Hello, Would like to know if there is a typical German New Years Day menu? Pork and Saurkraut?? Would love to start a new tradition, any recipes greatly appreciated! Happy New Year! Maureen

Hello, I'm a newbie to the BAVARIA list and hope some of you might have information on my great grandfather. Daniel G. ROTHHAAS, Sr., b. 15 Aug. 1854, d. 1 Feb. 1930, from Birkweiler, Rheinfalz, Bayern (Bavaria) went to New Jersey, USA where on 23 Nov. 1873 he married Katherine Barbara MULLER originally from Zizishousen O/A. Nurtingen, Wuerttemberg. They had 7 children (Wilhelm Adolf, R. Theodore, Daniel G. Jr., Harry, Albert J., Emma Julie, Laura P.) then moved to Downingtown, PA. Daniel G. ROTHHAAS, Sr. operated a Spagnum Moss/Hemp business in New Jersey. His sons all became glass blowers, and one eventually went on to be the lighthouse keeper at Cape May, NJ. The sons changed the spelling of their last name to ROTHAS at some point. Daniel G. ROTHHAAS, Sr. and his wife Katherina Barbara MULLER ROTHHAAS are burried at Northwoods Cemetary outside of Downingtown, PA. Any information as to the parents and extended family of Daniel G. ROTHHAAS, or emmigration/ship/port facts about him would be much appreciated. Many thanks. K.Kleeh Berkeley, CA

. Would you please search this source for my great-grandfather Bauer's home 'town', RAUSCHENSTEIG? Rauschensteig seems to be little more than a spot along the road between Röslau and Thiersheim, both of which are small villages (I think). ################################### I´ve found the place rated as a "village" in the county ( Landkreis ) of WUNSIEDEL in Oberfranken. The Catholic people belonged to the parish of Wunsiedel ( a town also ) and the Protestants belonged to the parish of Oberroeslau. In 1964 it had 53 inhabitants. I hope this helps some. Wilhelm

Does anyone out there know if Kulsheimer is the same as Kelsheimer in German? I put in Kelsheimer, only received one hit, a Von Kelsheimer. When I put in Ku lsheimer, I received twenty hits. What is the difference, if any? Thanks, Sharon Ps, thanks to George for his info.

Yes, there is a Kelheim. It is close to Regensburg and on the river Donau (Danube). I found a web site with some real good info. http://www.altmuehltal.de/englisch/e-kelh.htm Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: <SOresk1421@aol.com> To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 10:18 AM Subject: [BAVARIA] KELSHEIMER > I have always heard that my ancestors came from Bavaria in mid 1700s. Would > they possibly be from Kelheim in Bavaria? Does anyone know this name? I find > little on my name in the U.S. before 1800. Thanks for any info. > Sharon > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 5 days? Please unsubscribe > Just click this and send it. It is all set up for you. > mailto:Bavaria-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe >

Hi - I'm new to the list and new to Bavaria. Does anyone know any info on Billingshaus, Birkenfeld? Are there any records available for around 1832 and before? I'm looking for MENNIGs. I just found out that my family came from here. I know one of the daughters was born on Feb 27, 1832 there. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Chris in Iowa

Ship passenger lists and US Censuses place my g-grandparents Johan FRIES/Magdalena SPIELMAN as being born in Bavaria. No village name. How does one go about finding such information? DOB are 1814 and 1820.

My gggrandfather Wolfgang Johannes ADELHOCH was born 10 June 1784 at > Refthal, Oberpfalz, Bayern, according to information that I have received. > I am unable to locate "Refthal" using Mapquest, geo@genealogy.net or > maps@microsoft.com. Is this a geographical area rather than a town? My > earliest known ancestors come from Samberg or Sänberg in the Oberpfalz. > Are these 2 spellings variations of the same place? Neither is in > geo@genealogy.net or maps@microsoft.com, but Samberg is shown in Mapquest. > There is a place called REFTHAL, County Regensburg, Oberpfalz. It was not really a place it was a "solitude" according to the Official List of Places in Bavaria. SAMBERG is in the vicinity of the above and it was graded a "village". Wilhelm from Austria

Regental could also mean the area around the river Regen. This would make more sense after looking for the other place. Christine Lippert Fung Paramedic, CC VFD http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/u/n/Christine--Fung/ http://www.vvm.com/~cfung/

Try Regenthal Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Adlhoch <adlhoch@interlog.com> To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 10:34 PM Subject: [BAVARIA] surnames ADLHOCH ADELHOCH > My gggrandfather Wolfgang Johannes ADELHOCH was born 10 June 1784 at > Refthal, Oberpfalz, Bayern, according to information that I have received. > I am unable to locate "Refthal" using Mapquest, geo@genealogy.net or > maps@microsoft.com. Is this a geographical area rather than a town? My > earliest known ancestors come from Samberg or Sänberg in the Oberpfalz. > Are these 2 spellings variations of the same place? Neither is in > geo@genealogy.net or maps@microsoft.com, but Samberg is shown in Mapquest. > > His son Jakob, my ggrandfather, born 7 July 1818 and his surname is spelled > ADLHOCH, as are his descendants through my line (Georg born 1857 and Peter > born 1898). In my experience, the spelling of this surname has been > butchered unbelievably by people in all walks of life (I have collected 167 > different misspellings in the past 25 years!). I have recently discovered > - in North America only - some ADLHOCK and ADELHOCK surnames. Does anyone > know whether these are corruptions of the versions ending in 'H'? > > Recently I also made the acquaintance of an ADLHOCH from Quebec who claimed > that the surname HADLOCK originated in the eastern townships of Quebec > because this was the phonetic spelling of the common pronunciation of > ADLHOCH. Does anyone have any information on this? Again, this surname is > very common in the US (over 200 phone listings) while there are only 3 in > Germany. > > Any information on these surnames or HOFWEBER (also from Bavaria) would be > greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > Tom Adlhoch > adlhoch@interlog.com > > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 5 days? Please unsubscribe > Just click this and send it. It is all set up for you. > mailto:Bavaria-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe >

I have just added this name to my list of ancestors, and have been told it is probably from Bavaria. Just wondering if anyone is familiar with the name and an area in which it may be prevalent. Thanks, Helene

I have always heard that my ancestors came from Bavaria in mid 1700s. Would they possibly be from Kelheim in Bavaria? Does anyone know this name? I find little on my name in the U.S. before 1800. Thanks for any info. Sharon

Hello, I was able to find Semberg and Samberg using the Jewish Shtetlseeker. http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htm Give it a try. Put in your spellings and select Germany. Click on "start search". You will be given a number of possibilities. Click on the coordinates of the town you want to find and you will be taken to mapquest where the red star places the location for you. You can identify icon as far as it will go. Sometimes the towns are too small to actually show up as named but the red star is the location. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate Refthal.....I think this is a misspelling. Try some other spellings of the word and see what shows up. Regards, Mary Ann > My gggrandfather Wolfgang Johannes ADELHOCH was born 10 June 1784 at > Refthal, Oberpfalz, Bayern, according to information that I have received. > I am unable to locate "Refthal" using Mapquest, geo@genealogy.net or > maps@microsoft.com. Is this a geographical area rather than a town? My > earliest known ancestors come from Samberg or Sänberg in the Oberpfalz. > Are these 2 spellings variations of the same place? Neither is in > geo@genealogy.net or maps@microsoft.com, but Samberg is shown in Mapquest. > > His son Jakob, my ggrandfather, born 7 July 1818 and his surname is spelled > ADLHOCH, as are his descendants through my line (Georg born 1857 and Peter > born 1898). In my experience, the spelling of this surname has been > butchered unbelievably by people in all walks of life (I have collected 167 > different misspellings in the past 25 years!). I have recently discovered > - in North America only - some ADLHOCK and ADELHOCK surnames. Does anyone > know whether these are corruptions of the versions ending in 'H'? > > Recently I also made the acquaintance of an ADLHOCH from Quebec who claimed > that the surname HADLOCK originated in the eastern townships of Quebec > because this was the phonetic spelling of the common pronunciation of > ADLHOCH. Does anyone have any information on this? Again, this surname is > very common in the US (over 200 phone listings) while there are only 3 in > Germany. > > Any information on these surnames or HOFWEBER (also from Bavaria) would be > greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > Tom Adlhoch > adlhoch@interlog.com --- Mary Ann Allen wallen@pipeline.com The Gathering Place http://sites.netscape.net/murrallen/homepage

My gggrandfather Wolfgang Johannes ADELHOCH was born 10 June 1784 at Refthal, Oberpfalz, Bayern, according to information that I have received. I am unable to locate "Refthal" using Mapquest, geo@genealogy.net or maps@microsoft.com. Is this a geographical area rather than a town? My earliest known ancestors come from Samberg or Sänberg in the Oberpfalz. Are these 2 spellings variations of the same place? Neither is in geo@genealogy.net or maps@microsoft.com, but Samberg is shown in Mapquest. His son Jakob, my ggrandfather, born 7 July 1818 and his surname is spelled ADLHOCH, as are his descendants through my line (Georg born 1857 and Peter born 1898). In my experience, the spelling of this surname has been butchered unbelievably by people in all walks of life (I have collected 167 different misspellings in the past 25 years!). I have recently discovered - in North America only - some ADLHOCK and ADELHOCK surnames. Does anyone know whether these are corruptions of the versions ending in 'H'? Recently I also made the acquaintance of an ADLHOCH from Quebec who claimed that the surname HADLOCK originated in the eastern townships of Quebec because this was the phonetic spelling of the common pronunciation of ADLHOCH. Does anyone have any information on this? Again, this surname is very common in the US (over 200 phone listings) while there are only 3 in Germany. Any information on these surnames or HOFWEBER (also from Bavaria) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Tom Adlhoch adlhoch@interlog.com

Hope someone can help me with this. My family comes from Germany and have a unique New Year tradition that we have passed down through our family. My question is: Is it a German tradition? On New Years Eve, Sal Poker comes and bring one gift Santa or Father Christmas forgot. Have no idea how it is spelled. We pronounce it Sal Poker. My family is LINEBERGER, VENDLING/WENTLING, SCHNEIDER/TAYLOR. JoAnne

Can anyone tell me the distance between Steinmark, Unterfranken, Bavaria and Momlingen, Bavaria??? BarB barbbuck@pacbell.net

I am seeking information on ancestors from the Schwabische area of Bavaria. Records show that 4 siblings (2F, 2M) emmigrated in 1855 from the village of Oberingingen (also Oberringen ?) directly to St. Clair County, Michigan(apparently). The parents of these four were Mathias Welser and Barbara (Meyer) Welser. The Village of Oberlum (unk) is also involved, as one of he older boys is shown to have been born in Oberlum. I have been poking around and even visited Oberingingen this summer while on vacation. The nearest church dates to 1957. The village is northwest of Augsburg in a predominantly agricultural area. The Michigan Welsers became farmers so the roots are probably farm stock. Any help would be appreciated Dave Welser Edgewater, MD

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At 4:24 PM +0100 12/29/99, Bernhard Schmidt wrote: >Suche Informationen zu: > >Need more information on: > >Namen und Orte in der Gegend Bayern, Schwaben, westlich Augsburg > >Names and places in the area Bavaria, Schwaben, west of Augsburg > >BAIER (Altenmünster) BÖCK (Westendorf) DEIGENDESCH ESCHERZ >(Affaltern) FAULHABER FINK (Hafenhofen) HAIDER HARTMANN >(Unterramming) HÄBERLE HOSER HÖRLE KREILE MILLER SCHÄFFNER >(Kelchsried) SCHERER (Eppishofen) SCHMID (Honsolgen, Grimoldsried) >SCHÖN SCHUSTER (Birkach, Froschbach) SEDELMAYR (Trugenhofen, >Lutzingen, Violau) SUHLMILLER WACHTER (Türkheim, Hölden) ZINTHATH > > >Bernhard...My ggf was John Klein, br 2 Feb 1837 in Bavaria Germany. I have a Katherine Fink in my genealogy but do not know where in Bavaria they came from....went to US around 1850 and settled in Buffalo NY...t -TOM'S E-MAIL = tom@xgboy.com Thom's Home Page = http://www.xgboy.com Knights of Columbus (new) Council 8077 = http://www.home.earthlink.net/~mcgorray/html/kc8077.index.html Society of Former Special Agents-FBI = http://www.socxfbi.org/ Society of FBI Alumni = http://www.xgboy.com/html/alumni.index.html Tucson Sunshine Chapter = http://xgboy.com/html/tsc.index.html Far Western District = http://www.xgboy.com/html/fwd.index.html

Suche Informationen zu: Need more information on: Namen und Orte in der Gegend Bayern, Schwaben, westlich Augsburg Names and places in the area Bavaria, Schwaben, west of Augsburg BAIER (Altenmünster) BÖCK (Westendorf) DEIGENDESCH ESCHERZ (Affaltern) FAULHABER FINK (Hafenhofen) HAIDER HARTMANN (Unterramming) HÄBERLE HOSER HÖRLE KREILE MILLER SCHÄFFNER (Kelchsried) SCHERER (Eppishofen) SCHMID (Honsolgen, Grimoldsried) SCHÖN SCHUSTER (Birkach, Froschbach) SEDELMAYR (Trugenhofen, Lutzingen, Violau) SUHLMILLER WACHTER (Türkheim, Hölden) ZINTHATH