Dear researchers: The two main Franklin County, Indiana lines I am researching are: BAUER from St. Peters, Indiana and elsewhere Including these related names: Brill, Busald, Chambers, Ditzenberger, Doll, Eisenman, Geis, Hirschauer, Lawrence, Messerschmidt, Ripperger, Rossfeld, Seibel, Siebenhaar, Walle, Werble Look for more information at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/5651/bauer.html RIPPERGER/RIPBERGER from St. Peters, Indiana and elsewhere Including these related names: Boll, Gehrich, Geis, Herbert, Hittnger, Hock, Klein, Markentin, Odenwald, Schnabel, Smith, Thalheimer, Tuchfärber, Weber, Whitman, Winter, Wissel, Zimmerman Look for more information at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/5651/ripperger.html Also researching Alig, Brickner, Hartman, Herbert, Klaub in relationship to my WISSEL family. Look for more information at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/5651/wissel.html I am hoping to hear from researchers with an interest in these lines. David Endres dajend@eos.net