This exhaustive family history illustrated with a variety of old family photos begins with Johannes Hammerstudt of Kurhessen, Germany. The book covers many of the descendants of his son, Johannes (1775-1837) m. Maria Elisabeth Seim. Common surnames include: Arbogast, Burgess, Cosner, Cunnington, Evans, Fike, Hammerstudt, Hamstead, Hesse, Johnson, Judy, Martin, Muntzing, Williams, and Woods. (362pp. illus. index. hardcover. Author, 2003.)