Thank you to the two folks who responded to my request yesterday. Unfortunately, I gave the wrong city of residence for Henry Toenges. I meant to say in 1887 he is listed as the next of kin in a state document living in Brighton, IL. Hopefully, this will make a difference. Hopefully this is the Heinrich August Tönjes born 27 Jul 1829 in Kölkebech, Germany I have been looking for these past several years. He and his brother Peter Heinrich left for America in the 1850s leaving a widowed mother back in the Fatherland. I found Peter “Henry” Toenges as a single man, never married at the Quincy Soldiers Home. His application shows “Henry Toenges” of Brighton, IL as the nearest relative. The current Tönjes on the ancestoral farm, Heinz Tönjes is looking for the descendants of these brothers so he can have them return “home”. He has a 1859 receipt show money paid to a shipping company to provide for the two boys living in St. Charles, MO. I have found Civil War records, but the Henry born in 1929 has been a bit elusive and provides the only prospect for living descendants. If you have any suggestions or leads for me to follow, I would appreciate hearing from you. You may have seen a good write up on this in the St. Louis Post earlier this year. I had over 75 responses but no connections yet. Thank you! Phil Shappard Winfield, IL