Cathy, I just tried it again. If you type in the name Johann Carl Sterr, select Germany as the country of origin and use the date 1832 with a range of 2 years for his birthdate, you should get a three part listing. One is the ancestral file, then the international genealogical index, then a pedigree resource file. The name Johann Carl Sterr appears in the second listing. You should be able to find it. Eric p.s. I went looking in the Auswanderer site for emigration. There was no Johann Carl, but there was a couple of young people, Johann Georg Sterr and a woman named Sterr without a first name, registered to emigrate from Nuertingen, a county southeast of Stuttgart--this would definitely be Swabia--in the year 1854. Do a general search on that site for the name Sterr emigrating in the 19th century to Nordamerika and you'll find them. Even if it's not your person, it may be family and will tell you where in Germany to look for your own ancestor. -----Original Message----- From: baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cathy Neall Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:16 AM To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BW] Sterr Eric, Thank you! That could explain why I could never find him in the census - I knew he had to be there. I can't get on Heritage Quest right now to confirm, but it seems right. Also, I can't find a Johann Carl Sterr on familysearch.org - but there are other Sterrs (Johann Jacob) from Neckarhausen. What am I doing wrong? I really appreciate your help. Cathy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message