The History of the Klitz Family

"Knowing the answers matters.  Understanding the lives of our parents helps us understand who we are.  Names, dates, and places accumulate slowly and acquire focus.  Suddenly we know what it might have been like to have been them.  And with that knowledge we are more likely to know ourselves." 

-Sen. Bob Kerrey, from his book 

 When I was a Young Man

This page was last updated on: May 11, 2009

Welcome to the Klitz Family History Website.  It is one thing to know the names and dates of our ancestors, it's quite another to know them and their world.  This site, and ongoing family research, will give some context to our family history.  Here you'll find information and links that will give you a broader understanding of the Klitz, Kaup, Knowlton, and O'Donnell families. 

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