KRAEUTER Wilhelm; PRU,DEU>MD,USA>VA,USA; 1812-1866 I am seeking information on the ancestors of Wilhelm KR"AUTER (also spelled KRAEUTER), b. 27 Jan 1812 in Niedergirmes, County Wetzlar, Kingdom of Prussia. Wilhelm emigrated to Baltimore, Maryland, USA sometime before 1837 and was married there to Dorothea Sophia BUSCH on 8 Oct 1837. Almost immediately he and Dorothea moved to Wheeling, Virginia (later, WV), USA, where Wilhelm established a business as a manufacturer of cutlery and surgical instruments. He died in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA on 16 Jul 1866. So far as I know, Wilhelm and Dorothea had only one child, Karl Albert Kryter, b. 1847 in Wheeling, Virginia (later to become West Virginia). If any of these names are familiar to you and you can provide additional information on these KR"AUTER and BUSCH families, please contact: Robert C. Kryter, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. RKryter@aol.com