This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.adams/2294.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What a nice post to read. My mother's family is from Quincy and I could almost hear her telling me a similiar story about her grandfather John Adam Schafer who immigrated from Germany and opened a blacksmith shop. Thanks for taking the time to type it up and post it! diane