On Jun 15, 2011, at 11:27 AM, Diane Worth wrote: > Emma, the wife of Carl Abrahams (1836-) was born in Rostock on 19 November 1853. Can anyone please give me any idea how to trace her maiden name please? Did she and Carl live in the U.S. at any point? If so, what state? Perhaps her death record (if you know when and where it happened) would have her father's surname. If she lived and died in Rostock, you'd have to seek a death record there. Did she marry in Rostock or in the U.S.? Marriage records usually carry the surname of the bride. Regards, Debra MacLaughlan-Dumes http://sakionline.net/familypage