This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SVC.2ACEB/141.1 Message Board Post: Look in St. Clair County (Illinois) as well as the City of St. Louis (Missouri) and St. Louis County records. There are many Barans who changed their name to Baron in these areas. I, myself, am a Baron whose father changed the spelling from Baran. Note: The Belleville Public Library (located in St. Clair County) in Belleville, Illinois has a large genealogy department. You might get lucky. I hope you find the person or people you are seeking.