The German word "Metzger" translates into English as "butcher". There would surely have been hundreds of independent starting points. The principle is the same as Miller. Expecting to find a traceable family connection for all persons with such skill based surname is a serious mistake. On 4/12/2011 11:18 PM, Patrick McGarry (by way of James Shuman) wrote: > Patrick has been having trouble posting, and > requested that I post this for him. > ______________________________ > > Ok. Why do I keep on finding 2 different branches > of a family name and cannot connect. This Metzger > family that Lloyd Samuel Metzger (1903-1993) came > from, as his father was: Orlin Metzger (about > 1879-1881) and his father was: Thomas Metzger > (1848-) and Frankie Day- all of either Lewis or > Allen County, OHio- they go back to a: Conrad > Metzger > > Birth 1657 in Steinenbronn, Boblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany > Death 02 FEB 1728 in Steinenbronn, Boblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany > > While, most the Metzger's I know go back to: Johann Jacob Metzger > Birth 1645 in Jettenbach, Saarland, Germany > Death 24 Dec 1738 in Jettenbach, Saarland, > Germany -whose father is listed as Matthias > Metzger (1590-) > > Also there seem to be 2 different Minnich > families, each in Ohio but going to a different > immigrant. The ones i am mostly connected with go > back to Hans Munch, and the branch the Minnich's > around Bellefontaine Ohio go to is way different > (I forget right now, but willl find later. > > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:[email protected] > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >