PAUL WASS AND HIS WIFE HILDER HAMMER
My maternal grandfathers family were the Stege's and Lueder's, who came to the United States from Germany in the 1880's.
My maternal grandmothers family were the Wass's and Hammer's from Sweden.
Take a look at the files below, and let me know if you see anything familiar.
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/4950/persons.htm