Dear List, Bonnie from Minnesota contacted me looking for her Ggrandfather, Gerhard Henry Thole. From the census she located Gerhard's parents in Ohio. I would bet that this family came through Cincinnati. > Dear Mike, Thank you for your suggestions. Last night I looked at > the 1880 census for Minnesota, Lynden Township and found some helpful > info. It would appear that my greatgrandfather Gerhard Henry Thole > was born in Ohio in September 1855 and that he was the son of G.H. > Thole born in Prussia in 1828. G.H. Thole married Anna H. and she was > also born in Prussia in 1827. Got any good ideas on sources of > information on Prussia? Thanks, Bonnie Does anyone have a G. H. and Anna H. (_______) Thole who might fit this family? Mike -- Michael J. Gough [email protected]