At 06:56 AM 01/21/2000 -0800, Susan Nokes wrote: >Is Boehm a common name in Bohemia? I have a Bohm (with two dots over the o), sometimes spelled Bohme. I haven't looked into it, but I think they were from the northern area of Germany. Here's what I have: Johann Christian Bohm (two dots over the o), "Grossbrittanischer und Braunschweig-Luneburger (two dots over the first u in Luneberger) Oberbaumeister". His daughter, Sophie Elisabeth, was born in Oldenburg 9 Jul 1714. She married a Wardenburg. In an 1809 patent of nobility, this family, von Bohm, is mentioned among B.D.G. Wardenburg's illustrious ancestors. Barbara Wardenburg Los Altos Hills, California