The Stickley line began with a German immigrant. Amandus Stückle, my great-great grandfather
arrived in New York in May 1854. All evidence is that he was alone and unmarried.
Charles Ball brought the family to America. He emigrated circa 1912. In 1913 Evelyn (Knight) Ball
arrived in the US with their only child Rashleigh. Rashleigh was to be the grandfather of George, Sylvia and Gene, Jr.
Karl-Joseph and Louise Schulte emigrated to America about 1880. They are the grandparents
of Collette (Schulte) Ball, who in turn is the mother of Jeanne (Ball) Stickley.