Hello, Ascension Parish rooters! I'm looking for my great- grandfather who may have lived in Ascension with his family after 1846 until his marriage in about 1867. He was Otto M. OPDENWEYER who may have been born either in Baden or Prussia, Germany, about 1846. He may have come to America and to Louisiana with his parents. Another Opdenweyer is listed in the 1870-1880 census of Livingston Parish, LA. However, that Opdenweyer (William) said he was from Prussia, a separate state. William's wife was from France which was close to Baden. The Opdenweyers were merchants in Livingston and Ascension parishes in Louisiana from the 1860s. Otto's father apparently sold a sawmill to Calvin Doras BOWMAN about 1866 near French Settlement, Livingston Parish. The next year, Otto married Calvin's oldest daughter, ALZADA JANE BOWMAN, who was my great-grandmother. Two Opdenweyers were postmasters at Bayou Barbary in Livingston Parish. H. C. Opdenweyer was postmaster for a year beginning Nov. 6, 1866. Then William C. Opdenweyer was postmaster from April 21, 1870 until Feb. 12, 1874. I'm not sure what happened to my great-grandfather after he moved to Galveston, TX, after 1870. I would appreciate any replies from members of this list who may know of this surname. Bertrand Macpherson <LFTY35A@Prodigy.com>