Mary, we are so glad to have your posting. All of genealogy is a puzzle and each of us has a piece or several pieces. You are so smart to check various spellings. I've discovered that Soundex is always the way to go. Many times our ancestors came here that were illiterate and their accents cause their names to be spelled in some most unusual ways. My own McNulty family was spelled McNealty when they first landed here! Deborah In a message dated 04/23/2005 12:53:41 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > My posting was in an effort to find any information about my paternal > GGrandfather, Otto Carl Alexander Bahner (also listed as Bohner in some > instances). He came from Baerenstein, Saxony, Germany. I have been unable > to find information about his arrival, any other family members, etc., so I > have been checking variations of the spelling of his last name. There are > public records showing his marriage to Virginia Frances McClamroch on Nov. > 27, 1878, in Greene County, Arkansas. I am sorry that I have no > information about your Boerner ancestors; I am just checking every site > which might be pronounced like my ancestor's surname. > > I am glad that you have been making progress in your search. Best wishes > for your continuing search. > > Thanks for responding. > > Mary Day > > >