Hello, I just want to make sure I am researching the right Rottenburg. Is there more than 1 Rottenburg in Wurttemberg. My ancestor Sybilla Leonhardt listed this as her place of birth in her marriage record. I have searched some church records in Rottenburg and have found no sign of her. I even searched some civil files. I know that there is more than one Rottenburg but is there only one in Wurttemburg? Thanks for any help? Lois

Hello Lois, I assume the same like dj: maybe she lived in a nearby town. It seems there are still Leonhardts in Rottenburg. And yes: only 1 Rottenburg in Württemberg: at the river Neckar. Rottenburg was prior (before 1806) part of the county Hohenberg which belonged to Austria. My ancestors lived in the same county so I researched a little bit the available sources. A printed book of the "Oberamt Rottenburg" lists some records from 1753 till 1805 (the older ones were destroyed by archivists). Other sources from Rottenburg which are not printed: lists of citizen, house and family sheets from 1786... (a census). Please let me know if you ever see the surname Irslinger (or alike) in a parish register. - Wendelin On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:39:41 -0500 "Lois Kamlage" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > I just want to make sure I am researching the right Rottenburg. Is > there more than 1 Rottenburg in Wurttemberg. My ancestor Sybilla > Leonhardt listed this as her place of birth in her marriage record. I > have searched some church records in Rottenburg and have found no > sign of her. I even searched some civil files. I know that there is > more than one Rottenburg but is there only one in Wurttemburg? Thanks > for any help? Lois >