Gene, Another researcher has Jerry Garman's name as Jeremiah Garman. He was born in 1870 and died in 1963. His parents were Enoch Garman and Mary Ellen ("Polly") Warner. I recognize these names from the Dutch Ridge area, which is where my Myers family lived. Karen > This may be helpful to you. My family was originally named Garvelmann, > changed it to Garbelmann, then to Garman, then to German. They lived in > State Center and Marshalltown. Then went to St. John's Lutheran. > Referring to Jerry Garman, do you have an approximate birthdate? It could > be that he is one of the lost Germans, as there was a Jerald German born > about 1890 that we know nothing about. >