Stephanie, If that is your couple, the village of "Adenheim" (?) is likely to be Odenheim. The LDS have microfilmed the records for that village and are available for rent at your local LDS Family History Center or participating library. That village has not been indexed, yet. The family religion is another clue to help reduce your search. =========== https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/75774 Kirchenbuch, 1661-1962 Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Elsenz (A. Eppingen) Parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, communions, pedigrees and indexes for Elsenz. Includes Wiesloch in the early years. Also includes Odenheim. Includes both Lutheran and Reformed churches. https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/236397 Kirchenbuch, 1695-1900 Katholische Kirche Odenheim (A. Bruchsal) Parish register of Odenheim, births, marriages, deaths, confirmations. =========== In addition, there is an ortssippenbuch that has been published for that village. Someone on the B-W mail list may have access to the book. =========== https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1030810 Familienbuch (Ortssippenbuch) von Odenheim (Landkreis Karlsruhe) authors: Rössler, Klaus physical: 544 S. : Ill., Portr. Family lineages for Odenheim, Baden. =========== At 08:24 PM 3/1/2013, you wrote: >From: "Ewald K." <ewald.klein@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [A-L] SCHAWANG genealogy >To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> > >To complete the message from Joan: > >Joseph SCHAWANG b. 19 March 1823, d. 1883 >his wife Julia SPERRY-SCHAWANG b. 16 Feb. 1846 in "Adenheim" (?), Baden, d. >4 Aug 1917 >both lived in Arago Richardson, Nebraska > >Stephanie, is this the couple you are looking for? > >Ewald

Odenheim turns out to be a false lead. I have the Odenheimer Familienbuch in front of me and there is nothing close to Schawang or Sperry in it. Robert Behra -----Original Message----- From: Fred H Held <fhheld@netzero.net> To: alsace-lorraine <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com>; Stephanie Catron <write2stephc@gmail.com> Sent: Fri, Mar 1, 2013 10:22 pm Subject: Re: [A-L] SCHAWANG genealogy Stephanie, If that is your couple, the village of "Adenheim" (?) is likely to be Odenheim. The LDS have microfilmed the records for that village and are available for rent at your local LDS Family History Center or participating library. That village has not been indexed, yet. The family religion is another clue to help reduce your search. =========== https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/75774 Kirchenbuch, 1661-1962 Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Elsenz (A. Eppingen) Parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, communions, pedigrees and indexes for Elsenz. Includes Wiesloch in the early years. Also includes Odenheim. Includes both Lutheran and Reformed churches. https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/236397 Kirchenbuch, 1695-1900 Katholische Kirche Odenheim (A. Bruchsal) Parish register of Odenheim, births, marriages, deaths, confirmations. =========== In addition, there is an ortssippenbuch that has been published for that village. Someone on the B-W mail list may have access to the book. =========== https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1030810 Familienbuch (Ortssippenbuch) von Odenheim (Landkreis Karlsruhe) authors: Rössler, Klaus physical: 544 S. : Ill., Portr. Family lineages for Odenheim, Baden. =========== At 08:24 PM 3/1/2013, you wrote: >From: "Ewald K." <ewald.klein@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [A-L] SCHAWANG genealogy >To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> > >To complete the message from Joan: > >Joseph SCHAWANG b. 19 March 1823, d. 1883 >his wife Julia SPERRY-SCHAWANG b. 16 Feb. 1846 in "Adenheim" (?), Baden, d. >4 Aug 1917 >both lived in Arago Richardson, Nebraska > >Stephanie, is this the couple you are looking for? > >Ewald -- 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