This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mertes,Gesellchen.Weber,Schmitz Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jEC.2ACE/151.799.916.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for your note. It looks like the Nicholas you referred to was born too late. The one we are looking for would have been born about 1830-1850 or so. This may be hard to find as the name Nicholas was also very common it seems!