Paul have you tried WEINGARDT, WEINGARD, WEINGART. When I'm at a loss for the "correct" spelling I sometimes check the IGI . I also use the index in Strassburger and Hinke. There is one name in there that caught my eye. WEINKOTEN(Winegat) Good hunting, Kay Genealogy without documentation is mythology ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 3:00 PM Subject: [OHErie] Weingates and Related Families > Hello Everyone: > I am researching the family of Frank and Bridget Weingates, who lived in > Sandusky during the last half of the 19th century, and am trying to determine the > original German spelling of the name. Their related families (husbands of the >