Mary Fran, Thanks so much for the info. I will try to email her. Although I have quite a bit of information for my 3rd great grandparents in Pittsburgh, I still can't find where he came from in Germany. Maybe Amy has some ideas of where I can search next or if she's still working as a genealogist, I can hire her. There may be some records there in PA that I haven't thought about searching yet. In any case, thank you for the information. You've been very helpful! Carol in California