About this Tree
About this Tree
Welcome to our family tree. I've worked on this for a few years and I want to share the information with our family, as well as other interested folks. The easiest way to share is by the internet and so this site.
Many thanks to so many people who have helped me. I won't name names (to protect privacy), but you know who you are. Also thanks to the folks who made Webtrees software, which runs the databases used here. And thanks to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; I'm not a believer, but they've made amazing genealogy tools available to the public for free. (Try it yourself at www.FamilySearch.org.)
As I continue to find new information, I will add it to this site. If you have any family information you'd like to share, please e-mail me by clicking on "contact me" found at the bottom of every page.
I hope you enjoy exploring this tree. Its fun seeing where you're from. If you're on the Sussman/Leddy side, well, we're fairly ordinary with a few interesting stories. If you're from the Laabs/Van Marter side, then you have some seriously interesting ancestors - you're related to Judy Garland, Hillary Rodham Clinton, King St. Louis IX and more!
This site is devoted to the genealogy of the following families:
The Sussmans of Toledo, OH - This includes Jones, Fecht, Weilenbeck, Wurth and Mahl. The predominant lineage is from Germany and possibly Wales.
The Leddys of Toledo, OH - This includes Hartney, Shasteen, Shoup, Cackler, Stahl, Simon, Diehl and Cover. The predominant lineages are from Ireland and Germany.
The Laabs of Detroit, MI - This includes Fitzpatrick, James, Casselman and Granville. The predominant lineages are from Germany and Ireland (through Canada).
The Van Marters of Port Huron, MI - This includes LaForge, Eagen, Martin, Chapoton, Campeau, and Peillitier. The predominant lineages are from Holland, Ireland and France (through Canada).