This is about the Kapp and Kroner families that settled in the Northside of Pittsburgh (once called Allegheny City), and also in  Millvale, which is a suburb of the city of Pittsburgh. The Kapp line goes back to the mid- to late- 1600s. The Kroners go back to the  mid- 1700s. Other surnames are: Werling, Bolster, Amsley, Waltl, to name a few. The Kapps and Kroners are of German and Austrian  descent.

This also includes the Di(e)Fazio and Kratzenberg families of Pittsburgh and Homestead. This is my husband's family The DiFazio  family (later changed to DeFazio) started in Manhattan, but moved to the Clariton area, and eventually Hazelwood. They came from  Italy in the late 1800s. The Kratzenbergs have been traced back to about the mid-1800s and are mostly in Homestead. They are of  German descent. Other surnames include: Melodini, Napolitano, Miller, Gallagher among others.