Hi My name is Jan Melssen and I live in the city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. For years I've been trying to get more information about my relatives in the United States. My maternal grandfather and three of his brothers emigrated to te USA from 1892-1894, two paternal grand uncles did the same from 1910-1913. Their journey ended in East Dubuque, Illinois. My grandfather - Frank Pluijm or Pluym - was, amongst other things, a café holder in Menominee, Illinois. In the near future I'll ask you some more about the Pluym family in Jo Daviess County. Today I received some fotocopies about the Melssen family in Grant County, Wisconsin. The Register of Deeds couldn't get me any fotocopies of Barabara (Barbra) Riemenapp's birth record, born in Kieler, Wisc., November 1, 1892, and Hubert Melssen & Veronica Miller's marriage record, who married in Dickeyville, Wisc., August 18, 1914. The Register of Deeds wrote: 'As Grant county borders with Iowa and Illinois, we sometimes wonder if a minister from one of those states performed the marriage and inadvertenly took the record with him and incorrectly filed it there.' Perhaps one of you could help me out with this problem? It would be greatly appreciated. Regards Jan Melssen Eindhoven The Netherlands