Just my two cents, which isn't worth much these days.......but remember that Bavarian Germans (very high immigrant population in the area at that time ~ Hessians) are often dark haired and have somewhat darker skin than the Aryan northern European. And if you spend your life in the fields you are definitely going to get brown! This may account for many folks having a somewhat Indian appearance. And in later life you tend to lose some underlying fatty tissue which will cause the cheekbones to be more pronounced. I don't think appearance should be the basis for assumption. Verify the blood line instead. Genie Editor by Default www.OurBrickWalls.com<http://www.ourbrickwalls.com/>