This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BZJBAEB/201.1.1 Message Board Post: can you find on your books, a Peter William Stephan b abt 1836. married Helen Tinnes of Germany b abt 1869, had what looks like 7 kids, but due to the age, could have married into the family. William 1857, Louise 1861, Jennie, Leone , Henry, John 1871 and George 1874. they would have migrated around 1873-1879 to the US. as you said, there is no telling how they spelled the last name. i would be happy just to know for sure what town they came from.