Thanks for getting in touch! A lot's come forth in the year or so since I first posted that message, including a positive tie to some ZAHRNDT's in the St. Louis MO and Bellville, IL area. My great-great-Grandfather moved to MO around 1917 with his 2nd wife (first wife died in childbirth in 1905). Much information abounds now. Write me back with some of your details and we'll do some comparisions.