Tom: Have you looked at familysearch.org (the LDS website)? There are lots of Sebastians in Bavaria. It might be a good place to start. Here are a few Andreas listings. By the way, something I read about GTA said that only about 40% of German immigrants are accounted for in those volumes. Some of my ancestors aren't listed (we know how/when/from where from other sources). 3. Andreas SEBASTIAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Christening: 10 Jan 1818 Katholisch, Geinsheim, Pfalz, Bayern 4. Andreas SEBASTIAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Christening: 10 Jan 1818 Katholisch, Geinsheim, Pfalz, Bayern 5. Andreas SEBASTIAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Christening: 9 Feb 1747 Katholisch, Geinsheim, Pfalz, Bayern 6. Andreas SEBASTIAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Christening: 9 Feb 1747 Katholisch, Geinsheim, Pfalz, Bayern 7. Andreas SEBASTIAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Christening: 9 Mar 1761 Evangelisch, Goellheim, Pfalz, Bayern Happy hunting! Kathleen Schilling kschilli@hotmail.com >From: "Thomas Fiske" <evitom@earthlink.net> Aware of the axiom, "Beware of all stories that begin with "Two Brothers went to America," I hesitate to talk about my ancestor. But that seems to be the case with Adamus and Andreaus Sebastian who suddenly appear on the 1860 census for Louisville, KY. Oh, I do not know if they were brothers, but they were close in age and had the same last name and general home in Bavaria (Bayern). Adam became a citizen about 1862, which means he had to have been in the Country by 1857. But does he show up in the "Germans to America" series of books? Certainly not. That is why I never use the term, "Wetbacks." I am afraid my >ancestor swam to America. > >The 1937 flood wiped out Jefferson Co., KY records, so I cannot find what >Adam said about his homeland, and his 1874 tombstone is eroded so that I >cannot read anything but Adam Sebastian on it. > >NARA has nothing on him. So I need to find some local records in Bavaria, >so I can go there before I die. Or, drop dead whilst I am there, which is >embarrassing, but OK. > >Tom the bewildered. > > > > >==== 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 > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com