Hi Betty Jo It is good to here from you again. You never know what will work. On May 30, 2001 a message was posted on a different message board asking about the posters father. When my research on my mothers family led me to that father I posted a reply on October 4, 2004. On December 19, 2007 I got a reply from my half third cousin. Thanks for reminding me about Fredrick Riegert. I searched ancestry for that name and found 2 interesting hits. Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index about Frederick Riegert Name:Frederick Riegert Birthplace:LGER State:PA Age:55 Color:W Enumeration District:0098 Visit:0413 County:Northampton Relation:Head of Household Other Residents:RelationNameAgeBirth Place WifeCatherine G61Pennsylvania Catherine, age 61. That is almost the right age. Camden, New Jersey Directories, 1887-91 about Frederick Riegert Name:Frederick Riegert Location 2:1306 Kaighn avenue Occupation:dyer Year:1890, 1891 City:Camden State:NJ Curt -------------- Original message -------------- From: captivans@aol.com > Hi Curt, > It's been a while cuz, but I have been reading your e-mails with interest, > especially your posts about Riegerts. You're the best! In reference to the > name variations, do you recall in the Sacred Heart records from Mount Holly, NJ > John's gg(?)Grandfather's name was listed as Fredrick Riegert on one of his > childrens baptisms instead of Theophile? We must get together when I'm in NJ to > compare notes again! > Betty Jo Riegert > Captiva, FL > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: curtw@comcast.net > > Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:10:32 > To:alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [A-L] French forename or surname? > > > My great grandfather, born in Alsace, was named Theophile Schwertzler. I have > the birth record and have seen a number of variations of Theophile in American > records. Could this be the basis of Toughfield? > > Curt Miller > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Mary Finley verizon" > > > I couldn't think of a correct Subject labeling. > > > > I just discovered TOUGHFIELD. > > > > Francois LOUZON b. 1829 Fr. Canada m. Caroline LENTZ b. 1832 Mozelle, France > > named their son Francis TOUGHFIELD LOUZON b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1877. > > > > Is TOUGHFIELD a French forename or surname? Since this 4th child was Francis > > rather than Francois could TOUGHFIELD also be an anglicized version of another > > name? > > > > Perhaps I should be making this query elsewhere. If so, I hope someone can > > direct me to the proper forum. > > > > Regards, > > Mary McCanney Finley > > -- > > 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 > -- > 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 > > -- > 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