Email From Gary Aden to Gary Aden
Email Dated 7/19/01

      On to the original goal of my genealogical research, specifically
to identify the origin of the branches and twigs of my family roots and
their evolution to the present day. To accomplish this aim required that
I identify those individuals who were born in the old world and died in
the new world, i.e., America, who propagated their line. The senior
paternal member of each family branch or twig has been designated as the
progenitor of that line. As it has been impossible to do anymore than
speculate on  the origin of many twigs in my family, only progenitors of
the following classes have been included in this summary: (1) those that
could be documented, (2) those where the index of suspicion was so high
that their progenitor status was generally accepted by family
associations in America, and (3) those where peoples of similar
backgrounds and name congregated as contemporaries of the supposed
progenitor. Thus, speculation in the absence of documentation in the
field of genealogy runs rampant and this report likely is no exception. 

      Having introduced my ground rules and limitations, I wish to
imagine a trip to the old world with the southeastern  tip beginning in
SWITZERLAND proceeding northward through GERMANY and HOLLAND in
continental Europe crossing the sea to the British Isles visiting
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and NORTHERN IRELAND. By no means would this trip be
the visit to end all visits, for a predecessor researcher may find
himself or herself laying out an itinerary for Belgium and Normandy,
France if further CAMP research were to point in that direction, for
example(very unlikely though as records prior to the 11th century of any
kind would almost be curiosities in and of themselves). If I don't take
this trip, perhaps some of my descendants will and in that event expand
upon my genealogical effort. 

      In the LDS Film Library, there is a synopsis of a 269  page book
on the HUNZIKER family written in the Swiss-German language published by
a Swiss Publishing House which states that the family dates back to the
1400's and lists the family home as being in the ARGAU(Argus) VALLEY,
CANTON AARGAU, with public records and the actual home in AARAU. The
family name itself has been associated with Attila the Hun and also the
word Dog implying some history of dog breeding. In fact, some Coats of
Arms have a dog in the image, but that may not in and of itself mean
that the dog symbol has anything to do with the family name, according
to authorities. The book describes the men as being minor officials of
the town and artisans. They were well known for their creations in
stained glass. They were also merchants who traveled to, and sometimes
settled in, all the main capitals of Europe. One family even went to
South America during the earliest days of European immigration.
Likewise, with North America, especially with all the various segments
of the family, entry was accomplished through all major port cities. As
the book does not list the generally acknowledged European progenitor of
my nearest ancestor from this twig, Great Grandmother MARGARET INEZ
HUNTSUCKER{neither her mother or grandfather inserted a "t" in the
surname- see Hunsucker section}(1846 North Carolina-1895 Fayette County,
Texas; m. John Albert Young),  who  is  PETER  HUNTZICKER( 1685
ZWEIBRUEKER, GERMANY- ? year Pennsylvnia), it is likely that Peter's
ancestors were among refugees who came down the Rhine River and settled
in several places. 

      So now that I've learned what I could in Aarau, Switzerland, I
will see if I can find transportation down the Rhine River to Germany. I
may want to refresh my memory on all the names to look for which are
derived from the family name and also check the coat of arms on the
Hunsucker website(state-of the-art) which is:

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ahopkins/hunsucker/