From the German Palatinate to new beginnings in America.
A story of roots, resilience, and the people who connect us.
The family account begins in the German Palatinate, follows a crossing to Pennsylvania in 1742, and branches into lives shaped by farms, mills, military service, and movement west.
Along the way, Kachlein became Kichline—and, in some branches, Kishline. The spelling changed. The search for connection continues.
Read the family history
A NEW CHAPTERFollow the family account from the Rhineland to the Pacific Northwest, with the gaps in the record kept in view.
The European roots described in the family compilation.
021742 onwardAn Atlantic crossing and a new chapter around Easton.
0319th–20th centuriesNebraska, Wisconsin, and Michigan enter the family story.
0420th century onwardLater generations carry the name to the Pacific Northwest.
Route summarized from the 2025 family compilation; some dates and connections remain unverified. Read the research notes
History gives us roots.
Connection gives them life.