Michael, thanks for your quick reply. I don't know Wilhelm's wife's surname, only that her first name was Caroline. I have absolutely no information regarding Wilhelm's ancestors, only that he was born about 1823. Wilhelm immigrated to the US after 1848, since Wilhelm & Caroline's daughter, Ernestine was born in 1848 in Wuerttemberg, Germany. She married a John (gustav) Bischoff in Camden, NJ and settled in Winslow Township, NJ. I know that Ernestine came over with siblings and unaccompanied by her parents on a difficult voyage, according to hand-wirtten notes left in family "treasures". Her emmigration application was filed in Horkheim. But I can find no record of her or her family living there either. Any suggestions? thanks for your help. Barbara Friis