This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RRB.2ACE/2493.2713.1 Message Board Post: I do have a Michael Schifter in my family tree. He was the son of George Schifter and Mary Bockmier. I have no exact birth date on Michael but his headstone says he lived from 18?1 to 1907. I have visited the St. Bonaventure Cemetery where the Schifter family is burried and have pictures of their headstones. George Schifter was born in Germany in 1817 and died in Allegany, NY (my home town) in 1875. Michael's siblings were: Rose, Teresa, Lena, Katie, Caroline, Mary and George Jr. Rose lived from 1853 to 1925. I do have a little more on the family and can probably get more info to you if you'd like. Hope this helps. Elaine