Cindy, Thanks. I volunteered at the local LDS FHC until the January before last. My work hours changed and I had to stop. I enjoyed it alot. I have alot of notes from Germany on the names I have but nothing that would tell me if they are mine or just the same names. Everyone seemed to name their kids, Jacob, John (Johannes), Gottfried (George), Heinrich (Henry), Philip. And we won't even start on the Marys, etc. <GRIN> I would really like to find how or if he is related to my group. I just have this gut feeling he is but how puzzles me. I had to put my researching on the back burner for a while and I have to reacquaint myself with all of my notes, etc. Some stuff I didn't have the chance to put into my database when I had to stop. Well I have start back with a vengeance, so we'll see what I come up with. Oh to have a huge hammer for these brick walls!!!!! Faye