Hi Mary, Not sure if I have sent you an e-mail or not. My ancestor was Henry Hess, came from Hannover, Germany; married Elizabeth Kreher and they had 2 sons: Charles born 1845 and Henry M. born 1848. Henry M. is my great grandfather. I know that the sons were born in St. Louis and Elizabeth in Munster, by Dieberg, Germany. A relative did much searching on her line, so I don't need to do anything. Have not be able, so far, to discover where this couple got married. Started on a microfilm at the county library, but didn't get it finished. Found then in the 1850 Census in St. Louis. Captain Henry Hess died 20 Apr 1851. That is about all I have on him. What sourses of searching do you use in St. Louis besides the library? Thank you. Betty in St. Louis Shamrock1020@aol.com wrote: Haven't had any recent e-mail - just wondering if I am still subscribed. Thanks........Mary ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== OLD-GERMAN-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in German from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old German words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. To subscribe, send subscribe to mailto:OLD-GERMAN-L-request@rootsweb.com (Mail Mode) or mailto:OLD-GERMAN-D-request@rootsweb.com (Digest Mode) ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237