This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Yl.2ADE/2684.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I would suggest you contact the Davenport library for a check of the city directories. That would possibly give you a better idea of when he disappeared and may list his occupation as well. The library also has the probated wills of Carsten Jakobson Holdt and Julia Holdt on microfilms as well. Once you have pinpointed his disappearance, a newpaper check would probably indicate something. Visit the Scot co website for add'l info. www.celticcousins.net/scott/ Dick