Hi David. It's nice to hear from you. Thanks for contacting your cousin in Germany. Here's where things get a bit weird. My mom's sister, my Aunt Ida, married Joseph Birnstill so we may be distantly related by marriage. Here's what I know about my Uncle Joe's family: Father: Jacob Birnstill born 1882 in Hungary (worked at Anhaeuser Busch in St. Louis ) Mother: Katherine Trudt Grandfather: Joseph Birnstill Grandmother: Elizabeth Meckser My uncle had a brother Jacob and a sister Elizabeth. The names of Joseph, Jacob and Elizabeth are found in just about every Birnstill family I found in St. Louis so it's really hard to get them all straight. The naming pattern makes me think that they are all related. I think that the Strickers and the Birnstills are related as their surnames appear in the anniversary announcement I have for the Strickers as well as one I have for my grandparents. Don't you love a good mystery ? Talk to you soon. Judy David Thas wrote: > Hi Judy, > > It's been a long time. Good to see you are still "attached". > > Three years ago I had the great good fortune to connect with long lost cousins, Anna and Elisabeth Bertram that were born in Giseladorf and married men from Rekasch. One of those fellows is Eriche Stricker, married Elisabeth and the other is Erwin Birnstill, married Anna. So far Erwin and I are the only ones that correspond, he in German and me in English. I use http://babelfish.yahoo.com/ to translate. They all now live in Karlsruhe, Germany. I wrote to Erwin just a while ago and told him of your offer. I don't know if my cousins and Andrew/Marie are related. I'll let you know. Thank you. > > David Thas (Thes) > Elverta, Ca. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Judy Van Dusen > To: banat@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:58 PM > Subject: [BANAT-L] STRICKER surname in St. Louis > > > Hi. > > Is anyone researching the Stricker family in St. Louis? Andrew, from > Giseladorf, and his wife Marie were close friends with my > grandparents. I have a copy of a newspaper article that I would forward > to any descendants. > > Thanks. > > Judy > Elgin, IL > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >