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/zIJ.2ACEB/290.2.1 Message Board Post: Yes Bernhard did have a brother Charles Clouse, who was born in Germany in 1832. Charles was listed in the 1850 census for Truro Township, Franklin County, Ohio. Bernhard was already in Dubuque County, Iowa by then. Does that match your information? Matt