Norm I copied the spelling exactly as it was written on the tombstone. Could it be that Obenburg is the German spelling for either Obernburg or Oberburg? And yes he was catholic. Would I then perhaps try church records in the 2 Obernburgs and the 2 Oberburgs? Do you know where I need to go to find out where to search Catholic records? Thanks for writing? Gail > > From: "Norm B" <[email protected]> > Date: 2003/07/19 Sat AM 02:44:35 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BAVARIA] Ludwig or Zapp - Obenburg Bayern > > > His name in Germany would have been either Alois Ludwig or Aloysius > Ludwig and his date of birth was 7 Marz 1825 and he was born in > Obenburg Bavaria. Is that enough to be able to try to locate > something about him in Bavaria? > > > Dear Gail, > > If your information and spelling is correct, the only other thing you > would need is his religion, which I assume was Catholic. > > But how certain are you of the spelling "Obenburg"? I do not find it > in all of Germany. That is critical!!! Could it be Offenberg, 40 > miles east of Regensburg? There are also two Obernburgs and two > Oberburgs in Bavaria. What is your source of the town name? > > Norm > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 7:23 PM > Subject: [BAVARIA] Ludwig or Zapp - Obenburg Bayern > > The grave for my GG-Grandfather was in St. John's Cemetery in Middle > Village, Queens, NY. It indicated that he was born in Obenburg, > Bayern on 7 Marz 1825. I have requested a complete record of the site > and I am waiting for this to arrive in the next several weeks but in > the meantime if I have his name, and the place of birth and the date > of birth, > I am new to the searching of relatives in Germany and know that > records were kept in the churches, but knowing his date and year of > birth and the town, does anyone know where to direct me to write, > e-mail or search for records. > > His wife was Barbara Zapp and I do not know as yet if he was married > prior to or after his arrival in the US...but I am working on that one > :) > > Many thanks in advance, > Gail Jorgensen > > > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html > to unsubscribe > >