my great grandfather was jacob ruedlinger. He came here with his wife from germany and had my great grandfather william john , and four other children. Jacob also had a wife and children in germany at the same time, which he also named one of his children in germany william john.
My grandfather william john married and had a daughter names Alvadean, dont know her mothers name. Then married my grandmother Mildred Belt who give birth to three children. One boy which was named William james, who then had a son and named him william john, who had a son and named him william james.