Teva,Yes, my Grandfather was Catholic. I will try to order that film and search the Catholic Church records in that area. I live in a rural area and will find the Family History Center nearest my home. Thank you so very much for your help. Nancy Laux Cagle > From: baden-wurttemberg-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Digest, Vol 9, Issue 81 > To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 01:01:20 -0600 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Peter Laux (Fred H Held) > 2. Re: Peter Laux (Teva Scheer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 08:23:32 -0500 > From: Fred H Held <fhheld@netzero.net> > Subject: Re: [BW] Peter Laux > To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com, Nancy L Cagle <nllaux@hotmail.com> > Message-ID: <AABKXUECPA63KXC2@smtpout01.vgs.untd.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Nancy, > > Germany did not exist before 1871. ShtetlSeeker shows there are 52 > villages called Weiler in the area we now call Germany. You should > determine the kingdom, principality, duchy, or free city it was > located in, so you can direct you query to the local mail list that > supports that region. > > > At 02:01 AM 4/24/2014, you wrote: > >From: Nancy L Cagle <nllaux@hotmail.com> > >Subject: [BW] Peter Laux > >To: Baden-Wurttemberg website <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> > >Message-ID: <COL127-W38087EF3F5F024C78ADAD8CD580@phx.gbl> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > >I am requesting any information regarding the family of my > >Grandfather, Peter Laux b. 10 Dec. 1838 in Weiler, Ger. as on his > >exit papers from Coblenz No. 611, dated 27 April 1866. Peter had a > >brother named John Laux born 18 Dec. 1849, who came to America > >also. Peter's death certificate shows his parents as Michael Laux > >and Anna Berger. However, John's death certificate shows parents as > >Michael Laux and Marry Berg. I have a copy of Peter's exit papers if > >someone would like to review them. They are in German and I can't > >translate very well. I would appreciate any help I could get > >regarding any family in Germany or Prussia as on several Census > >documents.Nancy Laux Cagle > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. > http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT2 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 08:45:54 -0700 > From: "Teva Scheer" <tjscheer@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [BW] Peter Laux > To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <001701cf5fd4$472caf50$d5860df0$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Nancy, > > If I were you, I would begin with Weiler bei Bingen, which lies about 65 > kilometers from Coblenz (now called Koblenz). The village was renamed in > 1973; its former name was Weiler bei Bingerbr?ck. Under that name, I find > that familysearch.org has a microfilm that might help you. You can rent this > microfilm, which will be delivered to the Family History Center nearest you. > Even though you don't know German, you know approximately when the family > members were born, and you will be able to pick out the name in the > records--that is, if this is actually the village you're looking for. > > The concept of birth certificates came very late to most parts of what is > now Germany, but the churches recorded all births, marriages, and deaths. > I'm assuming your ancestors were Catholic? Because this was a Catholic area. > So if not, it's less likely this Weiler is the correct village. > > The microfilm number is 558659. There are two microfilms for this Catholic > church; the other covers an earlier period dating back to 1710, so if it's > the right village, you will be able to trace your family line back to that > point. > > Good luck! > > Teva Scheer > > -----Original Message----- > From: baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Fred H Held > Sent: April 24, 2014 6:24 AM > To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com; Nancy L Cagle > Subject: Re: [BW] Peter Laux > > Nancy, > > Germany did not exist before 1871. ShtetlSeeker shows there are 52 villages > called Weiler in the area we now call Germany. You should determine the > kingdom, principality, duchy, or free city it was located in, so you can > direct you query to the local mail list that supports that region. > > > At 02:01 AM 4/24/2014, you wrote: > >From: Nancy L Cagle <nllaux@hotmail.com> > >Subject: [BW] Peter Laux > >To: Baden-Wurttemberg website <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> > >Message-ID: <COL127-W38087EF3F5F024C78ADAD8CD580@phx.gbl> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > >I am requesting any information regarding the family of my Grandfather, > >Peter Laux b. 10 Dec. 1838 in Weiler, Ger. as on his exit papers from > >Coblenz No. 611, dated 27 April 1866. Peter had a brother named John > >Laux born 18 Dec. 1849, who came to America also. Peter's death > >certificate shows his parents as Michael Laux and Anna Berger. > >However, John's death certificate shows parents as Michael Laux and > >Marry Berg. I have a copy of Peter's exit papers if someone would like > >to review them. They are in German and I can't translate very well. I > >would appreciate any help I could get regarding any family in Germany > >or Prussia as on several Census documents.Nancy Laux Cagle > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. 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