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• Glatfelter Origin and Immigration
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  • Distribution of Glatfelter Families in the US in 1840
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  • Distribution of Glatfelter Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Glatfelter Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Glatfelter Total Records: 1  Origin of Glatfelter, Meaning of Glatfelter Origin: The name comes from the villiage of Glattfelden Switzerland just north of Zurich. All Glotfelty families come from Solomon Glotfelty, b.1738 son of Casper Glattfelder, b. 1709. Surnames: Clodfelter, Clotfelter, Gladfelter, Glatfelter, Glattfelder, Glotfelter, Glotfelty Submitted by: Don Hartman 9/7/2008 10:05 AM Page 1 of 1

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