Thanks, Karen. Will pursue this further. Very interesting. Herb WSIEBRASS@aol.com wrote: Herb - I Just thought I'd mention that I've come across a very similar surname also in the old German church records of First St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chicago. I thought I remembered seeing it, and just checked the online index and I was correct. There are two TESCHE entries and one TESCH entry (which appears to be the same family) in the online index, all from 1849-1850. It's possible there may be more entries of interest on the actual microfilm, which can you request and view at your local LDS Family History center. The online index is found at: _http://www.karensgen.com/buch/illinois/chicago/first/firststpaul.php_ (http://www.karensgen.com/buch/illinois/chicago/first/firststpaul.php) Just thought I'd mention. This may not be your family, but TESKE and TESCHE are certainly close phonetically, and to me at least, this isn't all that common a surname. Cheryl S. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message