This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/1573.1.1 Message Board Post: Violet ~ Conrad (Connie) Zehrer was my uncle married to my mother's sister (cecile Kleinschmidt). He was a farmer for many years raising prized winning holstein cows and bulls. I haven't really done any research on the Zehrer name (still trying to track Kleinschmidt!) so I can't tell you if there is a connection or not. Good Luck with your search and thank you for the kind words. TVener