I've been lurking for the last week, and have decided to finally submit my Fairfield Co. OH surnames. All of my ancestors were late comers, and not from PA or VA, but direct from Germany. I will list the Americanized spelling, the German spelling, and their place of origin in Germany. If anyone knows anything about these names, the German villages, or why they immigrated to Fairfield Co. I would enjoy hearing from you. Conversely, I will share my information. BELHORN (Puehlhorn) Kries Kulmbach, Bayern BERENS Lorup, Hannover MACK Neckartenzlingen, Wuerttemberg OLDIGES Breddenberg, Hannover SCHLECKMANN someplace in Wuerttemberg SCHRANT (SCHRAND) Harrenstatte, Hannover RHOADS (ROTH) Erbach, Hessen Pat pberens@greenapple.com