This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eGENEee Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/399.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have you tried searching the Ellis Island database? If you use Steve Morse's site http://stevemorse.org/ellis2/ellisgold.html then you have lots of flexibility. You can search for first names which start with Mar (or Aug) with last names starting with Rad, for example. Doing this I found several possible men who may be your great grandfather. Were all his children born before he immigrated? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.