Ellen, sorry, no help here except look also for Fischer and Vischer. I have them with both spellings in the Geislingen/Goeppingen areas in Donaukreis. I looked at the surname distribution maps (http://pricegen.com/localizesurname.htm) for current people in Germany and Fischers are EVERYWHERE! So no help there. Foxes (Fuchs) are not quite as common but everywhere as well. Marriage certificates for the children might reveal where the parents were born but you probably have looked there as well. The church books for the baptism of their children might reveal their hometowns. In the church records of our German Lutheran church, the minister wrote down all the hometowns. Wonderful collection of records. Death certificates also can reveal hometowns as you know, along with later obituaries. I added all this for other people who may be interested. Good luck, Ellen. Elsie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BW] reading the old German script We always have a brick wall or two to climb, Elsie. Sounds like you are doing wonderfully well. I have been doing genealogy for fourty odd years and have a few brick walls, but my Dad's German background has been really hard to solve. I have a little information on my 3rd great-grandfather, Philip Groff/Graeff and a little more on his wife, my 3rd great-grandmother, Joanna Elisabetha Gintz. My Wurttemberg brick walls are Joseph Fox/Fuchs/Fose (have seen records in Ohio with all spellings) who was born in 1820 in Wurttemberg. His wife, Francizka/Frances Fisher was also born in Wurttemberg in 1822. They came to Ohio between 1850 and 1853. My Dad's genealogy is 100 percent German, no bits of anything except before coming to Germany very, very early on may have been from Switzerland. Thank you for your time and helpfulness, Elsie, I really appreciate it because you never know when something new could turn up.

Thank you, Elsie the surname localization site is good to have. Our church records weren't very informative, but I keep chipping away. Hope someone else is helped by all this. [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: saare <[email protected]> To: baden-wurttemberg <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 6:57 pm Subject: Re: [BW] reading the old German script Ellen, sorry, no help here except look also for Fischer and Vischer. I have hem with both spellings in the Geislingen/Goeppingen areas in Donaukreis. I ooked at the surname distribution maps http://pricegen.com/localizesurname.htm) for current people in Germany and ischers are EVERYWHERE! So no help there. Foxes (Fuchs) are not quite as ommon but everywhere as well. Marriage certificates for the children might eveal where the parents were born but you probably have looked there as ell. The church books for the baptism of their children might reveal their ometowns. In the church records of our German Lutheran church, the minister rote down all the hometowns. Wonderful collection of records. Death ertificates also can reveal hometowns as you know, along with later bituaries. I added all this for other people who may be interested. ood luck, Ellen. lsie -----Original Message----- rom: [email protected] ent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:19 PM o: [email protected] ubject: Re: [BW] reading the old German script e always have a brick wall or two to climb, Elsie. Sounds like you are oing wonderfully well. I have been doing enealogy for fourty odd years and have a few brick walls, but my Dad's erman background has been really hard o solve. I have a little information on my 3rd great-grandfather, Philip roff/Graeff and a little more on his wife, my 3rd reat-grandmother, Joanna Elisabetha Gintz. y Wurttemberg brick walls are Joseph Fox/Fuchs/Fose (have seen records in hio with all spellings) who was orn in 1820 in Wurttemberg. His wife, Francizka/Frances Fisher was also orn in Wurttemberg in 1822. They ame to Ohio between 1850 and 1853. y Dad's genealogy is 100 percent German, no bits of anything except before oming to Germany very, very arly on may have been from Switzerland. hank you for your time and helpfulness, Elsie, I really appreciate it ecause you never know when something ew could turn up. ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message