Hello List - Is anyone researching this family? I have a g.g.grandmother named SALOME FLORI (1826-1900), from Hanover, Germany. She married FRANK BABST, b. abt. 1822 in Hanover and they (she, at least - I assume with him) emigrated to America in 1856 at age 44 (1900 Chicago census). According to an earlier census record, they were living in Chicago in 1860. There are some variations of Salome's birth date from other sources, ranging from 1822 to 1830; I also have a copy of a photograph of her. 1860 US Census, Chicago: Children in Babst hh are: Lena, b. abt. 1846 in Hanover, Ger.; Leon, b. abt. 1849 in Hanover; August, b. abt. 1852 in Hanover; Mary (my grandmother), b. abt. 1854 in Chicago, Eugene, b. abt. 1860 in Chicago, and, in a later record, John, b. 1865 in Illinois. Has anyone ever come across any FLORIs living in Hanover during the early to mid-19th Century? What about the name SALOME? (She was referred to as "Salley" in the 1860 census). This name struck me as rather unusual and I was hoping it might have been passed down in her family, perhaps giving us a clue. I have no information about the exact origins (village, district?) of either of these persons. Any help someone might provide would be appreciated - thank you very much! Stumped, Frank Johnson Researching: FLORI, BABST, SHOBER