This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Zg.2ADI/199.68.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Mieke, I've just recently started my research on Thoms. Because I'm from Illinois, I may able to help you on your research over here. Washington County is 5 hours from where I live. I will be happy to do lookups over here for you on the Thoms and hopefully we will find a connection. I have printed your emails and will look for the names in my research as well. I hope you do get to come to Illinois and make the journey our ancestors did so many years ago. Let me know if you do and we can get together and have lunch. Take care and I will look for the GED.com file in my mail. Janice