Joel Kratzer, b: 1868 -

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}



		^{Joel Kratzer}^{b.1844 d.1868 Jordan Township,}

	^{Joel Kratzer}^b.1868 d.		^{John Trautman}^{b.1817 Jordan Township, d.1901}

^{Rosa May Kratzer}^b.1894 d.		^{Ellemina Trautman}^{b.1845 Jordan Township, d.1914 ,}	^{Henrietta Lesher}^{b.1824 d.1888}

^{Paul Russell Kratzer}^{b.1896 d.1949}



	^{Esther Troutman}^b.1867 d.