This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SCHEER, MERTEN, MERTENS, DRAHEIM, BRYANT, WEIGMANN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CRFBAEB/111 Message Board Post: My mother's grandparents are Christian (DOB 9-7-1844) and Caroline (nee Krueger) (DOB 4-4-1847) Scheer both were born in Germany and were married in Germany (date unknown) . They lived in Detroit, Michigan They had 7 children: 1. Gustave Scheer 10-09-1869 died in Germany 2. Anna Scheer B:10-03-1870 D: 1955 married to Frederick Merten 3. Marie (Mary) 09-19-72 marrried to Frederick Draheim 10-21-1896 NO CHILDREN 4. Margaret Scheer DOB (05-01-1874) 5. Louise (Lizzie) Scheer DOB (01-03-1876) Died 11-22-1987 married to Henry Wiegmann had two girls Mildred DOB (4-20-1905) Ruth DOB (12-20-1901) 6. Paul Scheer DOB (03-31-1881) married to Grace Bryant had a son Wesley DOB (3-22-1906) 7. Clara Scheer DOB (09-18-2883) Died (03-20-1911) married Henry George Mertens DOB (05-05-1879) Died (07-25-1956) This is as far back as I can get in researching this family. Would appreciate any input from the States or Germany if any of this is linked to your trees.