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 >