Gary, I didn’t think CLAUSS was an Oberseebach surname from way back so I did a further check. Michel CLAUS was born 4 Jan 1811 in Hoffen and his parents were: Georges and Barbe WEHL. Michel died 1 Apr 1850 in Oberseebach. Michel married Salome JUNKER born 16 Jan 1813 in Oberseebach on 21 May 1833 in Oberseebach. She died 30 June 1852 also in Oberseebach. Salome was the dau of Caspar & Salome SAUM. To the best of my knowledge these people were Protestants. Oberseebach was a village with Catholics, Protestants and some Jewish families. Hoffen was mostly Protestant. Using my own research for Oberseebach (Seebach today) as well as the AGAWE books for Oberseebach I can easily provide additional info. I can make it easier for you to find your ancestors but you really mustn’t trust my data or anyone’s for that matter when you can easily check these records. The fun, as you no doubt know, is in the viewing of the actual document and not just seeing the stats. As Nancy stated these documents are now on line although it takes a little longer going through them as compared to the microfilm but they can be researched at your own leisure, without the cost of renting the films and waiting weeks to receive them. It’s a valuable service provided by the Archives in Strasbourg. I was told several years ago that the 19th century Protestant church records have been move to the Protestant hierarchy in Strasbourg and not to the Archives. FYI - Catholic ancestors coming from Oberseebach - my guess is that I can provide one with an extensive amount of info on their ancestry as well as church documents not otherwise available. Charlie