In a message dated 12/11/2006 9:33:44 A.M. Central Standard Time, el_white3800@hotmail.com writes: Did any of your Diederich line marry into a KOLBET/ KOLBERT ( K interchangeable with C) and go to Iowa?? mid to late 1800's? I think Diederich is a common name in the Trier area. I have done just a little research on this line as Kolbet / LICHTER is my husband's main line. Hi Ellen, I'm sorry, I never came across that name. One of the men who married into a line came from Colburg - a town. It would be nice if we could someday connect all the Diederich/Dietrich lines. My family changed their name to Dietrich over here. Ruth