Florence, The 1900 census shows that Ferdinand was born Oct 1839 and Mary Apr 1844. They immigrated in 1882 and were married for 27 years (1873). They had 7 children of which 4 were alive in 1900. At 02:00 AM 2/13/2008, you wrote: >From: "peloquin" <floralpx@nc.rr.com> >Subject: [A-L] GERSPACH - DESCHLER >To: <ALSACE-LORRAINE-L@rootsweb.com> > >I have some very old messages posted in my search for my >GGrandfather Ferdinand GERSPACH and his wife Mary Josephine DESCHLER >and ny address has changed to floralpx@nc.rr.com. Ferdinand was >born in Wyhlen, Baden, in about 1840 and went to Alsace-Lorraine as >a young man where he married a Marie Josephine DESCHLER. They had >several children there including my grandmother Marie (Mary) >Caroline GERSPACH. The family came to United States in 1882 and >settled in Wisconsin. I am really looking for where my grandmother >was born in Alsace-Lorraine in about 1871, and also where Marie >Josephine DESCHLER was from. I believe DESCHLER went by the name of >Josephine, but the ship's list says Marie. Can anyone help? > >Florence