Thank you all so very much for all the direct replies I had received from many of my other inquiries. I am looking for an obituary of my great grandfather Armandus KOEPPER b February 05, 1862 Hamburg Germany died February 19, 1925 Union Hudson Co. New Jersey married Augusta "Mary" (Hesser) LUTZ (nothing further on Augusta). DEATH CERT INFO: Armandus Koepper, Jr. residence: 183 Hudson Ave. Union, widowed, wife: Augusta Hesser, date of birth: Feb 5, 1864, age: 61 yrs 14 days, Occupation: Bartender, birthplace: Germany, Informant: Julius Koepper 417 Rossouth Street, Union, date of death: Feb 19, 1925. burial: Feb 22, 1925 1900 Census, T715 roll 64 New Jersey Vol 32 ed 56 sheet 6 line 4 Amondos born Feb 1862 age 32 (Deu), Augusta born 1862 age 32 (Deu), Willie born July 1885 age 14 (Deu), Julia born August 1888 age 11 (Deu), Frederick born Sept 1891 age 9 (Deu), August born March 1893 age 7 (Deu), Emma born March 1896 age 4 (Deu), Louis born March 1896 age 4 (Deu), daughter born May 1897 age 3 (Deu), Armonda born Nov 1899 age 1 (NJ), and Ana Sheid born January 1887 age 13 of New Jersey. June 20, 1898 - SS Pretoria ship manifest, Hamburg Germany to Port of New York arrival July 03, 1898. Microfilm: T715, Roll 25, Pg. 40, Line 1-9 National Archives and Records, 7th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington DC 20408 ANY KOEPPER COUSINS OUT THERE? Happy and Healthy 2001 to all ..... Charlene email: mihnbu@aol.com