I have no connection to Francis Diehl of OH & IA. I descend from Reifel, with two gr-gr-aunts marrying Nicolas & Peter Diehl in 1853 & 1857, probably in Randolph or Monroe counties, IL. However, there is a remote possibility the Diehls are connected -- that I don't know. Shirley Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 11:34:48 -0600 From: Judy Landauer <geniegal@g14.myrf.net> Subject: Re: [ILRANDOL] Diehl To: ilrandol@rootsweb.com Hello Shirley, Do you have any connection with Francis F. Diehl who married Martha H. "Mattie" Hixon? He would have been born about 1853 in Ohio and worked as a broom maker early in life in Tama, Iowa and later as a clerk in a news stand that was owned by his father-in-law Philander Hixon in 1920. Any connection here? Judy L.