Sorry about the blank message. I had carefully typed a lead in for Carl Budd's message which had not reached the List, resending his question and asking that any answers go through the List.....the entire messge was there when I hit send and it was a complete blank when it came back. Try number two.... djweber djwdjw@ix.netcom.com -------------------- From: Michael Carl Budd <michaelcarl.budd@gmail.com> To: Ortenau Mailing List Subject: Önsbachers in Algeria Date: Oct 7, 2008 8:50 AM Dear all, I have noticed that a few of my relatives (Andreas Boschert 1809-1840), Melchior Armbruster (1810-1847), and Xaver Klausmann (1806-?) spent time in Algeria, the first two dying there and the third dying later in Spain. Does anyone know why Germans would've been in Algeria in the 1840s and if it's possible they had wives or children there? Best, Carl -- Michael Carl Budd Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar '08-'09 Peoria, Illinois, USA · Cairo, Egypt