Alissa - I am also descended from Balthasar. I dont have any info on your family line, I'm afraid, but I wanted to say hello because we are related! My grandmother was Sheila Joy Claar before she married. My great-grandparents were Lawrence and Kathleen Claar. Lawrence was the son of Earl Claar, and Earl was the son of Henry Claar. I only have info on my direct line. Any information you might have would be great, however, and I can send you my direct line, if you would like that information for whatever files you have. I am trying to get in touch with as many branches of Claar's as I can reach! My e-mail address is
Delightness17@aol.comMariah