At 09:15 PM 7/14/98 EDT, you wrote: >Concerning Rudolph Decker was born 1866-1886 in St. Louis: > >You might check with the St. Johns United Church of Christ in Mehlville for >info. My grandfather, Charles Henry Decker, was raised (and ordained) in that >church (when it was the Evangelical Church). They have a fairly large and old >cemetery with several Deckers listed. My gggrandfather was Conrad J. Decker >(1831-1904) married to Johanna Marie Christine Diester. Their son, Carl >Heinrich Decker (1860-1901), married Maria Louisa Hoffman. Carl had one >sister and one brother, Christian Heinrich (1867-?) Carl and Maria had five >sons and four daughters, one son being Johannes Rudolph Decker (1891-1987). I >realize those dates don't match with the Rudolph you are seeking, but this >might give you a place to start. "My" Deckers are from South St. Louis. Good >luck on your search. >Diane Good >Topeka, KS Thank you very much Diane. You are the first Decker researcher to have said that your line was also in St. Louis. Do you have any names for siblings of Carl Heinrich Decker? Jeffrey L. Martin [email protected] http://www.angelfire.com/tx/lineage/index.html