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INTRODUCTION


	In my work on the Kuhl family I became interested in the Kays since 
they were the descendants of Peter Kuhl of Mills Co. IA via his daughter 
Margaretha Kuhl who married Joachim Kay.  Viola Bichel's Mineola Then
and Now provided me with the birthplace of Joachim Kay; since it was in
the same general area from which the Kuhls came, it was a simple procedure
to have the local church records searched for information on the Kays.
	My Kuhl booklet introduction deals with the general geographical area
and its history.  Although the village the Kays were from, Hohenfelde, was not
within the boundaries of the Probstei; it is only three miles to the south east 
of Stakendorf, the home village of the Kuhls.  
	In this work I have treated forenames in the same manner as in the Kuhl
booklet.   The surname Kay is spelled in several ways in the various documents
I have used: "Kay", "Cai", "Kai" [marriage record of Joachim Kay and
Margaretha Kuhl at Davenport(Scott)IA Dec 1866], and "Cuy" (census record
of Scott Co. IA 1870].
	A chart here presents the involved relationships among the
Kuhls, Kay, Bebensees, Bichels, and Kruses and this chart delineates the Kays 
treated here, the numbers referring to the text.


	
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