Hello, there continue to be RUPPs [think that is a lumber yard business] and BLICKHANs [not positive of the business type] businesses in Quincy, IL. I believe, also, there are still living families there of these surnames. I got 'lost' trying to reply to the "Message Board" (I am just ignorant of how to do it) so this is the best I can do. Perhaps the List Administrator can do it for me. Thank You! Shirley: [email protected] REF: 1. Re: RUPP ([email protected]) -------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:55:49 -0000 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RhondaSPD Surnames: RUPP, BLICKHAN Classification: queries Message Board Post: If anyone has information on George/Fred's parents, I would be very interested. I have a Mary Anna Rupp, b. 1810 Wuerttemberg, Germany. She would be of an age with the parents, which makes me wonder if there might be either a sibling or cousin relationship. Mary Anna's mother was Anna Maria [unk maiden name]. Father's first name is unknown. I have no information on any siblings. She married John Blickhan in 1826 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 5331 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len