This is my favorite reliable source story from my own family. The spelling of the surname and the first name varies. There is no record of her birth that we've found in Luxembourg. There is no record of her birth in Wisconsin, where the family settled. There was a record of the birth of her sister, who was born in 1848 in Wisconsin. If she was one of the twins, the other twin said she was born in Sept 1846 in the 1900 census. Johanna said she was born Oct 28, 1849, when a family bible was prepared in 1910. Ages of Johanna as listed in Census and other records: Birth Year, Census, Name, Age, born in 1846 9/1847 Anna & Magdal, twins 3/4 arrived from Antwerp, Belgium 1845 1850 Hanna 5 Germany 1845 1860 Anna M. 15 Germany 1844 1870 Annie 26 Prussia 1842 1880 Anna 38 WI 1847 1885 Anna M. married 38 WI 1850 1900 Johanna 49 WI 1850 1905 Johanna 55 WI 1850 1910 M. Johanna 60 WI 1849 1910 Johanna, Family Bible 1852 1920 Johanna 68 WI 1850 1930 Mrs. Johanna 80 -- (obituary) 1849 1930 Johanna, Tombstone ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4bf33219c4465ae85fm03vuc To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html