Thanks for looking. That Christofer Mindel was a different one although related. I believe the William to be a son. My Christof lived in the Remus area of Mecosta County. I have found Katherina's (spelled differently in the books) death registry and as being buried in Morton Township. The Mindel's all seem to have gone in different directions, at least most of them did, when they married. It's just this one that I cannot find. The family came from Germany to Canada around 1850 then moved on to Michigan in 1870. Only 1 son stayed on in Canada after they left. And yes, I have tried the LDS site and found nothing. Will have to go to Grand Rapids to the nearest LDS research to go through the Mecosta County files. Thanks for any help. Rosalyn