Since the Smothers name, at least in our line appears to trace back to Smeathers to Smathers to Smithers to Schmetters or Schmedders.....this is really a good site to figure out why the German way sometimes used for instance, Jurg or Anna or Maria so often in front of more than 1 child in the family. Nena http://www.fuldaohio.com/german_names.htm _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail