I am descended from Michael and Elizabeth (Willkom) Adrian who came from the Province Trier/Luxembourg area around 1852. Two of their sons, Mathias and Gerhardt, settled in Grant County, Wisconsin, while Peter settled in Sumner, Iowa (and his descendants in neighboring Fayette County, IA) and later with a second family in Michigan City, Indiana. The fourth son, Michael, moved to Chippewa Co., Wisconsin. I do not know what religion they originally followed, but they do fit into the pattern Pete Seaba described for the German Catholics coming to the Dubuque area of Iowa. I still have some photos of these Adrians, including three of the immigrant sons, online at http://home.att.net/~sjholmes/Adrian.html My recently found on-line cousin, Farrell Adrian, said she once stayed in Trier (which is listed as Peter Adrian's birthplace in Civil War records) and recalls that the emperor Hadrian had gone to the area and we have wondered if the origin of the Adrian surname is somehow connected to Hadrian. Perhaps one of my cousins (Farrell, Pat?) has more time to post more details on this line. Pete, I would like to know if you think these Adrians have some similar physical similarities to your line. Sara Holmes Metairie, Louisiana [email protected]