Traaker Dan, I received your message and have some questions. The BOTT familys that I have in my database are from around the Grand Rapids and Remus areas of Michigan. We have hit a wall with two related brothers or cousins, we can't connect except that they are listed next to each other on the 1870 Michigan Census. Norberti BOTT, b 1833 Germany.d. 1879 Remus Michigan m. Catherine OCKERT and Anton BOTT, b.1840 Germany, d.1897 Grand Rapids, Michigan m. Katherine BISSOTT The only Anna BOTT that I have was b.Feb 1897 in Dorr Michigan, d.Dec 1916 m.Albert STEIN Good Luck Randy