This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nZB.2ACE/92.1 Message Board Post: My grandfather's brother was Charles, born near Traer, Iowa in 1870. The sr. Joseph Peshel (Peshal)came from Bohhemia in 1866. Other brothers and cousins' names included, Frank,Peter,Ludwig. Are your relatives from Czechoslovakia? There are Peshels around Ely, Minnesota .too. dolleemnu@