john & janice... i come from a line of Meyer in Blackhawk County Iowa... my grandfather, Gerald MEYER s/o Fred MEYER m. Wilma (SHAULIS) s/o Hempke MEYER m. Engel (FISCHER) s/o d/o Uke MEYER Cornelius FISCHER m. m. Aleid (HEMPEN) Meta (CASSENS) *love any idea where to start, i know the family was in Blackhawk County Iowa in1936 & before,as my grampa was b. there 1936... dont know when the family came from Germany, said to have come from Baden Province... please reply if you have any idea of a connection in any of these names, they all intermarried within 3 generations! thanx.. sheri 'Nothing in the World is more Dangerous than Sincere Ignorance & Conscientious Stupidity.' Dr. King --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!