Hi-- Since you all are so quiet these days, I can only assume you've all managed to finish up all your family research and trace yourselves back to Moses or so.. Well, I haven't. And I'm looking for any helpanyone may have to give in trying to trace one of my ggrandfather's brothers, Ralph Tjaden. He was born in Linn Twp, Woodford Co, IL in 1884. From notes left by a woman who drew up a very rudimentary Tjaden family tree over 20 years ago, I have the information (with no documentation) that he married a woman named Emma. In the 1900 Woodford Co census (Linn Twp) - Ralph Tjaden is not listed with his parents and siblings. Instead he is listed as a servant living with Harm and Minnie Tjaden Mennen (she was not one of my Tjaden clan). He was sixteen at the time of the census. Next door to the Mennen family is the family of "Ilet" Harms, who have a daughter named Emma. Could this be the same Emma who later married Ralph? Is anyone on this list researching Harms or Mennens in that area who might have a stray Ralph? His son dropped the T from Tjaden and I have reason to think Ralph may have done the same, since there is a listing for a Ralph Jaden in the SSDI online who died in Illinois (though I don't know if he's my Ralph or not). Many thanks in advance for any help. Slowly, slowly I'm making progress on this line! Amy atjaden@mindspring.com amy@tjaden.com