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A great big "Thank-you" to:

My wife - whose ongoing support is dearly appreciated

My family - who may one day appreciate the value of the research

Lee Thielman - for being such a good genealogical sleuth and for sharing his wealth of genealogical research with us all

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - for so generously making available their vast collection of genealogical information

Brother Donatus Vervoort - for help in translating from the Latin

Conrad Irrgang - for help in obtaining original documents from Trier

The Internet - that connects us all together and facilitates the rapid transfer and exchange of information

Mary Ann Zins - for the Nicollet County, MN information

Lucille Plunkett - for the Illinois and Indiana information