The marriage took place in Remering in 1816. It is a French civil record. The Schwertzlers were catholic so I assume Marianne Schwartz was also catholic. I found records at the Family History Center. Curt -------------- Original message -------------- From: Gloria Ishida <gfb-ishida@gol.com> > > Curt, > > Another suggestion: > > As you have suggested, Oberkischif may have been absorbed into > Frankenthal or another town. Or the name of the village may be of a > local dialect or the original writing may have been mistranscribed. > > Is the marriage certificate you have a religious one? If so, does it > name the church? Is it signed by the pastor/priest? This could give you > a major clue for further search. > > Gloria > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message