HI Lisa, My name is Daniel Deere,grandfather John Nelson Deere.Our grandparents were brother and sister.If you go to John Nelson Deere link you'll find alot of stuff.From what I gather we are German Jews that came to America in 1761.We are decendants of Johannas Hirsch,(John Deer) born in Berne Switzerland in 1640.The Hirsch name means deer in German.Hope this was helpful.