Jeana, Thanks a bunch for the look-up! Trying to figure out where "Herman" fits in the picture. I've always had him as "Henry." Scott At 11:29 AM 11/28/98 +0000, you wrote: >In Alton >Rippe, Charles H a cigar maker living at the Empire House >Rippe, Herman H cigars and tobacco He lives west sideof Piasa near 2nd street >(just in case they are related) > >I didn't find any Berner > >Jeana > > >==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== >2,500 Discussion Lists!!! USGenWeb and The USGenWeb Archives! >Special thanks go to RootsWeb. Your generous donations to >RootsWeb makes this all possible. Find out more! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > > > Researching: RIPPE (Prussia, Illinois), CONLEY (Scotland, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin), GRIMMER (Prussia, Wisconsin), LEVANETZ (Bohemia, Austria, Wisconsin), FENTON (Michigan, Iowa), HICKEY (Illinois), CAYER (Illinois), MUTH (Wisconsin), FISCHER (Austria, Wisconsin), NAUMANN (Wisconsin), GIBSON (Illinois), BERNER (Illinois), LINN (Illinois and Indiana), CASE (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio), SIEGEL (Wisconsin)