Dear Bob, I am searching for the Voss surname as a favor to my mother-in-law. She came here from Bremen Germany in 1951. Whenever I get a bite on Voss or Ellinghausen, I talk to her on the weekends about it. She lives in Salem, Ore. and we talk then. She is a very thrifty German lady and only believes on talking on the phone on Sunday. Regardless who is paying for the call. An interesting side light to this conversation has to do with my searching for Andy Rooney's history. Andy was a tent mate of Ernie Pyle in Africa and I was looking for comments from him. When I searched the 'net' for information concerning Andy, I came across a website about the "Writing 69th" a group of correpondents flying missions on our bombers during world war II. It was an unbelievable story seen through the eye's of a bomber surviver, the Luftwaffe pilot that shot the B-24 down and the owner of the farm where the plane crashed. This happened with-in walking distance of my mother-in-laws farm and is a vivid memory of the war for her. Her maiden name was Ramke and the farm is still in the family. It is at a place called Oldenburg. It really was a small world then. Any way thanks for letting me ramble and keep a sharp eye out for my gggg-grandparents from VA. or PA. I'll let you know about Voss! Talk to you later. Ron Pyle ---------- | From: "Robert \"Bob\" Shepherd" <rshepherd@shastalink.k12.ca.us> | To: piguy@goldrush.com | Subject: (no subject) | Date: Tuesday, August 19, 1997 6:11 PM | | Hi Ron | | I remember you from your help on my Pyles. | | how are you? | | i am interested in a Voss, Catherine Ann, born 1831. She came from | Germany to the United States. They settled in Minnesota. She died 1908. | | By chance you recognize her?? | | Bob Shepherd | Cottonwood CA | rshepherd@shastalink.k12.ca.us | |