Dear Patt, Volume I of the Ensch (1987) re-edition of Gonner (1889) lists a Peter Hentges of North Washington, IA (p. 239) and a Franz Hentges of St. Cloud, MN (0. 239). Volume II of the Ensch re-edition based on Gonner lists numerous Hentges families (see pages 169-170). This index lists appearances of the Hentges surname in the <Luxemburger Gazette> (LG), a newspaper published in Dubuque IA. Dates are listed day/month/year. For example: Nicholas: 7 names and approximately 20 references to times that name appears in the LG. Mathias: one name with these LG dates: 7/12/1856 p.5 9/3/1909 p. 5 Peter: one name with these LG dates: 20/5/1890 p.5 11/11/1890 p.5 24/0/1894 p.4 9/6/1908 p.5 10/10/1911 p.7 9/11/1916 p.5 Currently, there are Hentges families in Alton (Sioux County) and Le Mars (Plymouth County), Iowa. It might be worth your time to check the web for phone numbers/addresses. A high school classmate of mine, Charlie Hentges, originally from Alton, might know more: hentgesc@aol.com You might also want to make queries in guest books at these web sites: Luxembourg on My Mind: http://members.aol.com/VailCorp/lux.html by Fausto Gardini Genelux: http://www.eskimo.com/~lisanne/index.html by Lisa Oberg Best of luck in your search, Suzanne Bunkers