Hello List, My name is Mitch Trier. As I am now to the list, the best way to introduce myself is to list the family of the immigrant ancestor in my family. I am researching TRIERWEILER, KNOPE, JACOBS, and BUNGERT - all in the Stevens Point, WI area around the turn of the century. Family of Peter Trierweiler Sr 1. PETER1 TRIERWEILER SR was born June 08, 1840 in Germany, and died March 18, 1924. He married (1) ANNA M TRIERWEILER. He married (2) KATHERINE (JACOBS) TRIERWEILER. Children of PETER TRIERWEILER and KATHERINE TRIERWEILER are: i. KATHERINE (TRIERWEILER)2 PAULUS, b. May 01, 1869, Stevens Point, WI; d. May 17, 1958; m. NICHOLAS PAULUS, July 03, 1901. ii. PETER TRIERWEILER JR, b. April 13, 1871, Sharon, WI; d. August 29, 1950, Stevens Point, WI; m. FRANCES (ADAMS) TRIERWEILER, October 06, 1901, WI. iii. ANNA (TRIERWEILER) HIGGINS, b. September 28, 1873; d. February 01, 1957; m. LAWRENCE HIGGINS. iv. MARY (TRIERWEILER) SAVELKOUL, b. December 28, 1875; d. 1961; m. MATHIAS SAVELKOUL. v. NICHOLAS PETER TRIERWEILER, b. August 30, 1876, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI; d. March 26, 1958, Denver, CO; m. (1) ANNA ELIZABETH (KNOPE) TRIERWEILER, September 04, 1900, WI; m. (2) MATHILDA 'TILLIE' CATHERINE (DORN) TRIERWEILER, September 01, 1937, Stanley, WI. I am descended through v. Nicholas. I would love to hear from anyone who sees something familiar in this family or has family that came from the Trier area of Germany to Northern, WI. Mitch Trier POB 415 Lisle, IL 60532 paxpooh@aol.com