0 HEAD 1 SOUR PAF 2 NAME Personal Ancestral File 2 VERS 5.2.18.0 2 CORP The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 3 ADDR 50 East North Temple Street 4 CONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 4 CONT USA 1 DEST PAF 1 DATE 19 Jan 2005 2 TIME 16:33:33 1 FILE amhaus.ged 1 GEDC 2 VERS 5.5 2 FORM LINEAGE-LINKED 1 CHAR UTF-8 1 LANG English 1 SUBM @SUB1@ 0 @SUB1@ SUBM 1 NAME Gerald Kattke 1 ADDR 324 Green Valley Drive 2 CONT Naperville 2 CONT IL 60540 2 CTRY USA 1 PHON 630 357 3162 1 EMAIL g.kattke@ieee.org 0 @I137@ INDI 1 NAME Lorraine /Amhaus/ 2 SURN Amhaus 2 GIVN Lorraine 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 10 Sep 1924 2 PLAC Chicago, Illinois 1 DEAT 2 DATE 26 May 2002 1 _UID 90021EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637CBAB 1 FAMC @F67@ 1 NOTE Attended Wright Junior College on Austin Ave 2 CONT 2 CONT Lorraine Tracy 2 CONT Daily Herald 2 CONT May 28, 2002 2 CONT Lorraine Tracy of South Elgin for three years 2 CONT Memorial services for Lorraine Tracy, 77, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Laird Funera 2 CONC l Home, 310 S. State St., Elgin. The Rev. Thomas Niermann will officiate. Born Sept. 10, 1924 2 CONC , in Chicago, the daughter of Martin and Alvina Amhaus, she passed away Sunday, May 26, 2002 2 CONC , at Alderwood Health Care Center. Burial will be private in Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst 2 CONC . Lorraine was a former employee of Hartford Insurance Co., prior to her retirement. She is s 2 CONC urvived by her daughter, Sharon Kattke of South Elgin; son, Kevin Tracy of Aurora; and seve 2 CONC n grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Alvina Tracy. Visitati 2 CONC on will be at the time of services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowe 2 CONC rs, memorials may be made to the Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin. Friends may visit ww 2 CONC w.dailyherald.com/obits to express condolences and sign the guest book. For more funeral info 2 CONC rmation, (847)741-8800. 1 CHAN 2 DATE 19 Jan 2005 3 TIME 16:33:20 0 @I143@ INDI 1 NAME Martin /Amhaus/ 2 SURN Amhaus 2 GIVN Martin 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1878 2 PLAC Illinois 1 _UID 9C021EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637D76B 1 FAMS @F67@ 1 FAMC @F69@ 1 NOTE 1920 census, soundex (LDS 1824298) 2 CONT Anhaus, Martin v120 ed 2211 sheet 4 line 20 2 CONT w, 42, born Illinois 2 CONT 1753 N. Sawyer Ave, Chicago 2 CONT Anhaus, Alvina, mother, 77, Germany, Na 2 CONT Hubel, Herietta, ni, 8, New York 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Jun 2004 3 TIME 18:26:14 0 @I144@ INDI 1 NAME Alvina D. /Busch/ 2 SURN Busch 2 GIVN Alvina D. 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 8 Feb 1896 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1989 1 _UID 9E021EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637D98B 1 FAMS @F67@ 1 FAMC @F70@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Mar 2004 3 TIME 21:19:11 0 @I533@ INDI 1 NAME George Karl /Amhaus/ 2 SURN Amhaus 2 GIVN George Karl 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 6 Nov 1840 2 PLAC Germany 1 DEAT 2 DATE 25 Apr 1916 2 PLAC Chicago, Cook, Illinois 1 _UID 67041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637A439 1 FAMS @F69@ 1 NOTE Death Record (from Illinois State Archives) 2 CONT Cook, Chicago, 1753 N Sawyer Ave, 35th Ward 2 CONT George Karl Amhaus 2 CONT male, white, married 2 CONT Born November 6, 1840; age 75y 5m 19d 2 CONT Cabinetmaker, retired 2 years 2 CONT born Germany 2 CONT father unknown; mother unknown; both born Germany 2 CONT informant Martin Amhaus, 1753 N Sawyer Ave 2 CONT buried St Lucas Cem April 29, 1916 2 CONT undertaker John M Pederson, 3042 Armitage Ave 2 CONT date of death Apr 25, 1916 2 CONT 2 CONT Assumed to be Martin Amhaus' father because Martin served as informant 2 CONT 2 CONT 1880 Federal census (soundex) A520 LDS 446680: 2 CONT Amhaus, Charles vol 14 ED 170 sheet 4 line 11 2 CONT white, male, 38, born Prussia 2 CONT 458 North Wells, Chicago, Cook county 2 CONT Alvine w 38 Prussia 2 CONT Martha d 7 IL 2 CONT Richard s 5 IL 2 CONT Martin s 3 IL 2 CONT 2 CONT Not in Cook County "Index to Marriage register Males 1871-1876" LDS 2 CONT 1288817 2 CONT 2 CONT No Amhaus in 1888 Chicago city directory (LDS 1376680) 2 CONT but in the 1894/5 city directory (LDS 1000751) we have 2 CONT Amhaus, Charles, cabinetmaker 2 CONT -Martin, cigarmaker 2 CONT -Richard, electrician, all three at 948 Mead 2 CONT In the 1896/7 city directory (LDS 1000752): 2 CONT Amhaus, Charles, cabinetmaker 2 CONT -Martin, clk 2 CONT -Richard, clk, all at 946 N Sawyer av 2 CONT 1900/01 Chicago city directory (LDS 1000754): 2 CONT Amhaus, Charles G, cabinetmaker (George Karl?) 2 CONT -- Charles T, printer (who is this?) 2 CONT --Martin A, molder 2 CONT --Richard O, printer all at 946 N Sawyer Av 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Jun 2004 3 TIME 18:25:36 0 @I539@ INDI 1 NAME /Alvina/ 2 SURN Alvina 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1843 2 PLAC Germany 1 _UID 6D041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637AA99 1 FAMS @F69@ 1 NOTE 1920 census (see notes from son Martin) 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Jun 2004 3 TIME 18:24:40 0 @I589@ INDI 1 NAME Henry /Busch/ 2 SURN Busch 2 GIVN Henry 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 13 Jun 1871 2 PLAC Germany 1 DEAT 2 DATE 15 Apr 1930 2 PLAC Hinsdale, DuPage county, Illinois 1 _UID 9F041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637DCB9 1 FAMS @F70@ 1 FAMC @F194@ 1 NOTE 1900 US census, DuPage county, Illinois, Downers Grove township,enumeration district number 2 2 CONC 8 (National Archives microfilm T623/298; atNichols Library, Naperville): 2 CONT Henry Busch, white, male, born June 1871, 28 years old, married (for 8years), born Germany, f 2 CONC ather and mother born Germany; immigrated 1888,inUS 12 years; naturalized; occupation mason 2 CONC ; can read, write, and speakEnglish; owned a home 2 CONT Lena, wife, white, female, born January 1872, 28 y old, married (for 8years), mother of 6 chi 2 CONC ldren, 5 now living, born Germany, parents bornGermany, can read, write, and speak English 2 CONT children (all born Illinois): 2 CONT Emma, May 1894 2 CONT William, Nov 1894 2 CONT Alvina, Feb 1896 2 CONT August, Sep 1898 2 CONT Lena, Mar 1900 2 CONT Just before Henry in the census (although in a different house and listedas a different famil 2 CONC y) is William Busch born Aug 1834, 65 y old, married2 years, immigrated 1889, in US 11 years 2 CONC ; and his wife Helena, born May1831, 69, mother of 2 children, one now living; any connection 2 CONC ? 2 CONT 2 CONT "DuPage County (IL) Marriages 1839-1906" (DuPage County GenealogicalSociety; at Nichols Libra 2 CONC ry, Naperville) lists Henry Busch and LenaBrouke, 06/19/1892, license 2584, vol 1 page 191 2 CONT 2 CONT 1910 US census, DuPage county, Illinois, Downers Grove township,enumeration district numbe 2 CONC r 3 (National Archives microfilm T624/286; atNichols Library, Naperville): 2 CONT Henry Busch, 39, married 9 years, born Germany, parents born Germany,immigrated 1886, natural 2 CONC ized 2 CONT Minnie, wife, 49, married 9 years, mother of 10 children, 1 now living,born Germany, parent 2 CONC s born Germany, immigrated 1870 (this must mean that Henry remarried in about 1901) 2 CONT children (all born Illinois): 2 CONT Willie, 14 2 CONT Alvina, 13 2 CONT August, 11 2 CONT Eddie, 8 (son of Minnie?) 2 CONT William Busch, 75, and his wife Lena, 80, married 50 years, appear inthis census too, just be 2 CONC fore Henry 2 CONT 2 CONT 1920 US census, DuPage county, Illinois, Downers Grove township,enumeration district numbe 2 CONC r 5 (National Archives microfilm T625/365; atNichols Library, Naperville): 2 CONT Henry Busch, 48, immigrated 1890, naturalized 1890, could read and write,born Germany, parent 2 CONC s born Germany, farmer 2 CONT wife Minnie, 57, immigrated 1871, naturalized, born Germany, parents bornGermany 2 CONT son Edward, 18, born Illinois, wood worker, wagon shop 2 CONT 2 CONT Hinsdale "Doings" Thursday, April 17, 1930, page 21 column 1 2 CONT ACUTE PNEUMONIA BRINGS DEATH TO HENRY BUSCH 2 CONT The death of Henry Busch, who has spent 42 years of his life in thisvicinity, occurred a 2 CONC t 8:30 o'clock, Tuesday evening, April 15, at hishome south of Clarendon Hills near Jackson f 2 CONC ollowing a short illness ofdouble pneumonia. 2 CONT Mr. Busch was born in Dubenses, Naustadar, in Germany, June 13, 1871,and in the spring o 2 CONC f 1888 he came to America and Hinsdale where he hasmade his home ever since. A few years afte 2 CONC r coming to this country hemarried Lena Brunke, and to them were born six children, four of w 2 CONC hom areliving. After the death of his first wife he married Minnie Soltwisch,in 1920, who di 2 CONC ed three years later, leaving a son, Edward Busch. 2 CONT The deceased is survived by his present wife, Catherine Blate Busch,five sons and daughter 2 CONC s: Edward Busch of Clay street, Hinsdale; Emma(Mrs. H. B. Weber) of Cortland, Neb.; Alvina (M 2 CONC rs Martin Anhaus) Chicago;William Busch, Casper, Wyo., and August Busch, Hinsdale; and an onl 2 CONC ysister, Mrs. Otto Wehrmeister, of Hinsdale. The late Fred Gliessmann,also of Hinsdale, wa 2 CONC s a half-brother of the deceased. 2 CONT The present funeral arrangements are for a 2 o'clock service from thehome Saturday afterno 2 CONC on and at 2:30 from the Evangelical Immanuel church,the Rev. A. Dreusicke, officiating, wit 2 CONC h burial at St. John's Cemetery.For further information, call 1191-M. 2 CONT 2 CONT Death record from Illinois State Archives: 2 CONT DuPage county, Hinsdale, Ill., Sanitarium 2 CONT Henry Busch, 55th and Jackson, Hinsdale, Ill. 2 CONT length of residence in place where death occured: 40 years 2 CONT how long in US if of foreign birth: 43 years 2 CONT male, white, married 2 CONT wife: Mrs. Catherine Busch 2 CONT date of birth: June 13, 1871 2 CONT age: 58 years, 10 months, 2 days 2 CONT occupation: brick layer 2 CONT birthplace: Germany 2 CONT father: William Busch, born Germany 2 CONT mother: Louisa Gliessmann, born Germany 2 CONT informant: Edward Busch, 60 S. Clay, Hinsdale, Illinois 2 CONT date of death: April 15, 1930 2 CONT place of burial: St. John 2 CONT undertaker: Geo. S. Pfiefer, Hinsdale 2 CONT 2 CONT "Dubenses, Naustadar" is almost surely Neustadt near Hannover, since his half brother Fred G 2 CONC liessman came from Mariensee and Fred's wife came from Borstel. 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Mar 2004 3 TIME 21:19:29 0 @I590@ INDI 1 NAME Lena /Brunke/ 2 SURN Brunke 2 GIVN Lena 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE Jan 1872 1 DEAT 2 DATE ABT 1901 1 _UID A0041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637DDC9 1 FAMS @F70@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Mar 2004 3 TIME 21:19:04 0 @I596@ INDI 1 NAME William /Busch/ 2 SURN Busch 2 GIVN William 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 13 Oct 1834 2 PLAC Germany 1 DEAT 2 DATE 3 Mar 1922 2 PLAC Hinsdale Illinois 1 _UID A6041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637E329 1 FAMS @F194@ 1 FAMC @F197@ 1 NOTE Hinsdale "Doings" Saturday, March 11, 1922 page 10 column 2 2 CONT WM. BUSCH DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER 2 CONT The death of Wm. Busch occurred last Friday, March 3 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fre 2 CONC d Nordmeier, S. Vine Street, at the age of 87 years. 2 CONT Mr. Busch was born in Germany and came to America in 1889. He is survived by two daughte 2 CONC rs and one son, Mrs. Nordmeier, Mrs. Otto Wehrmeister and Henry Busch all of Hinsdale. 2 CONT Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Lutheran church, at 2 o'clock, Rev. H 2 CONC . C. Guebert officiating. 2 CONT The remains were interred in the Lutheran cemetery. 2 CONT 2 CONT 1910 census, Downer's Grove twp, DuPage county, Illinois lists: 2 CONT Christ Busch, 51, widower, born Germany, to US 1882, naturalized, proprietor of grocery 2 CONT daughters Katherine, 20 and Henrietta, 18 2 CONT sons Walter, 16, Ernest, 13, Louis, 13 (children all born Illinois) 2 CONT 2 CONT see notes for daughter Louise for 1920 census entry 2 CONT 2 CONT Death certificate from Illinois State Archives: 2 CONT DuPage county, Hinsdale 2 CONT William BUSCH 2 CONT male, white, married 2 CONT born Oct 13, 1834, age 87y 4m 20d 2 CONT retired bricklayer 2 CONT born Germany 2 CONT father Dietrich Busch, born Germany 2 CONT mother Marie Bartels, born Germany 2 CONT informant Mrs. H. Seeseman 2 CONT date of death March 3, 1922 2 CONT cause of death pleuritic pneumonia; contributory fracture of lower 3 ribs 2 CONT physician Arthur J. Stuenkel, Hinsdale 2 CONT Buried Hinsdale German cemetery, undertaker Pfeifer 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Mar 2004 3 TIME 21:19:43 0 @I605@ INDI 1 NAME Marie Dorothea Louise /Gliessmann/ 2 SURN Gliessmann 2 GIVN Marie Dorothea Louise 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 23 Jan 1828 2 PLAC Mariensee, Hannover, Germany 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1898 2 PLAC Hinsdale, DuPage county, Illinois 1 _UID AF041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637ECB9 1 FAMS @F194@ 1 FAMC @F201@ 1 NOTE Betsey Heath Howes, 115 N Central, Plainfield, MA 01070(howes115@bcn.net) in a Jan 15, 1998 e 2 CONC mail note says that her full name was Marie Dorothea Louise Gliessmann and that the father o 2 CONC f her son Fred (actually Ferdinand August Freiderick Gliessmann) was Heinrich von Hahn. She i 2 CONC s the granddaughter of Ferdinand August Freiderick Gliessmann'seldest son Fred. 2 CONT 2 CONT From howes115@bcn.net Fri Jan 16 21:14:34 1998 2 CONT Return-Path: 2 CONT Received: from ihgp.ih.lucent.com by ihgp4.ih.lucent.com(SMI-8.6/EMS-1.3.1 sol2) 2 CONT id VAA19706; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 21:14:32 -0600 2 CONT Received: from ihig2.firewall.lucent.com by ihgp.ih.lucent.com(SMI-8.6/EMS-1.3.1 sol2) 2 CONT id VAA24924; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 21:14:32 -0600 2 CONT Received: by ihig2.firewall.lucent.com (SMI-8.6/EMS-L sol2) 2 CONT id VAA19238; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 21:05:19 -0600 2 CONT Received: by ihig2.firewall.lucent.com (SMI-8.6/EMS-L sol2) 2 CONT id VAA19229; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 21:05:18 -0600 2 CONT To: kattke@lucent.com 2 CONT Received: by ihgw2.lucent.com; Fri Jan 16 21:23 CST 1998 2 CONT Received: from default (ms2ip7.bcn.net [205.230.140.140]) byadams.berk.net (8.8.7/8.6.12) wit 2 CONC h ESMTP id WAA14959 for; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 22:14:23 -0500 (EST) 2 CONT Message-Id: <199801170314.WAA14959@adams.berk.net> 2 CONT Reply-To: 2 CONT From: "howes115" 2 CONT Original-To: 2 CONT Subject: Johann Jurgen GLIESSMANN 2 CONT Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 22:07:58 -0000 2 CONT X-MSMail-Priority: Normal 2 CONT X-Priority: 3 2 CONT X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1157 2 CONT MIME-Version: 1.0 2 CONT Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 2 CONT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 2 CONT Content-Length: 2747 2 CONT Status: R 2 CONT 2 CONT Hi Jerry, 2 CONT Here is what I have from my cousin Dan. He did find a Gliessmann in 2 CONT Mariensee (or that area) who ran a hotel or hostel and it was from him that 2 CONT this earliest data came. His name was Heinrich Gliessmann, Mariensee 2 CONT Germany. (it looks like bible entries to me) 2 CONT 2 CONT 1. Johann Jurgen Gliessmann 2 CONT b abt 1780 Mariensee 2 CONT m Luisa Christina Anna Margaretha Stahss (or Pabst - not sure) 2 CONT d unknown 2 CONT Children (undoubtedly more than this) 2 CONT 1. Freiderich Gliessmann b abt 1800 Mariensee 2 CONT 2 CONT 2. Freiderich Gliessmann 2 CONT b abt 1800 Mariensee 2 CONT m Catherine Marie Dorothea Kruse Dec 8 1820 pos Buren 2 CONT d unknown 2 CONT 2 CONT Catherine Marie Dorothea Kruse 2 CONT b abt 1800 Buren 2 CONT Children (all b Mariensee) 2 CONT 1. Marie Wilhelmine Caroline b Nov 16 1821 2 CONT 2. Philipp Ferdinand Wilhelm Ludwig b March 13 1823 2 CONT 3. Heinrich Carl Ludwig Wilhelm b May 14 1825 (this is the informants 2 CONT line, I think) m Anna Sophie Thies May 18 1851 (Heinrich) 2 CONT 4. Marie Dorothea Louise b Jan 23 1828 d 1898 Hinsdale IL m Wilhelm 2 CONT Busche (Louise) 2 CONT 5. Philip Heinrich Friederich b Feb 7 1830 (Friederich) 2 CONT 6. Heinrich Friederich Ludwig b March 7 1833 (Ludwig) 2 CONT 7. Friederich Wilhelm Ferdinand b June 16 1835 (Ferdinand) 2 CONT 8. Marie Dorothee Karoline b Oct 1838 (Marie) 2 CONT 9. Marie Louise Dorothee b July 21 1841 d infancy Sept 13 1841 2 CONT 10. Friederich Wilhelm Carl b April 6 1843 d March 11 1846 2 CONT 11. Dorothee Louise Sophie b Oct 13 1851 2 CONT 2 CONT 3. Marie Dorothea Louise Gliessmann 2 CONT b Jan 23 1828 Mariensee 2 CONT m Wilhelm Busche * 2 CONT d 1898 Hinsdale IL buried Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Hinsdale 2 CONT * Marie Dorothea Louise, known as Louise, had a child FerdinandAugust 2 CONT Friederich b Feb 7 1857 in Mariensee. The name of the father, accordingto 2 CONT my great aunt Hermine and grgr uncle Henry Homann was Heinrich Von Hahn b 2 CONT abt 1820 Hagen Germany, d Hagen and buried there. 2 CONT No further information on him yet. 2 CONT 2 CONT That's about it, except for the names that my grfa's sibs were known by - 2 CONT Lena, Minnie, Sophie, Hank, Bill, Hermine, and Lillian. Someone might 2 CONT remember them. Lillian and Hermine (Mina) both died within the last 5 2 CONT years. The only one to marry outside the German community was, you guessed 2 CONT it, my grandfather - who m Mary Imogene Lewis. Minnie and Sophie married 2 CONT brothers and moved to MO. The rest stayed pretty much in IL. We've all 2 CONT dispersed now, tho. 2 CONT 2 CONT I hope you find this interesting. I haven't gone through the German LDS 2 CONT data for at least a couple of years so there may be new information there. 2 CONT I also checked only under the spelling Gliessmann not on any of the 2 CONT variants that have shown up. 2 CONT 2 CONT I'm really looking forward to whatever you have to share. I can't wait to 2 CONT tell my mother. 2 CONT 2 CONT Betsey 2 CONT 2 CONT known as Louise 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Mar 2004 3 TIME 21:23:05 0 @I616@ INDI 1 NAME Freiderich /Gliessmann/ 2 SURN Gliessmann 2 GIVN Freiderich 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1800 2 PLAC Mariensee, Hannover, Germany 1 _UID BA041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637F769 1 FAMS @F201@ 1 NOTE Betsy Howes (Aug 2000, howes115@bcn.net) wrote: 2 CONT I'm still around, looking for GLIESSMANN data. I was reading through 2 CONT something my great aunt Hermine wrote and I saw, for the first time, I 2 CONT swear, the name Lulu Graeling. I've found the Lulu GLIESSMANN you and I were 2 CONT wondering about who is listed on the Du Page IL page. She was the first 2 CONT wife of my great uncle Henry Otto Alfred GLIESSMANN (aka Henry). One small 2 CONT puzzle solved. 2 CONT I have, however, another one. Do you know who Frieda, Ky and Art 2 CONT GLIESSMANN were? I heard from someone who lived across the street 2 CONT from this family (the father was named William), on Grant St in Hinsdale. 2 CONT The person who told me about them said the mother spoke very broken English. 2 CONT I'm sure I've heard of Frieda but the other names don't ring a bell. 2 CONT Any help from your recollections? 2 CONT One other bit of news is that I've put my database online at Rootsweb's 2 CONT World Connect. If you want to look at it, the database is called howesfam. 2 CONT There isn't much about the German part of my family, but there is some there. 2 CONT I also found out how our part of the family found out the name of Sophie's 2 CONT partner Von Hahn. Apparently my great-aunt went with her mother to visit her 2 CONT grmo Sophie (BUSCH) who was very ill. Sophie my grgrmo told them how sorry 2 CONT she was that she had not given her son his right name. She said that she and 2 CONT young Von Hahn were very much in love, and that he wanted to marry her, but 2 CONT she thought she was not good enough to marry into that family. Louise died 2 CONT soon after that according to gr aunt Hermine (abt 1900). In Hermine's 2 CONT writing is the name Heinrich Von Hahn, Captain in German Army. Take it for 2 CONT what it's worth. I've never been able to find this Capt Von Hahn. 2 CONT Hope you are well and do drop a line if you know anything about my newest puzzle. 2 CONT Betsey Howes, your distant cousin in MA 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Mar 2004 3 TIME 21:22:32 0 @I617@ INDI 1 NAME Catherine Marie Dorothea /Kruse/ 2 SURN Kruse 2 GIVN Catherine Marie Dorothea 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1800 2 PLAC Buren 1 _UID BB041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637F879 1 FAMS @F201@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Mar 2004 3 TIME 21:32:56 0 @I620@ INDI 1 NAME Dietrich /Busch/ 2 SURN Busch 2 GIVN Dietrich 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1810 2 PLAC Germany 1 _UID BE041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637FBA9 1 FAMS @F197@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Mar 2004 3 TIME 21:19:19 0 @I621@ INDI 1 NAME Marie /Bartels/ 2 SURN Bartels 2 GIVN Marie 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1810 2 PLAC Germany 1 _UID BF041EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637FCB9 1 FAMS @F197@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 Mar 2004 3 TIME 21:18:22 0 @F67@ FAM 1 _UID 05021EC04FF1D51193AF9E279110563740FB 1 HUSB @I143@ 1 WIFE @I144@ 1 CHIL @I137@ 0 @F69@ FAM 1 _UID 09021EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637443B 1 HUSB @I533@ 1 WIFE @I539@ 1 CHIL @I143@ 0 @F70@ FAM 1 _UID 0B021EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637465B 1 HUSB @I589@ 1 WIFE @I590@ 1 CHIL @I144@ 1 MARR 2 DATE 19 Jun 1892 2 PLAC DuPage county IL 0 @F194@ FAM 1 _UID 03031EC04FF1D51193AF9E27911056373FEA 1 HUSB @I596@ 1 WIFE @I605@ 1 CHIL @I589@ 0 @F197@ FAM 1 _UID 09031EC04FF1D51193AF9E2791105637454A 1 HUSB @I620@ 1 WIFE @I621@ 1 CHIL @I596@ 0 @F201@ FAM 1 _UID 11031EC04FF1D51193AF9E27911056374DCA 1 HUSB @I616@ 1 WIFE @I617@ 1 CHIL @I605@ 0 TRLR