Hi Mike, Thanks for the info! I do have his obit...no mention of parents; but thanks for the offer! I have not tried the church they attended, I'll try that next! If that leads nowhere perhaps I'll ask your researcher for help. I have completed the Ancestry DNA and 23&Me DNA tests, and have posted the results on GEDmatch; Kits A773000 and M214173 Cheers! Eric -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 1/18/18, Michael Ewing <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: Re: RUMA To: [email protected], "Eric Jiran" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, January 18, 2018, 7:49 AM Hi Eric, That's a shame about the marriage and death certificates. Just where you'd most expect to see parents' names listed.  Have you checked cemetery records?  Often those will list parents' names, even if no death certificate exists.  You might give that a shot.  Was there a Catholic church the family attended in Chicago?  Could be another great source opportunity if he had a funeral there.  It's possible there's an obit out there as well.  I have a few memberships to newspaper databases where I could do some searching.  Contact me directly with more details and I would be happy to do a search for you.  If all else fails, I recommend Stasa Cvetkovic as a researcher who could help you. My latest (youngest) VOELKER ancestor is Magdalena, daughter of Martin, husband of Adam SCHLENHARDT.  She was born say 1815 (still pinning down birth date) in Ruma.  So it's outside of the timeframe where it would be relevant for the picture you have - also I have no picture of anyone in this family.  Can't remember if I saw you on my Oma's brother's DNA matches for AncestryDNA.  If we do match, this would be just one confirmed line where we intersect, but knowing Ruma cousins I have found, there will probably be additional lineal intersections.  Best regards, Mike Message: 3 Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 04:34:26 +0000 (UTC) From: Eric Jiran <[email protected]> To: <[email protected] rootsweb.com>, Michael Ewing         <[email protected]> Subject: [DVHH] DVHH] RUMA - Felker Message-ID: <671313705.140290. [email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Mike, Can you tell me more about your Felker ancestors from Ruma?  My great-grandfather Anton Felker was born in Ruma in 1901 and left for Chicago in 1921, his mother was Magdelena but we don't know her maiden name.  We don't have a first name for his father.  We THINK he was raised by an aunt and uncle.  I have a picture of Anton and some other family members (I think) taken when he as about 10 or 12 in Ruma.  I can send that to you if you have pictures to compare it with. Thanks! Eric ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 04:48:37 +0000 (UTC) From: Eric Jiran <[email protected]> To: <[email protected] rootsweb.com>, Michael Ewing         <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [DVHH] Ruma Message-ID: <754926491.129494. [email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Mike, I just saw this e-mail...The parents section only shows "unknown Felker" for father and "Magdelena" for mother on Anton's death certificate.  I also have a copy his marriage certificate to my great-grandmother from Ruma, and it lists his mother Magdelena Felker, no father is listed. Cheers! Eric