Hello Everyone, I am forwarding the message below to the lists... just in case of a difference of spelling. Please reach Henning directly at boettcher@smile.ch and Linda directly at ldstone59@hotmail.com, and also send a copy to the list. Leslie (Bridges) Kohler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henning Boettcher" <boettcher@smile.ch> To: <GEN-DE-L@rootsweb.com> > > "Linda" <ldstone59@hotmail.com> schrieb > > HI looking for my husbands ancestors, Alexander Kollen/Kolln > > (Alexander could be middle name) born approx 1851, supposedly > > emigrated to the USA in 1877. Ended up in Iowa. May have had a > brother > > and sister who stayed in Germany. Married a Wilhelmina or > Philomena > > Reinfelt. Her parents Detlef and Caroline Ida Mary > (Peters)Reinfelt > > came to the USA in the late 1850s early 1860s and also ended up in > > Iowa. Would like more information on Julius Moll. He cut all ties > with > > homeland and lived in South Dakota. MArried Dorothea Louise Frasch > she > > may have come from Russia. We were told all came from the > > Schleswieg-Holstein area of Germany. Cannot get any further back > than > > those names but do have most of the info on Alex and Wilhemina > > (Minnie) kids, the Moll children and current generations. Any > > infomation would be appreciated. Thank you Linda Stone-Kolln > > Spelling of the name might have been > Köllen (with oUmlaut). > Spelling of the town is Hepsisau as Joe pointed out. Hepsisau is now > part of Weilheim an der Teck. > D-73235 Weilheim an der Teck-Hepsisau is located 13km southwest of > Göppingen and about 30km southeast of Stuttgart. > -- > Kind regards > Henning Boettcher > http://home.sunrise.ch/boettche > (universally applicable hints/German language only/ last review: > Febr.2004)