Thank you Mary Ann.  I have been using the long weekend to do some research, and have now become more interested in knowing if Mary Ann Funk is related to Bishop Christian Funk, who was responsible for the "Funkite" Mennonite movement.  Regarding Jacob Ulmer, I am obtaining obituaries from Louisville, KY German newspapers, and church records which will should be helpful. My primary conundrum for now - Are my Jacob Ulmer and the Jacob Ulmer who married Mary Wolf the same person.  I appreciate having this listserv available, and may post again when I have a more specific question. Thanks again for your help!   From: "palancas-request@rootsweb.com" <palancas-request@rootsweb.com> To: palancas@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, September 5, 2011 3:00 AM Subject: PALANCAS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 59 Today's Topics:   1. Re: ULMER WOLF FUNK (Mary Ann Thurmond) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 14:44:22 -0700 From: "Mary Ann Thurmond" <mary9999@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] ULMER WOLF FUNK To: "Christi Ulmer" <ulmermail@yahoo.com>, <palancas@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1CE60FFC9715468BA6447BECDF334058@D5H7G091> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="iso-8859-1" Christi, I did a quick check on www.familysearch.org and found that the state of PA is paved with Jacob Ulmer/Uhlmer/Ullmers.  There were some who could be your ancestor but it would be better for you to go the site than for me to second-guess who might be yours.  The site is on several months old but they have a lot of material on there already---and it increases as fast as the transcribers can get it done.  It's a great site (and free).  One of the things I really like about it is that you put in given name, surname, "Place" which works best for place of birth, and a date range and hit "Search."  This site has much larger parameters than most so sometimes it gives you way more than you can reasonably search but it is sorted by closest matches first, so when it gets to the point that you don't think searching any longer is going to be productive, you can just go search something else.  In many cases an image of the original can be accessed and copied---at no cost.  I've found a lot ! of great information here but it all depends on volunteers transcribing and submitting records.  Good luck.   ----- Original Message -----   From: Christi Ulmer   To: Mary Ann Thurmond ; palancas@rootsweb.com   Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:53 AM   Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] ULMER WOLF FUNK   According to the information on Ancestry.com - (I have contacted the owner of this tree with no success in gaining more info):   Jacob Ulmer-born 1839 in Columbia, Lancaster, PA   Mary Ann Wolf (1839-1896)-Father-Benjamin Wolf (1802-1876) and mother Mary Ann Funk (1813-1892).   Although the Wolf and Funk ancestors are listed in this tree, there is no ancestry listed for Jacob Ulmer.    Thanks for any help.   Christi Ulmer   From: Mary Ann Thurmond <mary9999@pacbell.net>   To: Christi Ulmer <ulmermail@yahoo.com>; palancas@rootsweb.com   Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:32 PM   Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] ULMER WOLF FUNK   Christi,   Do you have any approximate years of birth or death, and location of births? It would be very helpful to narrow down searches. Thanks.   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christi Ulmer" <ulmermail@yahoo.com>   To: <PALANCAS@rootsweb.com>   Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6:24 PM   Subject: [PALANCAS] ULMER WOLF FUNK   Hello - I am new to this list. Seeking information on my ancestors Jacob Ulmer and Mary Ann Wolf. Mary Ann's father was Benjamin Wolf and mother was ? Funk. I have been at a dead end with my Ulmer family for more than 15 years. Recently, we came across an old photo of Mary Ulmer-on the back it noted that she was Mary Ann Wolf, Jacob's wife. Her father was Benjamin Wolf and mother's last name was Funk. I found this family on Ancestry.com living in Lancaster PA. I had never heard of a connection with Lancaster in the past. I know nothing more than that about this Jacob Ulmer, but would love to know more. My Ulmer family has lived in Louisville KY for several generations. There is some connection with Cincinatti as well. Any help/guidance is appreciated.   Thanks,   Christi Ulmer   -------------------------------   To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ To contact the PALANCAS list administrator, send an email to PALANCAS-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PALANCAS mailing list, send an email to PALANCAS@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PALANCAS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 59 ***************************************