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/WMB.2ACE/136.1301.1.2.1 Message Board Post: That is where I heard my ancestors were from. My grandmothers maiden name was votruba and I had an uncle Joe Votruba, who's wife Ruby is still living in Illinois. I also have a painting of a dog that was done by another Votruba (Edward) from 1913. I heard he was a very good artist in the St. Louis area and had done muruals on church walls.