FamilyTree on FamilySearch. At least one of Alhard's descendants, Carl Heinrich Haubrock, also immigrated to America. So there are more cousins which made their way to America. Very, very distant cousins. This new discovery is reflected in the Family Tree tab at the top of this page. To view the tree, you will have to create a free SkyDrive account. Then you will be able to download the updated family tree to your computer for your own research. Feel free to contact me by e-mail or as a comment on this post if you see any errors or if you have any questions or additional information.
