Jo, Have you tried finding the birthplace of Samuel Muster? Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz lists only three locations where the name held citizenship before 1800 and before the emigration date you give. Canton Aargau Densbüren Canton Bern Hasle bei Burgdorf Lützelflüh My own limited experience indicates that for a marriage of common persons in Switzerland, in order of probability, spouses came from: a) the same village b) a nearby village c) farther away So, if you find the village Samuel Muster was from, you may find the birth record of Susanna Koernslur/Kun___/K___, or you may find birth records for Samuel and Susanna's children which give a clue to where she was from. You should reset your computer's clock. Three messages from you are dated Dec. 31, 1969 at 7:00 P.M. My inbox is sorted in date-time order, so your messages appear at the beginning of my inbox list, before other messages I have not dealt with. The point is that some list members may not notice your messages. Lyle G. Hartman Landenberg, Pennsylvania