In a message dated 11/8/08 3:43:50 AM, etienne.herrbach@wanadoo.fr writes: > Alsatian roots, in Bischwiller, Bas Rhin, > > Etienne: Bischwiller. Not to be confused with Bitche? I'm still looking for Adam Becker and his wife Maria Brunon in Alsace. Someone wrote that their son in law was from Bitche, which I believe you pointed out was in Lorraine. My grandfather always stated that he was born in Alsace, was French and his native tongue was French. Later census records say he was born in Bavaria, which I know is part of Germany, founded in 1871. He also says Prussia at times. Did Alsace become part of Bayern or Bavaria when it was part of Germany? This is my thirty year search. I can't go past Adam Becker and Maria Brunon Becker without finding their village. Both were killed in an accident in the 1860s. I'd love to find out more about that, too. When my grandfather and his younger brother left, they left from LeHavre, went to England before coming to NYC, about 1868. I seem to be the only one researching this Becker line. Surely there are other descendants. I always thought some stayed in Europe. Well, I know they did because we had a picture of them that was taken prior to WWII on the wall when I was a child. I do not now what happened to the picture, but I can still see it. Some were about my age. I know they were impacted by the war. Haunts me still. Jean ************** 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-holi days-from-aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001)