Esther: Where did you find the name "Tamov?" I.e., was it census records, marriage records? The reason I am asking is that there is a great problem with understanding some of that old handwriting, especially with "flourished" letters. For example, could it have been "Tamar" which is a common name in Pennsylvania, "Tamer" or even "Sarah" (although more unlikely)? Here's an example for handwriting gone amok: In the census records in Virginia in 1840, we were very curious to see that the transcribers had listed a "Gott Sharp" living close to my husband's g-g-g-grandfather and uncle. I ran to the library, got a copy of the sheet and studied it for hours with a magnifying glass. Knowing that the word "Gott" is "God" in German, this was all the more puzzling. Suddenly, one evening I cried out in recognition of what had happened. It wasn't "Gott" after all -- it was "G.M." (Grandison M. -- our 3-g) written with such a flourish that the transcriber had misinterpreted it. I just ran a search on FamilyTreeMaker for Tamov anything, and not one hit. Several hits on "Tamar." *Tons* of Sharps in Pennsylvania, especially Philadelphia. I would suggest you look up the 1850 census records to find a girl named something that looks like "Tamov" (more likely Tamar) who would be between 15 and 20 years of age in 1850 (was that her first child born in 1858?). Good luck! :o) Priscilla