This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: rantz Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ih.2ADE/1194 Message Board Post: I am looking for more info on a Francis (Frank) Rantz before 1860. He was from France, was born in 1832-5, immigrated in 1848, was a furniture maker, and came to Morgan Co., IL in 1857. I believe he may have lived in Louisiana (possibly New Orleans) when he first immigrated, but have had no luck.