Hi, I am yet another new addition to your list! I am trying to find any information in regards to my 2nd Gr-Grandfather, Frederick Spanhauer. I have found him in the 1870 Census for St. Clair County (this is earliest date that I've been able to find for him). He was 17 yrs old and working as a blacksmith. It appears that he was living in a boarding house and I can't find any possible family members in the vicinity. He married Dora Nies in Belleville on Dec.06, 1873. I obtained a copy of their marriage certificate through the St. Clair Genealogical Society about 2 years ago. I have run into nothing but brick walls ever since. I'm trying to find out who Fred's parents were; if they were born in the U.S.; if Fred was born in the U.S.; if Fred had siblings, etc. I do know that the surname has been spelled (misspelled) even more ways than I could have imagined! However, the two records of him from St. Clair are consistent in spelling. I do know that there were Spanhauer's who immigrated to the U.S. in the mid-1700's from Muttenz, Basel, Switzerland. In fact, there is a LOT of documentation for one specific branch of the family that initially settled in PA and later moved down to NC. Fred doesn't appear to have a connection to this particular branch of the family, but I believe there is a good chance that he is connected somehow. Also, it appears that one of Fred's sons, George, lived in St.Clair County for some time. I'm guessing that it was between 1910 - 1917, because it appears that he died in St Clair County in 1917 (I found his name in the Probate index). George spelled his last name as "Spoonhour", which is exactly how our family spells it to this day. If anyone knows anything about this family or has any suggestions on where to look for additional information I'd greatly appreciate it! I live in CA and I don't have any contacts in that area, although I'm hoping to travel to Belleville and spend some time looking through records there within the next year. Thanks in advance for any help that you might have to offer. And a big Thank You to the St. Clair Genealogical Society for all of the good work that you have done in documenting and preserving your history. Deb Spoonhour Searching for: Spanhauer (Spoonhauer, Spoonhour, etc), Felmlee, Brumbaugh, Semper, Arnaudon, Arbios, Gachitegui, Hallum