Posted on: VanBuren Co. Ia Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/VanBuren/11345 Surname: SNYDER ------------------------- I AM LOOKING FOR THE NAMES TO JOHN PHILIP SOUSA'S BROTHERS AND THEIR WIVES. MY GRANDFATHER, ELMER MUSSELMAN ( NOW DEAD) WAS THE 1ST COUSIN TO JOHN P. SOUSA. WE HAVE TRACED OUR MUSSELMAN FAMILY BACK TO 1470. THERE IS NO LINE OF SOUSAS. I BELIEVE MY GRANDFATHERS MOTHERS SISTER (ONE OF THEM, I DO NOT KNOW THEIR NAMES) MAY HAVE MARRIED ONE OF JOHN'S BROTHERS. THEIR CHILDREN WOULD BE MY GRANDFATHERS 1ST COUSINS. MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER'S NAME WAS MARIA H. SNYDER. THE TIME FRAME IS 1854-1930.POSSIBLY IN THE SOUIX CITY, IOWA USA AREA. MY GRANDFATHERS LAST VISIT TO JOHN P. WAS IN SAN FRANCISCO AROUND 1929 OR 1930. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ALONG TIME. IF I COULD JUST LOCATE SOUSAS FAMILY TREE I WOULD BE SO HAPPY VERY SERIOUS, DONNA M. EYE