Excerpt from The Zahnisers: A History of the Family in America Introduction part one I - Origin of The Family II - The Settlement in America iii-the Old Homestead IV - The Third Generation V - Social Position and Characteristics part two I - Descendants of Matthias (2) II - Descendants of Michael III - Descendants of Valentine (2) IV - Descendants of William v-descendants of Jacob VI - Descendants of David VII - Descendants of Mary (mccracken) VIII - Tree of Earlier Generations IN deke-s I - Zahnisers, Male II - Zahnisers, Female III - Descendants of Other Names, Male. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.