At 02:10 PM 11/20/99 -0700, you wrote: >Dear glofra; > In working on details of the Rumbolz family tree, I >find a Great Uncle James G. Rumbolz who was married and >lived in Bunker Hill, Illinois. He was born January 23, >1845 and died about 1915. His wife had the maiden name of >Quigley. They had two children Annie and Robert born in the >late 1800's and 1900. It was suggested that Robert Rumbolz >had his surname changed to Rumbold during the first world >war. Is it possible to find an court, census, marriage or >document that would confirm this. Also whether Robert had >any children that might still be living. An early letter >suggested that he moved to the St.Louis area after WW I. >Any possible information would be greatly appreciated. Bill >Rumbolz Copying the Macoupin County maillist. Subscribers might have clues which I don't. Can't answer your question for sure so just throwing suggestions out. IL State Archives has WWI Draft Registration Cards: http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/serv_sta.html#WWI Might call em to see what to do (they are nice) - phone number here: http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/serv_sta.html#guidelines You probably need to get to a census close to the age he could have changed his name to get an approximate time frame for checking at a courthouse. A large library near you or a near LDS Family History Center could order the census for you for about $3.75 to view at the center. Search the LDS library catalog for the census film number here: http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp While your are there might search for your surname here: http://www.familysearch.org/ I mean like a census where he would still be living with his parents - before the next possible census he would have had his name changed. Do you think he might have been in Macoupin when and if he changed his name? If so, then when you get the timeframe for a possibility of changing his name, you could write to the courthouse. Not sure which office - send to one office and ask - if they aren't the office ask to forward down the hall to the other: Circuit Clerk Macoupin County Courthouse Carlinville, IL 62626 Or County Clerk, same address. The courthouse workers aren't going to check even for a charge (maybe $5) if you don't have around a 2 or so year timeframe. For current people with the surname rumbold and rumbolz, check here. I didn't see any rumbold for MO today, tho. Lots in IL tho. http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/Phone Gloria