Ask, And Ye Shall Receive

It's amazing how things work out when you let people know you're looking for things. While over at my grandparents' for the weekly visit, Pop-pop just happened to be going through the mass of paperwork in his office, and found an envelope that contained Gustav's death certificate. I had tried and failed to get a hold of it through Ancestry.com, so I was pleasantly surprised and a bit excited as I made a copy. I then figured if they had Gustav's, they might have Emma's, and that missing link could be filled in. It turns out Oma has a lockbox full of documentation, and after some searching, we were able to find Emma's death certificate, and remember that file of Neuhaus Lihls I had going? The certificate recorded Emma's parents as Johann and Agatha Lihl, and you guessed it! I had a Johann Lihl and Agatha Eltner on the list. Jelení 22 might not be up yet, but I'm a resourceful little thing, and found a way around it. I still need it for Emma's siblings, but I think I can safely say I'll be kept busy tracing back Johann and Agatha to pass the time.