Bonnie Malmat, I trust that this is a proper inquiry properly addressed. Question: What is the surname of Catharine -? married to: My own GGGF JACOB CLOPPER, b. 14 Dec 1805 nr Leitersburg, s/o Heinrich Klapper/Clopper & Barbara Ritter (1776-1858) married Catharine -?, before 1834, she b. 31 Dec 1804, d- 19 Jan 1858 in Blairs Valley & bur. St Peters Lutheran, Clear Spring. Jacob appears in the following censuses: 1820 FranCoPa, Washington twp, apparently near Wingerton, as dependent w/m. 1830 FranCoPa, ditto, but as head of household, with Barbara Clopper, age 54. 1860 WashCoMd, Blair's Valley, with four children, but no spouse. Jacob's brother is buried at Stateline Union Church, his mother at Jacob's Church, Leitersburg. It would seem that they were married after the 1830 census and before the birth of their first child, John (my GGF), b- 27 Jun 1834. Given the locations lived, they could have been married on either side of the stateline anywhere between South Mountain and Blair's Valley. Barbara Ritter was Lutheran, but Jacob & Catharine's children were: Church of God in BV, Ch of the Brethren, Broadfording and Brethren in Christ, Welsh Run. Sorry for the lenghtly ask, but as you can see this ones difficult. I cannot find their marriage at the Ct Hs in Hagerstown and as you know the marriage records from that period in FranCoPa were burned. with thanks for your consideration, Jack Clopper in Alexandria, VA