Hi Gail, Sorry but I don't know of any connection to Reints or Beer. My RAMTHUN ancestors came from Koldemanz, Kreis Greifenberg, Pommern. I know at least the Broitzman and Wendt families came to Lindenwood from that village in Pomerania. My LEMBKE family came from Dersekow, near Greifswald, Vor-Pommern (150 miles north of Berlin). This area seemed to be a gathering place in 1864-1870. In 1874 my ancestors found some land in Calhoun County and many of those immigrant families then moved on. Some stayed in that area and attended the Lutheran Church at Lindenwood. Gary Ramthun Aurora, CO -----Original Message----- From: Gail Kilgore <gkilgore@primenet.com> To: ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, July 04, 1998 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [ILOGLE-L] Information on its way. >Gary, > >Are any of your German connections to the Reints or Beer's from >Lindenwood? Do you know where in Germany your anscestors came >from? > >Gail