I am new to the list and am asking for help. Unfortunately, I speak and read very little German. I am looking for Rheinhold Hermle, born 31 Aug 1827, Blacksmith who served 6 years in the Army of BADEN-WURTTEMBERG. Height 5'8 1/2". Served 6 years in the regular army as a Rifleman. He was given a proper discharge with good conduct. However, he was obligated to serve in the Landwurt for an undetermined length of Time. Signed in Stuttgart on 1 Apr 1854 by Colonel of Regiment Meerdorf. I believe that at some point in time the above Rheinhold Hermle came to the United States of American and married Margaretha Hoffman. Margaretha bore two sons Raymond and Henry Hermle. Raymond married Matilda Gunther and had four children - one of which was my father Henry C Hermle. I know there is a large collection of Hermle families in Gosheim. Is Raymond and English translation of Rheinhold? I will appreciate any advice and/or suggestions on how to continue my search. Richard C Hermle rickh@thumpernet.com

I checked 3 different German emigration sites & no Rheinhold shows up. Did he perhaps have a different first name but went by Rheinhold?  Have you checked at Immigrant Ships Trancriber Guild. You can check all their lists by checking by surname. Cheryl --- On Tue, 1/13/09, rickh@thumpernet.com <rickh@thumpernet.com> wrote: From: rickh@thumpernet.com <rickh@thumpernet.com> Subject: [BW] Help please To: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 6:51 PM I am new to the list and am asking for help. Unfortunately, I speak and read very little German. I am looking for Rheinhold Hermle, born 31 Aug 1827, Blacksmith who served 6 years in the Army of BADEN-WURTTEMBERG. Height 5'8 1/2". Served 6 years in the regular army as a Rifleman. He was given a proper discharge with good conduct. However, he was obligated to serve in the Landwurt for an undetermined length of Time. Signed in Stuttgart on 1 Apr 1854 by Colonel of Regiment Meerdorf. I believe that at some point in time the above Rheinhold Hermle came to the United States of American and married Margaretha Hoffman. Margaretha bore two sons Raymond and Henry Hermle. Raymond married Matilda Gunther and had four children - one of which was my father Henry C Hermle. I know there is a large collection of Hermle families in Gosheim. Is Raymond and English translation of Rheinhold? I will appreciate any advice and/or suggestions on how to continue my search. Richard C Hermle rickh@thumpernet.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Do you have more specific data on him such as where he is from and his birthdate.I did not find a Rheinhold Hermle at the Castle Garden site.   Cheryl --- On Tue, 1/13/09, rickh@thumpernet.com <rickh@thumpernet.com> wrote: From: rickh@thumpernet.com <rickh@thumpernet.com> Subject: [BW] Help please To: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 6:51 PM I am new to the list and am asking for help. Unfortunately, I speak and read very little German. I am looking for Rheinhold Hermle, born 31 Aug 1827, Blacksmith who served 6 years in the Army of BADEN-WURTTEMBERG. Height 5'8 1/2". Served 6 years in the regular army as a Rifleman. He was given a proper discharge with good conduct. However, he was obligated to serve in the Landwurt for an undetermined length of Time. Signed in Stuttgart on 1 Apr 1854 by Colonel of Regiment Meerdorf. I believe that at some point in time the above Rheinhold Hermle came to the United States of American and married Margaretha Hoffman. Margaretha bore two sons Raymond and Henry Hermle. Raymond married Matilda Gunther and had four children - one of which was my father Henry C Hermle. I know there is a large collection of Hermle families in Gosheim. Is Raymond and English translation of Rheinhold? I will appreciate any advice and/or suggestions on how to continue my search. Richard C Hermle rickh@thumpernet.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a reposting of a message originally sent to this list in 2007. Many thanks to those of you who responded! ------------------ I am seeking assistance identifying portrait photographs taken ~1900. The photographs are from an album owned by Luise Malsch (1851 - 1921), daughter of Johann Adam and Katharina (née Heyd) Malsch of Staffort. The photographs are likely of the Malsch and Hecht families. Please contact me at d_schwert@hotmail.com <mailto:d_schwert@hotmail.com>, should you be able to help. With best wishes, Donald Schwert Great grandson of Luise (née Malsch) Ehrler Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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In a message dated 1/10/2009 4:31:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, careerplan1@hotmail.com writes: Robert Bauer/Bower (DOB: 1796) was born in the village of Wormelinga, on the River Nacer, close to the Black Forest, in Wurtemburg, Germany. There is a Wurmlingen near the Neckar River just west of Tübingen. It is a Catholic village now part of Rottenburg am Neckar. The following microfilm are available to rent and view at a LDS Family History Center. Kent Schach Title Kirchenbuch, 1674-1913 Authors Katholische Kirche Wurmlingen (OA. Rottenburg) (Main Author) Notes Mikrofilme aufgenommen von Manuskripten im Dioezesanarchiv, Rottenburg. Parish register of baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations and family registers. Access in Europe limited to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gebrauch in Europa nur für Mitglieder der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage erlaubt. Subjects Germany, Württemberg, Wurmlingen (OA. Rottenburg) - Church records Format Manuscript (On Film) Language German Publication Salt Lake City, Utah : Gefilmt durch The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973 Physical 3 Mikrofilmrollen ; 35 mm. Film Notes Note - Location [Film] Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1674-1734 Taufen 1734-1807 Heiraten 1734-1781 Tote 1735-1784 Konfirmierte 1747-1802 - FHL INTL Film [ 923034 ] Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1808-1913 - FHL INTL Film [ 923783 ] Heiraten 1784-1807, 1855-1900 Konfirmierte 1828-1900 Familienregister 1764-1905 - FHL INTL Film [ 923784 ] **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://news.aol.com?ncid=emlcntusnews00000002)

Known information is as follows: (1) Robert Bauer/Bower (DOB: 1796) was born in the village of Wormelinga, on the River Nacer, close to the Black Forest, in Wurtemburg, Germany. At age 17 (circa 1813), he was forced into the army. Seven years later (circa 1820), he was discharged and returned to his village where he married his wife (name unknown). They had 4 children (names unknown) at the time they emigrated to America (circa 1832). Upon reaching America, Robert changed his surname from Bauer to Bower. After 90 days on the ocean, they reached Long Island, NY in the summer and from there on to Ohio (Stark County, then Ross County, Ohio). Their fifth child (first child born in this country) was John Bower DOB April 10, 1840. Have not as yet found John Bower's birth record. Robert had three (3) brothers, names unknown. Two brothers also came to America but their date of emigration is unknown. Am interested in learning more about Robert, his wife, his children born in Germany, his parents, his brothers, etc. (2) Henry Kalb was born in Bogard, Germany (per his obituary) on September 4, 1831. Familysearch.org shows his place of birth as Rieschweiler, Germany with same date. At age 47, according to the 1880 census, Henry had a wife and 11 children. Some of the children were born in Ohio and some in IL. Am interested in complete information regarding Henry's place of birth, his parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. Any help would be appreciated. Isabelle Bower Newlin _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009

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This message from another list might be of interest to some on this list. Paul -------------------------------------------------- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 12:13 PM To: <GERMAN-EMIGRANTS-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [German Emigrants] Emigration list from Koenigheim,Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: andiekanne > Surnames: > Classification: immigration > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.immigration.europe.gernamemig/153/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Dear, > I have compiled a list of all persons (approx. 600) known to have > emigrated from Koenigheim in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. > > You can find this list on > http://otto.spengler.li/emigration_koenigheim.htm > > Kind regards > Otto Spengler, Kuelsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany > > otto@spengler.li > http://otto.spengler.li

Does anyone have an Anton Stroebele in their line who was married to a Barbara Briedermann? Thanks David

The word Maier/Meier/etc. did start with the meaning of a local authority or senior farmer, but it ended up by signifying any farmer or peasant - that is why Germany is full of "Meiers" today. The prefix Bell- can have different meanings depending on the area where the family lived - so you need to have some idea about that first. In northern Germany, there are town names like Bellen where the name could refer to. In eastern parts of Germany, Bell... was a popular local version of the name Balduin, so the name could hint at an ancestor who was a farmer known as Balduin. Otherwise, "bellen" was in many regions a word for argue/quarrel/brawl, and Bellmeyer would then be a name for a farmer known to be aggressive or belligerent. (There is a very similar name "Bellmann" with the same background.) Regards, René Von: baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com] Im Auftrag von Don Watson Gesendet: Freitag, 9. Januar 2009 22:26 An: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com Betreff: Re: [BW] Maier? Hi......... "B" and "P" were interchangeable in earlier German speech. One region might spell it Bellmaier, another Pellmaier, or there may have been only one "l". "Maier" indicates a person of authority, in addition to something like that of a local "Mayor". He was the senior person in charge of more than one location, property, estate, farm, or the senior farmer in the vicinity. One finds it spelled "Me" in northern and parts of central Germany, and with "Ma" in southern portions. In earlier centuries the population was more stable as to location --- even after wars and civil uprisings, they tended to return "home" or exit, stage left, to the USA and other points. You can research name origins at my webpage, http://members.cox.net/hessen/telephones.htm Just keep scrolling down the page. It'll jump out at you. Another word for Maier was Schulte, which more closely resembles a local mayor. I wouldn't overlook the possibility of a village named "Bell", with a "Maier", in the area you are researching. I wouldn't exclude a village named "Pell", or Bellmeyer or Pellmeyer, either. Check out the old http://familysearch.org, and the NEW site under development, http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=familysearch.org-search+pilot&rlz=1W1GDNA_en&aq=7&oq=familysearch. :-) Don Sitz der Gesellschaft / Corporate Headquarters: Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft, Koeln, Registereintragung / Registration: Amtsgericht Koeln HR B 2168 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats / Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Juergen Weber Vorstand / Executive Board: Wolfgang Mayrhuber (Vorsitzender / Chairman), Stephan Gemkow, Stefan Lauer ----- Original Message ----- From: <VistaRon96@aol.com> To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [BW] Maier? I have the same problem with my BELLMEYER ancestors. There are a hundred ways of spelling it. As of yet we do not have the original spelling. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Thank you for your reply. According to my G-grandfather's Declaration of Intent to become a citizen of the USA, filed 3 April 1847 in the "state" of Wisconsin, Christian Bellmyer, age 32, was born in the Werttenburgh and in the Kingdom thereof. Born 14 May 1814. He left from Bremen in May of 1838 and landed in Baltimore 29 June 1838. He signed his name. He worked in the coal mines of Pennsylvania as a blacksmith until he had saved enough money to buy land in Wisconsin. He was also known as Johann Christian, John Christian, John Christopher. Also 1850 census-unknown 1855 census-BYLMYER 1860 census-BILMYRE 1870 census-BELLMYER He died in 1873 Ron Habel (Hebel) Vista, CA **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://news.aol.com?ncid=emlcntusnews00000002)

I have friends with the name Maier. They live here but originally came from around the area of Stuttgart. My friends son and family now live in upper NY state. Although they pronounce it "my er". In NY state they pronounce the name "may-er). My own family name-Fehlinger- was written Failinger by those giving them emigration papers. I also have copies of old local and church records where the name is spelled differently, written by the same person, in the same paragraph of the documents. (wedding or death etc) Bill Fehlinger - NJ **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://news.aol.com?ncid=emlcntusnews00000002)

Hi......... "B" and "P" were interchangeable in earlier German speech. One region might spell it Bellmaier, another Pellmaier, or there may have been only one "l". "Maier" indicates a person of authority, in addition to something like that of a local "Mayor". He was the senior person in charge of more than one location, property, estate, farm, or the senior farmer in the vicinity. One finds it spelled "Me" in northern and parts of central Germany, and with "Ma" in southern portions. In earlier centuries the population was more stable as to location --- even after wars and civil uprisings, they tended to return "home" or exit, stage left, to the USA and other points. You can research name origins at my webpage, http://members.cox.net/hessen/telephones.htm Just keep scrolling down the page. It'll jump out at you. Another word for Maier was Schulte, which more closely resembles a local mayor. I wouldn't overlook the possibility of a village named "Bell", with a "Maier", in the area you are researching. I wouldn't exclude a village named "Pell", or Bellmeyer or Pellmeyer, either. Check out the old http://familysearch.org, and the NEW site under development, http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=familysearch.org-search+pilot&rlz=1W1GDNA_en&aq=7&oq=familysearch. :-) Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <VistaRon96@aol.com> To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [BW] Maier? I have the same problem with my BELLMEYER ancestors. There are a hundred ways of spelling it. As of yet we do not have the original spelling.

I have the same problem with my BELLMEYER ancestors. There are a hundred ways of spelling it. As of yet we do not have the original spelling. Ron **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://news.aol.com?ncid=emlcntusnews00000002)

Well ......... dummy me. Here is the link: http://members.cox.net/hessen/ships.htm Into each life some rain must fall........ :-) Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Watson" <dwats@cox.net> To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com>; <bavarian-ancestors@rootsweb.com>; <nordrhein-westfalen@rootsweb.com>; <old-german@rootsweb.com>; <hesse@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 11:44 AM Subject: [HESSE] Ships Hi........ I haven't been able to keep this particular page at my website up-to-date due to health, but you can check it out for links and other info. :-) Don ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi........ I haven't been able to keep this particular page at my website up-to-date due to health, but you can check it out for links and other info. :-) Don

I agree, it holds great promise! Don't let that ad that pops up fool you. Census records are there for free, printable or save-able. :-) Don