Peter: I just did a double-take on some of your names. In my personal database I have a Casimus Witmajer, b. 09 Mar 1784, son Joannes Georgius Widmayer, b. 1753 and Anna Maria Schmitten. Could this possibly be your line, too? Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Bravard" <dbravard@yahoo.com> To: "Dad" <dbravard2@insight.rr.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:30 PM Subject: Fw: Urloffen/Zimmern > > > > --- On Mon, 9/22/08, Peter Obermanns <pobermanns@t-online.de> wrote: > >> From: Peter Obermanns <pobermanns@t-online.de> >> Subject: Urloffen/Zimmern >> To: dbravard@yahoo.com >> Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 2:10 PM >> Hello, >> >> I found your name on a geneaology website as a researcher >> for the >> Urloffen/Zimmern area of Germany, and I am writing to ask >> for advice >> and/or research work into the the history of my wife's >> family. >> >> According to some sources she has, her >> Great-great-grandfather George >> John Wiedmeyer (5/22/1814 - 7/3/1892) was born in in Urloff >> (possibly >> misspelled), Baden and emigrated to the USA. >> >> We also know that George John"s father, Casimer >> (Casmier?) Wiedmeyer >> (3/9/1784 - 11/4/1867) (my wife's >> Great-great-great-grandfather) was >> born there and came to the USA at the same time, settling >> in >> Richfield, Wisconsin. >> >> Casimer's father was Johann G. Wiedmeyer. >> >> George John Wiedmeyer's wife was Francesa (Franziska) >> Moser (5/15/1822 >> - 4/6/1904), who was born in Ziemer (possibly misspelled). >> Her >> parents, Alois Moser (1796 - ) and Barbara Schelli (1800 - >> ) were both >> born in Baden, Germanic Lands. and married 5/4/1820. >> >> I've used the LDS Family Search to find/verify some of >> this >> information, but I'm wondering if there are other >> sources of >> information for that area, including researchers for hire. >> Can you >> suggest anything? >> >> Thanks for your time. >> Peter Obermanns > > > >