This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3dB.2ACI/5999.1.1.1 Message Board Post: If J. Frederick was not born in Franklin Co. then he can't be a direct descendent of Peter Earhart. He could be related and maybe that's why he went to Franklin Co. But the connection would be back in Germany or Alsace Lorraine.