Generations
Eleven generations and nearly three hundred years, from a Rhineland vineyard village to a Detroit assembly line — verified where the record allows, and honest about where it doesn't.
Our Story
Eleven generations and nearly 300 years so far, from the Rhineland to the Motor City, from the American Revolution to Tokyo Bay. There are over 4000 Kratzer/Krotzers in the USA with many lineages and even multiple pronunciations. This is the story of our direct paternal lineage, our Y chromosome, and its journey through time and geography.
LineageThe Family Tree
Eleven generations, one direct line, from Johann Philipp Krazer to today. Click anyone for photos and the deeper story.
ArchivePhotographs
Portraits, gravestones, military ribbons, and the records that back them up.
The Saw
A hand saw carved with six generations of initials — HK to SK — still in the family today.
Henry's Powder Horn
Henry J. Krotzer's powder horn, kept with the saw for as long as anyone remembers.
