David, We don't often get a member who descends from the third (yes, third) country that made up Baden-Wuerttemberg, so you have a bit of distinction here. That "third" country is Hohenzollern, which came in two pieces, the relevant one of which was Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (earldom or duchy, depending on time frame). I'm no expert on Hohenzollern, and there isn't room here for a discussion of this rather complex, if small, entity, but you can find all kinds of stuff in the list archives and online via Google. I recommend that you spend a little time reading up on it. For now, suffice it to say that Hohenzollern was a branch of the (Prussian) Imperial family, and up to 1849 the Prince (Fuerst) of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen owed allegiance to the King of Prussia, which goes a long way toward explaining the connection your folks appear to have to the court. You should really have a lot of fun with this! Finding your ancestral village is not going to be a simple matter, I suspect! . I haven't been in Sigmaringen since the mid-1970s, but my recollection is of a picturesque small city and castle which was inhabited by the current pretender to the Imperial throne. Regards, Ted Snediker -------------- Original message -------------- From: David Stroebel <davidstroebel@yahoo.com> > On Ancestry.com I see that my great grandmother's residence was listed as > "Sigmaringen, Germany". Problem is that there are 9 towns that make up > Sigmaringen District, one of those towns is also called Sigmaringen. > > Does anyone know if the information that is typically listed as the emmigrants > last residence is the town, or larger area like a county or district? I need to > know this so I can focus on one of the other 8 towns as the birthplace of my > great uncles. > > Thanks > > -David > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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