This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wendel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/138.0.9.1 Message Board Post: Hi Mr. Wendel - I am researching the Wendels and I believe this may be my line. Working backwards; my grandmother was Nettie Lee Wendel of Gonzales, Texas. I have been told that her father was Otto and his father was Frank (Franz). The family may have come from Colorado County. Any help would be appreciated