Bettye, The letter "J" is pronounced as a "Y" in German. Those names are the same. You can't change your name that way and hide. In fact, there is a Henry Jentz in the 1900 census, b: Jan 1864, im: 1882 living in Dixon Co, NB. In the 1910, 1920 and 1930 he is Henry Yentz and is living in Spring Creek, OK. At 08:53 PM 3/18/2012, you wrote: >From: [email protected] >Subject: [BW] RAAB Index > >I was told several years ago that my great-grandfather "escaped" from >service by coming to America. However, it is also rumored that he >change his name in order to do that. The name I have is Henry Yentz but >it may have been Henry Jentz. Born Jan 1 1864, immigrated about 1881 >Thanks for checking for me. >Bettye ____________________________________________________________ The New "Skinny" Fruit How This Strange 62-Cent African Fruit Is Making Americans Skinny. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4f66b860b9c5a227e745st03vuc