I forgot to mention earlier that my( can't remember how many greats go here) Grandfather stowed away on a ship from Germany to get here. And another was a gambler and was killed in a duel over one of his bets(probably on a horse). My I believe great grandfather rode in the Kentucky Derby. My grandfather was a farrier and made special shoes for race horses.
Another g grandfather was a stone mason and helped build many buildings in Arkansas City, KS and the Chiloco Indian School. There's a stone monument to him in one of the cemeteries.