Dear Mr. Jacob: I have a family background somewhat similar to yours. I call myself just plain American although my parents called themselves German-American though they were both in the US, raised in The Banat and returned the US. My mother's family (named Hans) originated in the Rhine-Pfalz not far from Saarbrücken. However I have been unable to trace them back beyond 1735. How did you manage to trace your roots back to 1522? I presume must have had access to records in the 16th century. May I ask how you obtained them? Thank you, John Frey San Luis Obispo CA In a message dated 3/7/2010 7:51:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, capehatreal@yahoo.com writes: I have a family tree where my ancestors originated in what is now Saarland, Deutschland in 1522. They moved in the early 1700's during the second generation immigration to what is now Temesware, Romania. My mother came from what is now Gertinosch (Carpinis) Romania and my father came from (what is now...or was then in 1912) Sartscha, Yugosolvia. My grandfather on my mother's side came from what is now and was then Bogarosch...(now in Romania)....both my brother and I were born in the USA and we are the last of the true European blood line. I was born during WWII (1944)., my brother not until 1950.

Just noticed that my GG Grandmother was married to a Nikolaus Weinschrott....no specific deates, however I speculate Katherina Hans was born abt 1820. And it had to have been in or near Baowa in the Banat. For information.... chops -----Original Message----- From: banat-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:banat-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JENFREY@aol.com Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:27 PM To: capehatreal@yahoo.com; danielhilaire@hotmail.com; rosinats@shaw.ca; banat@rootsweb.com Cc: jettygetty@yahoo.com; Bmauro@webtv.net Subject: Re: [BANAT-L] Book preview: Rita Tomkins' From Banat to BaileyAvenue Dear Mr. Jacob: I have a family background somewhat similar to yours. I call myself just plain American although my parents called themselves German-American though they were both in the US, raised in The Banat and returned the US. My mother's family (named Hans) originated in the Rhine-Pfalz not far from Saarbrücken. However I have been unable to trace them back beyond 1735. How did you manage to trace your roots back to 1522? I presume must have had access to records in the 16th century. May I ask how you obtained them? Thank you, John Frey San Luis Obispo CA In a message dated 3/7/2010 7:51:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, capehatreal@yahoo.com writes: I have a family tree where my ancestors originated in what is now Saarland, Deutschland in 1522. They moved in the early 1700's during the second generation immigration to what is now Temesware, Romania. My mother came from what is now Gertinosch (Carpinis) Romania and my father came from (what is now...or was then in 1912) Sartscha, Yugosolvia. My grandfather on my mother's side came from what is now and was then Bogarosch...(now in Romania)....both my brother and I were born in the USA and we are the last of the true European blood line. I was born during WWII (1944)., my brother not until 1950. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BANAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message