this is exciting! Cindy wrote: "Did Johannes Keim who m. Anna Maria Wagner have a son Solomon born around this time? [Johannes Keim, b. 13 March 1782, near Bethlehem, Northampton Co, PA] Cindy Kimes <cindykimes@yahoo.com> wrote: Louisa Keim, born 03 February 1840, was the daughter of Florentine Solomon Keim and Wilhelmina ???. Her father, Florentine Solomon Keim, was born ca 1813 and died Aft. 1880. " ----------Yes, Johannes Keim who m. Anna Maria Wagner DID have a son named Solomon Florentine KEIM born abt that time period. I have not found his christening record. He did have 2 brothers. Charles (aka Karl d. before 1815 and John d. after 1835). I found a Solomon KEIM and family in Bethlehem, Northampton Co. in the 1830 census and believed it to be this Solomon. Based upon a sherriff's deed record I found in Northampton Co. last summer, Solomon was living in Philadelphia in 1835. I also located an obituary for the widow of a Solomon, Anna M. KEIM, listing her death as 13 Dec 1887. It was published in a Northampton Co. newspaper. In the Berks Co. Register of Wills Index I located a Solomon F. KEIM, will dated 1861 of Ontelaunee Twp. The will is 4 pages long. It's on my 'to-do' list. Does anyone have easy access to that data? What are the odds of 2 Solomon Florentine KEIM's born in PA approx. the same time? Penny **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)