I know your post was made many years ago, but I hope you still keep up with it. My ancestor Andreas (Andrew) Paar b.1813 came from Hesse Cassel, Germany, could it be the same place and family? He was my gggrandfather. We still have his Wander Book and the family Bible they brought with them when they came here from Germany. He was married to Elizabeth Loskamp b. 1813 who came from Arnsberg, Westphalia, Germany. My Paar line stops there, I have found nothing past him. If it is in his papers it may be hard to retrieve, I have had several relatives try to translate them, but the dialect is very old. Any information you have would be appreciated and I will also send back what I have had translated successfully.