Posted on: Sangamon County, Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Sangamon/1741 Surname: ------------------------- So... I just thought I'd say Hello out there! I haven't found anything about your Dorothy & Dolores If you recall ...we exchanged some email a year or so ago... I was going through www.rootsweb.com and just saw your inquiry (Why is Mable Elder in Sangamon County). Rootsweb is free and is quite new and is somwheat extnesive (but nowhere near complete - it only covers wthat the various states have published on line). But you may want to try it to see if you can find more about your Dorothy & Dolores. My cousin in Germany and I (here in DC) are still working to locate about 23 of our 34 Nieder relatives who cvame here from the Saar (between France & Germany) between 1750-1882. Last September, I went to the family reunion there in Germany... just wonderful.. like the long lost kiddies who finally found their way back home. Not much luck in findign those relatives, but have come across a whole bunch of people whose families shortened their names to Nieder when they immigrated... Wish you the best! AL Nieder PO 880 Centreville, VA 20122