TEVEL is in TOLNA, one of the three provinces of the SWABIAN TURKEY. Just where to find the records for Tolna, please see: http://www.hrastovac.net/information/Tolna-Research.htm Rosina Vancouver Island > This is what I learned about the Tevel records: > > The first German settles of Tolna county are the ones in Tevel, arriving > in 1712. Even in 1715 they are the only Germans mentioned in the tax > records. > The first Tevel records between 1712-1715 can be found int eh SZEKSZARD > registries. > The first priest of Tevel was Johann Heinrich Mack who arrived in 1713 > with a group of settlers. He served in Tevel until 1718, then he moved to > NADASCH. His name as the baptizing pries appears in the SZEKSZARD birth > registries from Feb 2, 1714 until 1715. In 1715 there is a crossed out > data in the Szekszard book, and no more Tevel records. Probably the first > church in Tevel was built, the Tevel recordkeeping was moved to Tevel. > It is know that in the first few years the priest changed very frequently, > and probably the record were not properly kept. As it was mentioned, the > books are availbe only from 1742 on, the years between 1715 and 1742 are > missing. > > Best regards, > > Boglárka >