M Hess, The earliest I find a BOCKHORST in Hamilton County is in 1850 census records but no Anna or Catherine is listed: Gerrard Bockhorst, Cincinnati Ward 9, Hamilton Co., OH b. abt. 1822 Germany Mary Bockhorst, Cincinnati Ward 9, Hamilton Co., OH, b. abt. 1822 Germany The first Anna BOCKHORST that shows up is in the 1870 MO census The first I find a Catherine BOCKHORST is in the 1860 MO census in St. Louis. She's age 25, born 1834 in Hanover, Germany. In the 1900 census there's an Anna BOCKHORST in Cincinnati, but the index says she's born 1882 in Ohio. Marilyn --------------original message------------------- In a message dated 8/20/2005 10:17:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, MHess138@aol.com writes: I am looking for any information on this family. In particular one Catherine/Anna Bockhorst born about 1830 or so. She may have been born in Germany. M Hess