In a message dated 3/11/2008 1:29:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Have never seen the names of his parents before and on this record, they were listed as August MEYER and Dora KANDELDAD, both born in Germany ---------------------------------- Hi Ann, FWIW, I did a google search and ancestry search for the surname KANDELDAD and came up with no results anywhere. The closest result at ancestry was Kandelmeyer or Kundelmeyer. If it was a legitimate surname, it surely would have shown up somewhere -- even at a German web site. I'm inclined to think it's either a typo, was mis-transcribed, misspelled or written phonetically. Just my thoughts, Marilyn **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)