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 Message Board Post: Mieke, I am doing research on Thoms that came from Germany to Illinois. The names you have listed are familiar but I would like birth dates to compare my Thoms with your own. I have much information as I am from Illinois myself and this is a direct line of mine. Would be happy to share any information and help you with any reserch over here. Janice