Hi Julie, You may not get this since the date on your message was 2001. I do hope you do. I just found my GGrandfather His Name is John P Xander. Married to Mary Betebenner. John was born in Pennsylvania in 1833-4. They lived in Illinois where their children were born. They had 2 daughters, Ida B and Eva. and 4 sons Fermun, William {My Grandfather}, James and John. This I found in the 1880 Illinois Census under John P Hander. Do they match any of your Xanders