Searching for connections, ancestors & descendants of the following, all believed to be in the Rock Island (Moline?) Illinois area in the mid-late 1800s. Some moved to New Orleans LA by 1890s John Joseph MEYERS married Mary CEARNS, believe in Illinois, in New Orleans by 1893. Their children (don't know birth order) are: >Harry Anthony MEYERS b.1893 New Orleans d. 1945 New Orleans > served in Rainbow Division in France in WWI Lizzie MEYERS Katie MEYERS Irma MEYERS Norma MEYERS William (Bill) MEYERS John MEYERS _______________________________ John Charles SWANSON married Elvina Sara RAMBARGER in Illinois. ***** Note of BAUMITTER next to SWANSON name in old hand- written notes. Not sure what it means. Possible that RAMBARGER is HUMBARGER - hard to decipher. ***** There were several children born to John Charles & Elvina Sara, the only name I know is >Lulu May (Lula Mae / Lula May) SWANSON b. August 1898 in Rock Island IL d. 1955 New Orleans LA _______________________________________________________ Children of Harry Anthony MEYERS and Lula Mae SWANSON all born in New Orleans LA in the decades 191x-192x. Now deceased children include: Harry (childless) John (2 children) Byron (3 children) Irene (7 children, 1 deceased) Milton (childless) Can't seem to find anything on my family. I'm not even clear on the original nationalities - I believed they were primarily Irish, with slight Dutch & German. Now I am thinking they were more German than anything? Thanks for help .... Mary A. atwood@garlic.com