Known information is as follows: (1) Robert Bauer/Bower (DOB: 1796) was born in the village of Wormelinga, on the River Nacer, close to the Black Forest, in Wurtemburg, Germany. At age 17 (circa 1813), he was forced into the army. Seven years later (circa 1820), he was discharged and returned to his village where he married his wife (name unknown). They had 4 children (names unknown) at the time they emigrated to America (circa 1832). Upon reaching America, Robert changed his surname from Bauer to Bower. After 90 days on the ocean, they reached Long Island, NY in the summer and from there on to Ohio (Stark County, then Ross County, Ohio). Their fifth child (first child born in this country) was John Bower DOB April 10, 1840. Have not as yet found John Bower's birth record. Robert had three (3) brothers, names unknown. Two brothers also came to America but their date of emigration is unknown. Am interested in learning more about Robert, his wife, his children born in Germany, his parents, his brothers, etc. (2) Henry Kalb was born in Bogard, Germany (per his obituary) on September 4, 1831. Familysearch.org shows his place of birth as Rieschweiler, Germany with same date. At age 47, according to the 1880 census, Henry had a wife and 11 children. Some of the children were born in Ohio and some in IL. Am interested in complete information regarding Henry's place of birth, his parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. Any help would be appreciated. Isabelle Bower Newlin _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009