Hello , I am having a terrible time finding out anything out about my 2nd great grandparents, any/all suggestions most welcomed, ( but I don't read German) JOHANNES HERMANN RALFS was born December 22, 1814 in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died February 03, 1891 in Oneida Twp., Tama Co., IA. He married ELSABEA MARGARETHA ELIZABETH EDENS Aft. 1855 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, daughter of PETER EDENS and ANNA SAACK. She was born April 07, 1824 in Busum, Schleswig- Holstein, Germany, and died August 22, 1906 in Oneida Twp., Tama Co., IA. ~Claire Grant Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search