Hi thanks for your response nice to meet to you ...my research indicaets that the Haury name was originally Swiss, and meant "the town crier" . thanks to an Alsatian cousin, Roger Haury, I've gone back to 1520 in Baden, but have not made it all the way to Switzerland. My grandfather Jacob Haury, was b abt 1876 in Grafton, OH. His father, Jacob Haury, was b 3 June 1843 in Riedseltz, Alsace His father Georges Jacques was born 17 March 1811 in Wingen, Alsace. Fred Haury of Alberquerque is a collector of Haury/Hauri, et al names and has done a great deal of research. His email is fredhaury@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]