I have been unable to trace my great-great grandparents: Carson Ohm, born abt. 1832, d. 1911. Family report (notes of Jennie Smith Ohm, ca. 1942) is that he came from Schleswig, through NY and then PA. He is buried in Audubon, IA, USA. Carson's wife, Mary Henning (poss. Marie), born abt. 1844 in Holstein?, d. 1915 also buried in Audubon, IA. Also according to Jennie Smith's notes: Will Henning was Mary's brother. He lived in Eastern Iowa or Illinois. Carson and Mary lived in Manning, Iowa Carroll, IA is the county seat. And Carson had a brother named Pete Ohm, who was in the Union Army. Pete's daughters were Edith Darlin, Minnie and Millie. Edith's daughter is Ruth Taggert. Carson & Mary had 14 children: George Andrew Ohm (1866-1936) m. Elizabeth Jennie Smith (1877-1960) were my great grandparents Love to hear from some family. Melanie Ohm ----- Original Message ----- From: Hans-Peter Voss <Hans-Peter.Voss@t-online.de> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 11:46 PM Subject: [S-H-RTS] Admin message Dear Members of the SH-ROOTS-list, We have now a total of 633 subscribers. The fluctuation is very high, as each day 2 or more members unsubscribe and 2 or more new ones subscribe. I invite you to sent a so called roll call about your ancestors and/or about the dead ends of your research in the next 14 days. Please list as much information as possible, e.g. full names, birth places, and names of parents. Thank you. Regards, Hans Peter Voss ; Admin SH-ROOTS-list