Dear Ed, we have heard about your Hessian ancestor Nikolaus Schilling ever since this mail list started. It is understandable that you cannot put a marker on a grave which does not exist (anymore), but what about his descendents? No graves to be found of his sons, grandsons, etc.? No picture of you holding a descendant's plaque? These are just some simple questions, can you give me one simple answer - you have a Hessian plaque? If yes, show me a picture of you holding one! Sincerely, John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Maul" <edmaul@optonline.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: Re:Re: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. > My Nikolaus Schilling, Hessian Grenadier is listed in HETRINA as died from > accident or disease in 1777 on the way to Philadelphia via a British naval > fleet. Maybe he was dumped overboard or buried somewhere on land. > I certainly would have put a plaque up if I found his gravesite. > > Ed > http://members.tripod.com/~Silvie/Schilling.html > >

I only bought pins, never thought about holding a plaque, what a great idea but I guess it's too late now. No more plaques? Sorry to foist my Schilling story on the list but it took 30 years to find him. Cheers, Ed