Paul Russell Kratzer, b: 1896 -

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


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

		^{Joel Kratzer}^b.1868 d.	^{Ellemina Trautman}^{b.1845 Jordan Township, d.1914 ,}

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

		^{Esther Troutman}^b.1867 d.

^{Robert Eugene Kratzer}^{b.1922 d.1994 Community Hospital,}



	^{Lula M. Hoffman}^{b.1898 d.1971}