Jerry, Osnabruck is not very far from Hannover. My MEYER/NIEMEYER ancestors were: Meyer, Hermann Meyer, Dietrich 1617-1675 Wenden, Hannover, Germany + Bargemann, Mette 1615-1690 Wenden, Hannover, Germany Meyer, Heinrich 1645-1725 Wenden, Hannover, Germany + Beermann, Anne 1658 Gleshol - 1732 Wenden, Hannover, Germany Meyer, Dietrich 1682-1729 Wenden, Hannover, Germany + Vogeler, Dorothy Catharine 1689-1758 Wenden, Hannover, Germany Meyer, Hans Heinrich 1719-1789 Wenden, Hannover, Germany + Wigger, Ilse Marie 1728 Wendenborstel - 1800 Wenden, Hannover, Germany Meyer, Anne Catharine 1750-before 1809 Wenden, Hannover, Germany + Niemeyer, Johann Heinrich 1747 Stockse - 1809 Wenden, Hannover, Germany Niemeyer, Hans Heinrich 1777 Wenden -1819 Neustadt, Hannover, Germany + Hasemeyer, Anne Catharine Louise 1782-1829 Wenden, Hannover, Germany Niemeyer, Johann Heinrich 1802-1832 Wenden, Hannover, Germany + Beermann, Cath. Dor. Louise 1801-1860 Wenden, Hannover, Germany Niemeyer, Cath. Marie Dorothee 1823 Wenden - 1875 Steimbke, Hannover, Germany + Krumwiede, Christian Friedrich Heinrich 1827 Steimbke - 1897 Wenden, Hannover, Germany Krumwiede, Friedr. Heinr. Wilhelm 1850-1916 Steimbke, Hannover, Germany + Rathe, Friederike Louise 1851 Aulden - 1896 Steimbke, Hannover, Germany Krumwiede, Heinrich Wilhelm Friedrich 1879-1941 Steimbke, Hannover, Germany + Stunkel, Marie Sophie 1876 Wenden - 1924 Stockse, Hannover, Germany I don't have much at all on my Kruse ancestors yet: Kruse, Catharine Marie 1747 Linsburg - 1817 Stockse, Hannover, Germany + Stunkel, Johann Dietrich 1745-1771 Stockse, Hannover, Germany Stunkel, Johann Heinrich 1767-1819 Stockse, Hannover, Germany + Helfers, Catrharine Marie 1772 Wenden - 1849 Stockse, Hannover, Germany Stunkel, Joh. Diet. Jurgen Heinr. 1808-1894 Stockse, Hannover, Germany + Runge, Cath. Marie Sophie 1817-1882 Stockse, Hannover, Germany Stunkel, Wilhelm Heinr. Friedrich 1853-1942 Stockse, Hannover, Germany (father of Marie Sophie Stunkel, above) I don't have anything on my Kruse ancestors prior to Catharine Marie Kruse born 1747 in Linsburg. The Stunkels were from Stockse & that's where she obviously lived after marriage. Linda