Hi listmembers, I have tried to figure this question out on my own and cannot seem to come up with an answer. If this is the wrong 'forum' please disregard my question. I have a couple, George and Bertha GUTHMANN, born 1829 and 1835; he born in Bavaria, she in Wurttenberg. From different census records, they came to the US between 1872-1875. Their four children are as follows: George; born 1861; FRANCE Freiderich, born 1863; FRANCE Martin, born 1867; FRANCE Bertha, born 1868; FRANCE Here is my problem: Was Bavaria part of modern day Baden-Wurttenberg? And at the time of the children's birth, did the borders change so that if they lived in Wurttenberg, maybe it belonged to France? And does 'Guthmann' sound Jewish? I know that I have Schaff ancestors around the same time frame, who lived in Leiderscheidt, A-L; their child, Henry, was born in 1862 in Paris, they then came to the US in 1872.....? Thank you for any help, Kelly Michaels Schaff