Hi All, I'm stuck on this one (the name of a town near LaCrosse in mid 1800's, from the bio of Louis C. JAHREN): "...worked at his trade at Ru-hford, near La Crosse..." I've check the gnis site. Help! Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc