My great grandfather's name was Johan, or John, Halbig. He came from northern Bavaria in a small town/village called Machtilshausen. The village is near the city of Hammelburg which is north of Wurzburg. There were others that came over to the states after him. They all settled in New Jersey in and around Newark. Some other Halbig's from the same town (Machtilshausen), even lived in the same house, immigrated to Illinois. Jack