Hi all, I am hopeful that someone else out there is related to me. My g grandfather was Christ (Christian) KIEL. He was born in Berlin, Prussia in 1866. He came to America (i believe) on the ship, Gellert in 1881. He married my g grandmother Wilhelmine Witt on October 10, 1887 in Milwaukee. Wilhelmine Witt was born on September 26, 1867. I have sent to Madison to try to get her birth certificate as i know she was born in Wisconsin, but not where in Wisconsin. I have been *impatiently* waiting for 2 months now. Christian and 'Minnie" had four daughters: Amanda (m. Louis Busher, then Robert Geiger) Anna (my grandmother, m. William Lux) Clara (m. Wilhelm Kaiser, Jr.) and Adaline (m. William Shono) The only other things I know are that Christian worked as a tanner. Wilhelmine's mother's family name was Schroeder. Wilhelmine was Walter Schroeder (who built the hotels)'s cousin. Both Christian and Minnie are buried in Wanderer's Rest (now Lincoln) Cemetery. If anyone knows anything about any of these people, or if you are related, please get in touch. Thanks, Karen Schrade kschrade@concentric.net