In a message dated 12/22/2002 6:11:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > Thomas, > > Are you living in Pilzen or just descended from there? They make excellent > beer. > No, my grandfather came to the US in 1890 from the Pilzen District. > No sign of a town with that spelling (Sübke/Sülbke) in Bavaria. You can look > for yourself at > http://bavariangenealogy.com/bh/ortes.htm. > > Could Sübke/Sülbke be SOLPKE, located 30 miles NW of Magdeburg, Germany? > No luck on finding a town with spelling Sübke/Sülbke *anywhere else* in all > of EUROPE. What is your source for this spelling? This is a possibility and the source of my information is from an old document. > > The town of KOHLAU (KOLOVA) in Czech is 5 miles SE of Karlovy Vary and about > 40 miles NW of Pilzen. That's about 70 miles west of Prague. Indeed, that is the village I had on my Hot Suspect list. Thank you for a confirmation. > Norm > > >