Roy: No, but my Johannes Schroeder came from Winterborn-Pfalz, Old Bavaria in 1820. When did your wife's kin leave for America? Deane in Las Vegas, Nevada -- RWBOYLAN@aol.com wrote: We have just begun researching Bavarian roots. Mormon church records show some of my wife's ancestors as: Valentin Ruppert (Jr.) christened in 1813 in "Evangelisch, Goelheim, Pfalz, Bayern". Anna Maria Kellers (or Keller) christened 1776 in "Evangelisch, Goelheim, Pfalz, Bayern". We assume Evangelisch means Lutheran Church, Goelheim is the town and Pfalz (also known as Palantine) is a state within Bayern (Bavaria). Philippine Bohlander born 1826 in "Jakobsweiler, Pfalz, Bayern". We assume Jakobsweiler is a town. Do we understand the locations correctly? Is anyone else researching these people? Roy