While I'm at it, I might as well post my names. I am looking for info on Maria SOHNS who married Adolph BLASS about 1878 or 1879. Maria said she was from Hannover. Adolph was born in Blomberg, Lippe, but his father (Heinrich August BLASS and Catherine STEINKAMP) were from Gross Berkel in Hannover. The father was a peddlar and traveled around. Heinrich's father Johann was from Gotha in Sachsen. He was a musician. The family seemd to swith from Lutheran to Catholic and back every time a generation married! Maria SOHNS always said she was from Hannover. In her case it might actually mean the city of Hannover. She was born in February, about 1862-64. I have looked for her in many villages in the area, to no avail, even though the SOHNS name is not common. She was Lutheran. Adolph BLASS was a musician also. He and Maria had a daughter, Johanna BLASS born March 1879. Adolph and his parents and brothers emigrated in the summer of 1879. Maria and the baby followed in September 1879. I am at a dead end with Maria SOHNS because I cannot find her marriage, her parents names, or her birth/baptism record. I cannot find Johanna BLASS's baptism record either. Any suggestions or help welcomed. Janet Cassidy New York