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 daughters) I am researching are: Tenney, McQuillan, Bauman, Mead, Hennessey, and Whetstone. Bridget's sister married Michael McLaughlin. If anyone has any information or is also researching these families, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. Son Charles Weingates was Chief of Police in Sandusky in the early 1900s, and I have some info about him, but nothing regarding the original spelling of the surname. The Police Department also has no info in this regard. Thank you very much. Paul C. Miller