When I try his name in Familysearch.org I get one response which is from the 1880 federal census showing him as a single man born in 1845, a tailor by profession, coming from Wurttemberg. I don't know if you have found that yet. You will need to look at the actual census report to find anything further. If you don't subscribe to Ancestry.com, then you will need to find a library or friend which does and can provide you access to the actual census record. By the way my great grandmother came from Odenheim, a small farm town in Baden, which I visited this past May. It is a lovely place where I still have relatives living. Small world isn't it? Good luck! Eric Schaal -----Original Message----- From: baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of RON KUNAVICH Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:24 PM To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BW] Alexander Levison immigrated from Wiesbaden,Baden-Wurttemberg Germany Dear Eric - I have no records. Alexander and Josephine were married in Chicago at the City Hall. Having secured a copy of the marriage license, there was no mention of his home in Wurttemberg Germany. All family pictures, and documents were destroyed by a family member. Where do I go to further my research? Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated. (P.s. Josephine Freund was born and raised in Odenheim, Germany). This couple met in the United States. Hope that I have not confused you. Linnell -------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Schaal" <eschaal1@comcast.net> To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [BW] Alexander Levison immigrated from Wiesbaden,Baden-Wurttemberg Germany > Not clear what you are asking. Wiesbaden is a large town in Hesse near > Frankfurt. It is not in Baden Wurttemberg. It looks like he is saying his > grandfather is Swabian, which refers to Swabia , a name used to describe a > large part of the old kingdom of Wurttemberg and the southwestern part of > Bavaria as well. Grandfather could have been born there and then moved to > Wiesbaden to practice his trade. Maybe you could find out where his > grandfather was born. That would certainly help pin down whether he was > actually Swabian in his origins. That's the best I can suggest. Eric > Schaal > > -----Original Message----- > From: baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of RON KUNAVICH > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 6:18 PM > To: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BW] Alexander Levison immigrated from > Wiesbaden,Baden-Wurttemberg > Germany > > Good evening, > > I am really struggling with this name. My father is 91-yrs old and he > asked > me several years ago. Dad insists that his grandfather was from Wiesbaden > and that he was Swabin. By trade he was a master clothing cutter and a > tailor. If you can help me I would be so grateful. > > Sincerely - Linnell Kunavich > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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