I'm trying to figure the occupation of my g-g-g-grandfather. In the records for Vinne, Slovakia, in 1826 he was listed as a foldmives (double-dot over the `o') - which if I remember right is a farmer/agriculturist. In 1840, he is listed as a komuves (double-dot over the `o' and the 'e') and in 1843 as a komives (double-dot over the `o'). My immediate thought is that all three words are the same - that I'm mis-reading some shaky handwriting. Now, maybe I am seeing a `K' when it should be an `F', but to twice see the `LDM' as a simple `M' would be some _really_ bad writing! So - what is a komuves/komives? Since it has the accent marks, I'm assuming it's not Latin - probably Hungarian. Another hint is that his son owned and worked vineyards - maybe another term for farmer, but specialized to be a "grape farmer"? Please respond direct to me - I have missed a few messages since being in Digest mode. Thanx, Paul paulochi@alpha.betac-stl.com