Yes, I had pretty much determined it was the other Bischwiller, since it didn't have the "les-Thann" qualifier. I'm also aware of the spelling variations, although this is the way my gr-grandmother spelled it and didn't use the qualifier. Which, of course, is how I initially discovered there were two. But, it's been ages since I've researched my "Alsace" roots which go back into Switzerland. I'm now back to doing more research on my Alsatian Anneheims since a chance email has hooked me up with some probable cousins. I'm now trying to determine which Jean Anneheim they descend from. Thanks for the info on Bitschwiller-les-Thann though. My roots are among the Bischwiller immigrants you speak of. Brian On Sat, October 4, 2008 10:40 am, Etienne Herrbach wrote: > Hello Brian, > > sorry to disappoint you: Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, and Bitschwiller-les- > Thann, Haut-Rhin, are distinct villages, about 150 km apart. The name > of the latter has a "t". > > Bischwiller, north to Strasbourg, is majorily a Protestant town, that > welcomed many French Huguenot emigrants during the 1600's, whereas > Bitschwiller, west to Mulhouse, is mainly Catholic. > > In 1550, Bitschwiller-les-Thann had 23 "fires" (= families). After > the 30-Years war, only 4 "bourgeois" and 11 children survived. Later > the population increased, mainly due to immigration and development of > mine industry. In 1976 : 2 116 inhabitants. Source : Dictionnaire du > Haut-Rhin. > > Etienne > > > >> Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 01:38:51 -0500 (CDT) > >> From: brian@amason.net >> 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 > > > -- > 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 > >