Loraine K. Prutzman wrote: > Hi, from Pennsylvania -- I am researching a Ransom family that > spread west, including MI in the 1870 - 90 period. > Noticed the name Everett Ransom Peterson.. Do you know anything about > > the source of the middle name- Ransom.? > Sometimes just a little lead helps. Could his grandmother have been a > Ransom??? > Will appreciate any info you might have on this. Loraine Prutzman > Danville, PA Loraine: Unfortunately I do not have any more data on Matthew that what I published yesterday. Since Rudolph married a lady from Michigan I would suspect that he and Albert were in that area after they came to the US. I do not know the grnadmothers names. Dick