Posted By:	K. Prater
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	Subject:	Son, Robert Emil--changed surname
	Post Date:	September 11, 2006 at 13:55:03
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/speidel/messages/127.html
	Forum:	Speidel Family Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/speidel/

Hello. One of my ancestors immigrated from Germany and chose the name Robert Emil Toerner (Torner), which surname was somehow representative of his mother. However, the family has said that his surname was actually some variation of Speidel before he immigrated. I am at a complete standstill on this line and would appreciate any information. I am told that his father's name was Rudolph and his mother, Henrietta. Thank you!