Hi Sue, Sorry, but my relationship to Joseph Andrew Kimmel is quite distant. In fact the most recent of Joseph A. Kimmel's ancestors in my database is his grandfather, David Kimmel b 1793. You need to go back to Joseph Andrew Kimmel's ggg grandfather, Johann Philip Kimmel 1695-1777 to get back to a common ancestor. Here is my line of descent: Johann Philip Kimmel 1695-1777 Philip Kimmel 1724-1796 Jacob Kimmel 1757-1824 Jonathan Kimmel 1798-1878 Noah M. Kimmel 1832-1876 Mary Ellen Kimmel 1857-1910 (AC-BBJFB) Your line is: Johann Philip Kimmel 1695-1777 Michael Kimmel 1736-1818 Joseph Kimmel 1769-1843 David Kimmel b 1793 Joseph Kimmel 1819-1902 Joseph Andrew Kimmel 1854-1934 It looks like your Joseph Andrew Kimmel and my Mary Ellen Kimmel were 4th cousins. Mary Ellen was my great grandmother, so I think your former husband is a 7th cousin to me. Debby