My search started with SANDER: Filehne, Posen, Prussia >Cook, Il (briefly) > Arlington, Sibley and , HEGMAN/HAGMAN Tjurend Parish,Sweden > Scandia, Washington County Some of my major deadends: John E. Olson (my grandfather) reportedly from the Scandia/Washington County area, lived in the Twin Citiies (probably Mpls) married my grandmother Hilma HAGMAN and died abt 1963 Caroline Wilhelmina VAGUE reportedly married Rev Johannes JAHN they had at least four children: Barbara JAHN, born abt 1870 died abt 1930 in Renville (my ggrandmother), Lou JAHN, Peter JAHN, Henry JAHN and Unk . Barbara Jahn married Christian BECKER born abt 1875, originally lived in West Concord, Dodge and then moved to Buffalo Lake, Renville, they had eight children: Otto BECKER(died in MD), Jesse BECKER (M) born 1894, moved to Colorado? married ?HARTMAN Ben BECKER married ? Lydia BECKER Ella BECKER married Wm Knopf Frederick H. BECKER (pilot in WWI, lawyer, died in NY?) George BECKER born 1898 married Tina? Esther Daisey BECKER born 1887....my grandmother) married Arthur Frederick SANDER and lived in Arlington, Sibley The BECKER's and JAHN's have proved to be an elusive bunch Other major surnames: ALWIN, RIEKE (Renville), BODE, TIMM, STEFFER,STRABEL/STREBEL/STROEBEL, GEIB, SOHM I just uploaded a working copy of my information at: http://www.go2ashlea.com/family additions, corrections or questions gratefully accepted In addition to any information I have to share, I can also share copies of a number of photos of these folks