Hello, I’m trying to find informations about my great-grandfather Peter Marx Toval ELVERS and his life in the USA. He lieved in Sheboygan township with his (half-)brothers and their familys. I’ve got the following informations: He was born at the 21.10.1875 in Itzehoe in the north of Germany. With his wife Elisabeth Anna Christina Hartmann he has got 4 children: Heinz, * 1906, my grandmother Adda Christa, * 1909, Gerda, * 1911 and Ilse, * 1920. They lived in Flensburg. In 1928 (I don’t know the exactly date.) my great-grandfather immigrated without his family to Sheboygan. His family should come after him, but they don’t do it. The marriage of Toval and Elisabeth wasn’t divorced. One or more (half-) brothers of him immigrated before him in the USA and he was going to them. The only half-brother I know was Heinrich Friedrich Gustav Elvers. He immigrated with his wife Christine in 1881 to the USA. I believe they have 2 sons: Henry, * 1886, and Arthur, * 1889. Henry was married with Regina and they have a son who is called Alvin, * 1915. The name of Arthur’s wife was Fanny. I don’t know anything about children. My great-grandfrather was a painter; perhaps he has worked for his brothers or nephews who should have a company. In 1930 he lives with his nephew Henry and his family in the Georgia Ave. in Sheboygan township. Arthur and Gustav live with their familys in the city, too. In the 40th or 50th years my great-grandfather makes suicide; I don’t know the exactly date and reason. Do you perhaps know the persons or the names I told you? It would be very nice if you can help me to find any informations about my great-grandfather and his family. Thanks a lot for help. regards Britta mailto:Britta.Bielfeldt@t-online.de http://Britta.Bielfeldt.bei.t-online.de - Ahnenforschung in Schleswig-Holstein und Sachsen