In a message dated 11/9/08 11:49:50 AM, wasieerick@milwpc.com writes: > I think it might be easier to try to track "Brunon. > Brunon is a very common name mostly in Lorraine. She was Catholic. I do not know about Adam Becker. He may have been Jewish, but he was not Catholic. I do not think Adam Becker ever moved from where he was born, in Alsace. He died there. Someone has to recognize them eventually. You have given me hope. Thanks. ************** AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from- aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001)

Hello listers, A couple of items. The hardest name I have tried to research in Alsace has been my 3 and 4 grgrandmothers, whom by oral tradition, had the last name of BAKER, first names of Mary and Rachel respectively.. I am keeping the option of BECKER open as a possiblity of a surmane. Rachel's headstone has her last name as JOHNS. But, according to oral tradition, her husband died aboard ship to the US and was buried at sea. His first name was John. Now, this family had a tradition of changing their names in the States, as my 3grgrandfather, married to Mary, changed his name from PFEIFFENBERGER to PIFER once in America. So, the JOHNS on the tombstone is most likely a changed over name from BAKER or BECKER or BAEKER. (The E would've been an umlaut over the A in German/Alsatian). Rachel is a common Jewish name, but, she is buried in a Catholic cemetery in Rochester, NY. So, don't give up on BECKER. Now, my PFEIFFENBERGER grgrandfather lived over the border of Alsace in the German Palatine. His military discharge papers were from the state of BAVARIA and listed his hometown as Hauenstein, BAVARIA. During his time(b. 1817-left military in 1845), this area was Bavaria. Oral tradition has his father as a "keeper" in the Black Forest, whatever a keeper was (toll collector?). However, Hauenstein is smack dab in the middle of the Palatine Forest (beautiful-I've been there). You can hike through this forest right along the border with Alsace. I really think he was a keeper in the Palatine forest. So, I am wondering, did my 3grgrandfather meet his prospective wife on route to America or in Europe, being that Alsace and what was Bavaria, at that time were so close together. One can only speculate, but, one could see Alsace from the lookout in the Palatine forest near Hauenstein when I was there 5 years ago. Hope this helps. If you think we have a Becker/Baker connection, please contact me. I have no idea where to start searching for this family! Thanks, Lisa Swovick Rochester, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nutmeg421@aol.com> To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller > > In a message dated 11/9/08 11:49:50 AM, wasieerick@milwpc.com writes: > > > > I think it might be easier to try to track "Brunon. > > > > Brunon is a very common name mostly in Lorraine. She was Catholic. I do not > know about Adam Becker. He may have been Jewish, but he was not Catholic. I do > not think Adam Becker ever moved from where he was born, in Alsace. He died > there. Someone has to recognize them eventually. You have given me hope. Thanks. > > > > ************** > AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other > Holiday needs. Search Now. > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=htt p://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from- > aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) > -- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1777 - Release Date: 11/9/2008 9:53 AM > >