This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktrouvat Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.adams/4443.2.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The information that Carl Heinecke was born in Hildesheim comes from his tombstone in Golden, IL. It doesn't look as if it were the original tombstone... The 1880 census information with birth place as Holstein was presumably given by Carl Heinecke himself. But as we know, the census often contains errors. So the question as to Carl Heinecke's birth area remains to be answered... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.