I'm researching AMBS/ARNDT/BLATTNER/HAACK/KIEFER/RANARD/WEISHAAR/WOLFF/WOLF/WOLFE/YOST My WOLFF/WOLF/WOLFE ancestors emigrated from Schonenbourg, Weissembourg, Alsace to America ca 1842, settled in Bloom, Cook Co., IL and then went to Minnesota in the mid-1880's, settling on farms near St. Peter, Nicollet Co., MN and in Osseo, Hennepin Co., MN. The name shows as WOLFF in the 1836 Census of Schoenenbourg, Weissembourg, Alsace. It then shows as WOLF in early U.S. Census reports, and later, as WOLFE in birth, marriage and death certificates, with one exception. The second son, Michael, appears to have kept the name WOLF (as shown on his tombstone) although part of his descendents changed it to WOLFE. Immigrant ancestor 1..Joseph WOLFF, b ca 1802, Schoenenbourg, Weissembourg, Alsace-Lorraine d. ca 1843, Bloom, Cook Co., IL ...+Marie Josephine BLATTNER in Alsace-Lorraine, b ca 1807, Alsace-Lorraine, d 17 Feb 1936 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN ..2...Mary Ann WOLFF/WOLF, b ca 1827, Schonenbourg, Weissenbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, d 2 July 1888 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN (She is "Marie Anne" on the 1836 Schonenbourg Census.) ......+John Henry HAACK, b ?? Germany d. ? Jan 1860 Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet Co, MN ......3...They had 9 children, 1 b in IL, 5 (possibly 6 in IN and 2 (possibly 3) in Nicollet Co, MN ..2...Thrse WOLFF, b ca 1835, Schonenbourg, Weissemboug, Alsace-Lorraine No additional information on this child. ..2...Joseph M WOLFF/WOLF/WOLFE, b 10 Feb 1832, Schoenenbourg, Weissembourg, Alsace d 11 Apr 1907 St. Peter, Nicollet Co, MN .......+ Katherine BIEHN, b 27 Aug 1830 Riedseltz, Alsace-Lorraine d 4 May 1919 Traverse Township, Nicollet Co, MN m 10 Nov 1858 New Strassburg, Cook Co, IL ......3...They had 7 children, all born in Nicollet Co, MN ..2...Michael WOLFF/WOLF, b ca 1836, Schonenbourg, Weissembourg Alsace d 29 Sept 1897 St. Peter, Nicollet Co, MN ......+ Mary PHILLIPS, b 14 Aug 1847 Prussia d 24 Aug 1933 St. Peter, Nicollet Co, MN m ca 1865 St. Peter, Nicollet Co, MN ......3...They had 14 children, all born in Nicollet Co, MN ..2...Catherine WOLFF/WOLF b 19 July 1939, Schoenenbourg, Weissembourg, Alsace d. 23 June 1909 Osseo, Hennepin Co, MN ......+ Michael WEISHAAR, b 29 Sept 1834 Alsace-Lorraine d 20 Mar 1904 Osseo, Hennepin Co., MN m ca 1859, Cook Co, IL ......3..They had 9 children - 1 b in Cook Co, IL, 8 in Osseo, Hennepin Co, MN ..2...Victoria WOLFF/WOLF, b ca 1842, Schoenenbourg, Weissembourg, Alsace ......+ (?) ARNDT (no dates known) No other information is currently available on this sibling. ..2...John WOLF(WOLFE), b 20 Sept 1843, Bloom, Cook Co, IL d 26 Mar 1933, Traverse Township, Nicollet Co, MN ......+ Sarah KIEFER, b. 4 April 1850, Franklin, Milwaukee Co., WI d 3 Jan 1922, Traverse Township, Nicollet Co, MN m 30 Nov 1869, Osseo, Hennepin Co, MN They had 11 children - 3 b in Osseo, Hennepin Co., MN and 8 b in Traverse, Nicollet Co., MN. They are my great-grandparents. -- Helen YOST JOHNSON Helen@mindstorm-inc.com RESEARCHING: AMBS/ARNDT/BLATTNER/HAACK/KIEFER/RANARD/WEISHAAR/WOLFF/WOLF/WOLFE/YOST -- Helen Johnson helen@mindstorm-inc.com