Have been searching the MEEVES family for some years. Have hit a blank in the family from Germany. The family spelling changed when my grandfather Hans MEEWES came to the USA in 1885?. He married Anna HARDER in Blair, Washington, Nebraska 4 Mar 1887. He had 4 brothers that I know of that possibly came to the USA at the same time and settled in Missouri and Ohio. I can trace the family back to Claus Meewes who married Dorothea RICHELMANN 16 Nov 1823 in Hennstedt,Rendsburg, Schliessweg-Holstein. His father was Hans MEEWES and mother was Katherina KNEIP. I lost the family in the Rendsburg archives when the name appearred to change again to MEWES,MEWS,MAEWES,MIEVES. Can anyone help with this problem. Anna HARDER has been trace back to Johann HARDER born 1 Nov 1726 in Krummennort, Rendsburg. His wifw was Sidlke Grot born 9 Mar 1732 in Krummenort. The family goes back three more generations, but data is not presently known except that Johann's father was Marx HARDER and mother AntjeMUNN. His grand father was Hans HARDER and grandmother Gretke BOCK.