Excerpt from Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches

The preparation of a genealogical record as complete as the one given in the following pages, is a work, the magnitude of which is realized by few who have not had experience in such work. In the collection of the material necessary to make up this record Mr. Cornman has spent about forty years. It has necessitated the writing of thousands of letters and the deciphering and translation of hundreds of old docu ments.

In prosecuting a work of this kind one of the discourage ments one meets with is the failure of those interested to answer letters seeking information, and the information thus sought at first hand frequently has to be obtained from some other source. This indifference on the part of many increases the actual work to be done and it also increases the possibility of errors creeping in. No doubt there will be some who will be disappointed because the record of their families is not given in more complete form, or because of errors in it; but in almost every instance of this kind the reason for such omission or error will be found in the failure of those inter ested to answer letters of inquiry.

But viewing the work as a whole one cannot but be sur prised at the completeness that is everywhere apparent, and the writer is confident that the members of this large Freund schaft will unite in bestowing upon its compiler the credit that is due him, as well as their thanks for preserving in lasting form the record of the family before the destroying hand of Time had rendered such a record impossible.

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