Please bear with me here..... My 4th gr-grandparents were William & Mary (Ebert) LUBACH. They settled in the town of Scott sometime between 1856 & 1860. They have at least three kids: Carl/Charles (b. 1854 Prussia - my line), William (b. 1856 Prussia), and Louise (b. 1858 WI). William died in 1865 while serving in the civil war. It looks like Mary re-married to her neighbor, Ludwig BACKHAUS, in 1867. His 1st wife was named Henrietta. In the 1870 Census, Ludwig & Mary have a son named Edward who was born in 1862. Is Edward a Lubach or a Backhaus?? Mary's daughter Louise is listed with the family under the surname Backhaus NOT Lubach - that's why the surname of Edward is in question. Where would I write for birth records to find out whether Edward is the son of William & Mary LUBACH or Ludwig & Henrietta BACKHAUS? Thanks, Tina