I have the Kowatschi family book by Jakob Arenz. 2011 However, I have some questions and cannot contact him. Does anyone know his current email?? As in all human transcriptions there are errors. Here is my query: Mary A. Bautz daughter of Friedrich and Emilia Kirsch ner was born 19 Sept 1884 in Kowatschi. I was recently told she had a daughter whom she left in the care of her mother Emilia KIrschner Bautz when she emigrated about 1904 or 1905. I was told the young daughter died some time after her emigration. # 1 And if this daughter died as a child, shouldn't there be a death record? Mr. Arenz first sent me a note stating Mary Bautz and Stefan Horvath having a daughter b. Apr. 1924. The date cannot be correct as Mary was in the U.S. having married in Pa. in 1908 and living in Detroit, Mi after 1913. # 2 Can anyone find out if this is a typo....and should read Apr 1904?? re: 1924 Our family felt it had to be her only sister that didn't emigrate who could have had a child in 1924; but have found she, Aloisia Bautz was married to Nikolaus Franzwa, altho he was away in Siberia for 7 years after W.W.I. So it's possible that she thought him dead and remarried??? # 3 Might there be church records for Kowatschi? would this at least give death date for the young daughter? Name of parents? baptism? thank for any help one might be able to give. LInda Bautz McKenna --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com