Thank you very much for your information. I really appreciate it. I'm have some trouble figuring some of these people out since all I have is their German names, and I can't tell what new names they were given. All I have to go on is their birthdates. Jackie -----Original Message----- SHIRLEY AND JACKIE:I DO RESEARCH IN MONTGOMERY CO,IL, AND THERE WERE ALOT OF ARKEBAUERS THERE AND SOME IN CHRISTIAN CO, ALSO. ALL RELATED. I HAVE A GR GR GRANDFATHER CHRISTOPH THUNHORST WHOS SON HEINRICH FREIDRICH WAS MARRIED 1887 TO JOHANNA ARKEBAUER B.1866 . HER FATHER WAS GERD. THEY WERE MARRIED IN HARVEL.IL, TRINITY EV.LUTH CH. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005