How funny, My great-grandmother and her ancestors come from Bischwiller-Les-Thann. I know there are two Bischwiller towns in the area. I don't see any connection to my family from the data linked in these emails. However, There may actually be a connection, because he has some of the original Dutch settler blood in his line. The Roosevelts are distantly related by my fsther's tree, and some of Obama's lineage surnames fall into those Dutch settlements and families. It was a rather tight-knit group with considerable inter-marriage, and rather large families. I wonder what the size of Bischwiller was in 1720, and if it is the same Bischwiller as mine. I have Bischwiller-Les-Thann ancestors into at least the 1600s. Anyone ever hear from Robert Behra, anymore? He's not answering any emails I send. I hope he's ok, and is just too busy to answer. Best regards, Brian

Hi Brian, Bischwiller is located in Bas-Rhin (Northern part of Alsace) and Bischwiller-Les-Thann in Haut-Rhin (Southern part of Alsace). For more information about these two towns, see the sites: http://cassini.ehess.fr/cassini/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=4360 http://cassini.ehess.fr/cassini/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=4337 For those who want to find information about another town, go to: http://cassini.ehess.fr/cassini/fr/html/6_index.htm?indexdep - enter the number of the département (57 for Moselle, 67 Bas-Rhin, 68 Haut-Rhin) - then click on the town's name Have a nice weekend Ewald ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: <brian@amason.net> To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [A-L] Obama's Alsatian Roots > How funny, My great-grandmother and her ancestors come from > Bischwiller-Les-Thann. I know there are two Bischwiller towns in the area. > I don't see any connection to my family from the data linked in these > emails. However, There may actually be a connection, because he has some > of the original Dutch settler blood in his line. The Roosevelts are > distantly related by my fsther's tree, and some of Obama's lineage > surnames fall into those Dutch settlements and families. It was a rather > tight-knit group with considerable inter-marriage, and rather large > families. > > I wonder what the size of Bischwiller was in 1720, and if it is the same > Bischwiller as mine. I have Bischwiller-Les-Thann ancestors into at least > the 1600s. > > Anyone ever hear from Robert Behra, anymore? He's not answering any emails > I send. I hope he's ok, and is just too busy to answer. > > Best regards, > Brian