Jim, This is not the information you asked for but I thought it might relate to your line: >From the GSMC newsletter Feb 1983 German Deaths Records from St. Michael's Church, Monroe Mi Joseph Frederick RIESS D. 10-10-1861 P. Johann Phillipp and Julia Hess GSMC Newsletter Nov 1982 German Marriages from St. Michael's Church, Monroe, MI 5-16-1854 Anton Ross 26 Rhein Bayern Louisa Hess 20 Monroe GSMC newsletter May 1999 St. Joseph's cemetary, Erie MI Claude Hess (page 46 in the archives cemetery book) I can't find my recent GSMC right now, if you want me to look and see if there is a naturalization record for Hess, let me know. Sue _________________________________________________________________ Never get a busy signal because you are always connected with high-speed Internet access. Click here to comparison-shop providers. https://broadband.msn.com