In a message dated 2/24/2007 2:11:40 PM Central Standard Time, kerrweinc2002@yahoo.com writes: Francis could well be the brother of my Peter Miller. We have no idea about parnets or siblings as of now. It has been said that he returned to Germany after his wife died and that he left the children, my g grandmother with friends or neighbors to raise. But I think that I found him in St.Louis poorhouse in 1900 and he must have died after that?? There is a story that his wife was part Indian, but I do not know this for certain. ==== Do you know what part of Germany he was from? My Francis lived right next to a Peter Miller family in Venedy, Washington County, IL but supposedly (from the man who has traced that family) they aren't related. However, my father and his siblings had much contact with members of that family. Do you know the religion of your Millers? I live in the St. Louis area and have access to the church microfilm records. Where do you live? Gloria