In case anyone is interested, someone who sounds like he has a credible link has just recently posted on the Lajos Kossuth genealogy message board: http://boards.rootsweb.com/thread.aspx?o=10&m=2.2.1&p=surnames.kossuth (I had set the Kossuth board to be on my Rootsweb alert list since the surname is in my family tree, but as far as I can tell I'm not actually related to the famous guy.) :) Elaine