Was your John Adam Shaller in the Civil War? Ask for his entire folder. You will learn many things such as his place of birth. Have you checked the church he attended when he first came to NY? The Seelenliste often gave the name of the birthplace. LaVerne BAVARIA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: LaVerne, Researching BACHMANN, BOEHMKE, HEMMANN, HEINEMANN, LANDL, LINHARDT, OTTO, PIETSCHMANN, ROEHL, SEHLER, SIEVERS, TELLE, ZACHARIAE, ZEITLER