Hi Mary Beth, I saw that you had folks in Santa Clara County and when I did the Quandt lookup in Santa Clara County....and the Harder's.....well I found a marriage cert for you from Santa Clara county that has both Harder and Quandt in it. Couldn't be that much of a coincidence!! Otto Henry Harder age 30 born California, resident of Soledad California 1st marriage father Henry Harder born Germany mother Emilie Quandt born Germany married on September 3, 1920 Beth McCann age 30 resident of San Francisco 2nd marriage father John Krumholz born Germany mother Johanna Janicke born Germany witness Mrs. Mary Schmidt Hope this helps in some way Perrin At 07:15 PM 2/15/01 -0900, Sid Michaels wrote: > > > Hello everyone. > > My great-grandfather, Henry Harder arrived in California in 1856. He was > settled in San Jose in 1871. Between 1856 and 1871 we are not sure where he > was, but a family member told my father once that Henry had worked in Death > Valley during those years. Is there anyone who has any ideas where to look > to possibly confirm this information? > > Thanks. > > Mary Beth > > > >