We are still searching for our long lost Marcus Holling who was born 20 July 1828 in Meldorf , Holstein, Denmark.. Now part of the Schleswig-Holstein area . The date of birth & place of birth for Marcus came from His own documents. His father was listed a Paul W. Holling And his mother was listed as Anna Laackman We have looked for records of this family and have not found Anything. I found in the IGI this morning a marriage entry as follows: Anna Laackmann / Paul Jahn 10 Oct 1821 Meldorf, Schleswig Holstein Prussen Is it possible that the surname Holling could be a farm name ? I know in Norway That often the family would take on the farm name as a surname. Was that The practice in this area during this time? Pat Holling La Center, Washington USA