This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kretz, Koch Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/383.1 Message Board Post: My GGGgrandmother was Anna Mary Kretz, daughter of Peter and Maria Magdalena (Koch) Kretz. I've been doing some census research and i've found quite a bit on this family. Peter and Maria Magdalena (i assume) were married before they emigrated. They emigrated around 1848. Maria Magd. had her first child, Elizabeth, on board the ship! According the the two censuses i've found (1860 and 1870 federal, Dubuque Co., IA, Jefferson Twp) Peter and Maria Magd. had the following children: Elizabeth, Joseph, Bernhard, (Anna) Mary, and "Fanny" (short for Franziska or some variant, i can't read the enumerator's writing on this one). Please e-mail me if you'd like to compare notes. I'd really like to know how you found Maria Magdalena's maiden name, and any info you might have on these people.