In a message dated 10/25/1999 7:09:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lmiller@worldnet.att.net writes: < Found this on Wetzel Co., W.Va. site. < < Catherine Shuman, b 1749 Germany, d 21 Apr 1821 < m John Cunningham 5 June 1769, Philadelphia, Pa. < < 1.James Cunningham < 2. Robert Cunningham < 3. David Cunningham < 4. Ezekiel Cunningham < 5. John V. Cunningham < 6. Joshua Cunningham < 7. Elizabeth Cunningham < < < Bruce -- Is this possibly your Catharina, dau. of Johan and Anna ? In a word, 'no'. Johann Georg and Anna Barbara were not married until 1 November, 1757. Catharina, their first daughter, was born in Lancaster Co., PA., not in Germany, and married Henry? GINGRICH in Lititz before 1804. They were located in Davidson Co., TN. sometime before that date, based on the birth of their daughter, Nancy, in that location in 1804. The Catharine you found, likewise, cannot be the sister of Peter Shuman, who arrived with him at Philadelphia in 1740, since the given date of birth follows the date of arrival by nine years. I can't rule out the possibility that this Catharine could be a daughter of Peter, but then there are also a large number of alternate possibilities as well. Thanks for the data, though. I'll keep it in my file just in case I can later find some reference that might connect this family. Bruce Shuman BAShuman@aol.com