Gene, I have no parents for Rudolph. I know nothing else about his family. I just know that they lived in St. Louis for a LONG time (him and Flora). I really don't think that they had been in this country that long before his birth. I'm going to check out immigration records, but thought that I would put this out to the list first. Michelle <<How about Albert. Fink is my stepchildren's family. Since the immigrant Finks came over about 1849 they have named all of their male children Albert or Rudolph and no middle name. Do you have parents for Rudolph? Gene Phillips>> ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>

At 08:58 AM 03/05/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Gene, >I have no parents for Rudolph. I know nothing else about his family. I just know that they lived in St. Louis for a LONG time (him and Flora). I really don't think that they had been in this country that long before his birth. I'm going to check out immigration records, but thought that I would put this out to the list first. >Michelle If you find a birth place of Lauterbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany for Rudolph's parents, get back to me. The Immigrant Albert Fink and his brother Rudolph were born there. Albert on 27 Oct 1827, don't know about Rudolph. There has been several bios and historical mentions of this Albert Fink. He was a rail road engineer. Not the kind that drives the trains, but the kind that designs things. Like bridges. He designed the railroad bridge across the Ohio River at Louisville KY among other ones. He also designed and supervised the construction of the court house in Louisville Gene Phillips