<asprentz@hotmail.com> wrote in message = > New to the list and I am So lost! > > <snip of lots of information ... > If you haven't already tried this tool to search for Szedlovich on the Ellis Island Database, it can be very helpful in looking up Russian/Hungarian type names. This site uses the D-M soundex which was developed by researchers looking for Jewish names -- but would work just as well for your Szedlovich. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ And borders changed so much back then, that the inconsistency of country listed on the records wouldn't bother me. I have several relatives of my husband who are from at various times, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, etc. depending on when they were asked! Did Mary indicate on any census whether she had filed for naturalization? I would persue those records as after 1906 they contain a lot of information. Melanie Greenberg Naperville, IL "Melanie Greenberg" <mgreenberg@wideopenwest.com>