At 1:30 PM 9/4/98, Jerry Thuernagle wrote: >I have been doing research in the USA for about 25 years and now I would > >like to find my roots in germany. I don't have any hometown information > >for these names. Does anything look familiar to anyone? >researching...THUERNAGEL, BURMOOD, BURMUTH, BORMUTH, LOCKER, HILKE, >RAABE, ROBU, DORNFELD, BRANDT > > >I am also trying to find information on the naturalization process and >don't know where to begin. Any suggestions? > >Jerry Thuernagle...... thuernag@micron.net I have a Raabe in my line, I think you will find that it is from Vorpommern and Brandenburg, that is from the area near the Oder river basin. Maria Louisa Raaba, b. 28Dec1855 in Brandenburg (?prov), m. Henry Wm. Paeth 28Dec1878, d. 26Nov1934 in Wisc. James Birkholz birchwd@connect.net