Posted on: Dakota Co. Mn Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Dakota/572 Surname: SCHAACK, SCHMITT, SCHMIT, BAUME, RIES, WICKERT, WEICKERT, DEVILLE, UNZEN, UNSEN, MICHALAU, MACK, MEYER, HAAS ------------------------- JOHN SCHAACK (father Henry Schaack) married ANNA MARIE SCHAACK (father Peter Schmitt); their daughter, my great-grandmother, Barbara (SCHAACK) Schmit, was born at New Trier in 1872. JOHAN (JOHN)SCHMIT (father Mike Schmit)married MARGARETA BAUME? and most of their children were born around New Trier, including my great-grandfather, Nicholas SCHMIT. I am also looking for any relation of JOHN P. RIES and MARY WICKERT or WEICKERT who may have stayed in Dakota Co. after passing through from Luxembourg to Wisconsin to Watertown/Kranzburg, SD. I am looking for any relation of the ADOLPH DEVILLE (parents Martin DeVille and Margaret Michalau)and BARBARA UNSEN or UNZEN. Adolph's sister, Kate Schuster, lived around Minneapolis in 1885. I've also been informed that I have MACK and HAAS relation living in the Hastings area currently. Both of my great-grandparents were born in Dakota Co. ANTON MACK b:1880(parents Nicholas Mack and Elizabeth Meyer [father is Peter Meyer]) married MARY HAAS b:1882(parents Michael and Anna Haas) Thank you for any information you could provide to me.