Thank you Dorothy. I do live by St. Louis South County Library. I do know that Gerhard Kues and Wilihelmina Toeben-Otke Kues were married at St. Francis Church in Aviston, IL. I will try the old church records. As far as when they came over, I do not have an exact date, but I know that Gerhard came over in 1876. Thanks for the information. Phyllis (Kues) Stroud