This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yl.2ADE/2370.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The family name in Germany was actually Rustenbach. This spelling was also used on the gravemarker put up for service in the Civil War by Julius. They most commonly used the spelling Rostenbach when they came to the US, however my father pronounced his name without saying the T. I have the Civil War documentation for Julius; they claim his death on 21 May 1911 was related to sun strokes suffered during the Civil War. His name at christening was Heinrich Julius Christian August Rustenbach on 18 Aug 1825 in Wolfenbuettel, Braunschweig, Germany. He was a cabinet maker and made beautiful cherry-wood furniture. He married Wilhelmine Kaufman on 3 Mar 1851. They came to the US in 1854 and had a son Herman born in IN on their way to Iowa. The 1900 census said they had 13 children, but only 8 were still living. I haven't worked on this for years, but need to get back to it. My line goes through Gustav. I live in Utah and will try to get to the library in SLC this week.