On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 18:31:48 -0600 "Jane Tierney" <jtierney@nponline.net> writes: >For sundry reasons, our >ancestors often migrated with relatives, friends, religious groups, >etc. >These movements are sometimes the only clue for finding an elusive >line. I have found a group of families, some intermarried, some not, who settled together in WI. Most of them moved to IL together, and later some of their descendants moved together to NE. Because I grew up with families of those names, I kept notes on all the records that I found on these other families as well. During the years, they have served as god-parents, witnesses at marriages, sponsors at naturalizations, etc. Eventually most of them intermarried at some point, even if not until 1960's, over 100 years after leaving Prussia. It has been fascinating. Mona in MO Mona_Houser@juno.com To keep free access to genealogical data, consider sending a donation to RootsWeb <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]