Thank you for sharing Fifty Years After. I am wondering how my (German ancesters ) who lived near Timisoara avoided trouble with the Russians. I heard once someone say, my Great Grandfather was a bit of a shyster. He remained in Buzias, died in 1958 and buried in local cemetery. Sent from my iPad > On Apr 28, 2014, at 7:01 AM, "Rose Mary Keller Hughes" <rhughes5@rochester.rr.com> wrote: > > Hello Barb, > > It was in 1945 when the DS were taken to Russia to work as slave labor. > These two articles will give you a sense of what happened there. I had at > least five relatives who were taken there in train cattle cars. There were > others I have found who died in the camps. > > Here is an accounting remembering the terrible experience: > > http://www.dvhh.org/semlak/Dusseldorf~pt-1-fifty-yrs-after.htm > > Also there is a journal of a young man/boy of his declining health in a > Russian camp: > > http://www.dvhh.org/semlak/Toth-deportation-diary.htm > > I could not find your grandfather in David Dreyers, "Banaters in Austrian > Military Records" but I am in a rush to go off to an appointment. I will > look again this afternoon. > > Rose Mary Keller Hughes > W Henrietta, NY, USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barb D > Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 4:36 PM > To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com > Subject: [DVHH] Camps & Army's > > Hi , > First I want to THANK all the poster’s that have contributed all the > wonderful recipe’s, history, & stories. I have enjoyed each and everyone. > I am wondering if anyone out there can help me with two things: > 1st. My mother told me that her Aunt Anna LEIMETTER from Deustch St. Michael > ( B: abt: 190 was taken or sent to a work camp she thought in Russia. > my problem is that she thought it was before wwII. I can’t find any > info on anything like that happening before the war. I don’t know if she was > already married and to who or not. > Questions: Does anyone know anything about this happening and where > can I get some info? > 2nd, My Grandfather John BRATTAN was B:1896 in Deustch St. Michael went to > war and was injured and spent a long time in an Italian hospital and > returned 1917 or 18. > Questions: How can I find out what army he served in and anything > on his hospitalization. > I really can use all the help I can get. It seems that no one knows very > much about this tiny little town. > Thanking you all in advance for any help you can give. > Keep up the great listings’ I think this would be a great way for our > schools to teach history. I have learned and understood more here in the > last few months than all my time in school. > I guess I must not have paid very good attention then, but I really didn,t > care about the wars dates. I think it is about what happened to the > countries and the wonderful people who lived in them and what it did to them > and their families. > Sorry to ramble on so long. > Barb D > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
This site and list have been incredible.. history, recipes, person reflections, geography, everything! This reply probably belongs to another inquiry but.... My grandpa Scheer was born in 1889 in Deta, Romania and came to America in 1905. We always wondered why a (supposedly) older son would be allowed leave his village at the age of 16 to live with his sister and brother-in-law in New Jersey. My mom said grandpa didn't talk about his family and village, only a few stories about his grandmother. She said he never identified himself as being German, Hungarian or DS and he was fluent in Hungarian and high German. There may have been DS living in their (Cleveland, OH) neighborhood because he would refer to someone being "Schwaban". Along with Sandra, I wondered how my grandpa's family in Deta (near Timosora) escaped the work camps. Grandpa lost contact with his family prior to the start of WW1. His sister and her family had moved back to Deta. While visiting New Jersey in 1946, grandpa looked up old friends who were from his village. They were in contact not only with their family but his as well. Letters and pictures were exchanged until his death in 1961. For unknown reasons my grandma discontined writing letters to her sister-in-laws. If only she had kept up correspondence! Thanks to all who have given me new insight to a wonderful culture. Susan PS- is there anyone on this list familiar with grandpa's village of Deta? ---- Sandra <sldodgers@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thank you for sharing Fifty Years After. I am wondering how my (German ancesters ) who lived near Timisoara avoided trouble with the Russians. I heard once someone say, my Great Grandfather was a bit of a shyster. He remained in Buzias, died in 1958 and buried in local cemetery. Sent from my iPad > On Apr 28, 2014, at 7:01 AM, "Rose Mary Keller Hughes" <rhughes5@rochester.rr.com> wrote: > > Hello Barb, > > It was in 1945 when the DS were taken to Russia to work as slave labor. > These two articles will give you a sense of what happened there. I had at > least five relatives who were taken there in train cattle cars. There were > others I have found who died in the camps. > > Here is an accounting remembering the terrible experience: > > http://www.dvhh.org/semlak/Dusseldorf~pt-1-fifty-yrs-after.htm > > Also there is a journal of a young man/boy of his declining health in a > Russian camp: > > http://www.dvhh.org/semlak/Toth-deportation-diary.htm > > I could not find your grandfather in David Dreyers, "Banaters in Austrian > Military Records" but I am in a rush to go off to an appointment. I will > look again this afternoon. > > Rose Mary Keller Hughes > W Henrietta, NY, USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barb D > Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 4:36 PM > To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com > Subject: [DVHH] Camps & Army's > > Hi , > First I want to THANK all the poster’s that have contributed all the > wonderful recipe’s, history, & stories. I have enjoyed each and everyone. > I am wondering if anyone out there can help me with two things: > 1st. My mother told me that her Aunt Anna LEIMETTER from Deustch St. Michael > ( B: abt: 190 was taken or sent to a work camp she thought in Russia. > my problem is that she thought it was before wwII. I can’t find any > info on anything like that happening before the war. I don’t know if she was > already married and to who or not. > Questions: Does anyone know anything about this happening and where > can I get some info? > 2nd, My Grandfather John BRATTAN was B:1896 in Deustch St. Michael went to > war and was injured and spent a long time in an Italian hospital and > returned 1917 or 18. > Questions: How can I find out what army he served in and anything > on his hospitalization. > I really can use all the help I can get. It seems that no one knows very > much about this tiny little town. > Thanking you all in advance for any help you can give. > Keep up the great listings’ I think this would be a great way for our > schools to teach history. I have learned and understood more here in the > last few months than all my time in school. > I guess I must not have paid very good attention then, but I really didn,t > care about the wars dates. I think it is about what happened to the > countries and the wonderful people who lived in them and what it did to them > and their families. > Sorry to ramble on so long. > Barb D > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Give first and last names of your ancestors and their spouses info when. Was his name Johann / John Scheer? Jody -----Original Message----- From: donauschwaben-villages-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:donauschwaben-villages-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of suervl@roadrunner.com Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 5:59 PM To: Rose Mary Keller Hughes; Sandra Cc: <donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [DVHH] Camps & Army's This site and list have been incredible.. history, recipes, person reflections, geography, everything! This reply probably belongs to another inquiry but.... My grandpa Scheer was born in 1889 in Deta, Romania and came to America in 1905. We always wondered why a (supposedly) older son would be allowed leave his village at the age of 16 to live with his sister and brother-in-law in New Jersey. My mom said grandpa didn't talk about his family and village, only a few stories about his grandmother. She said he never identified himself as being German, Hungarian or DS and he was fluent in Hungarian and high German. There may have been DS living in their (Cleveland, OH) neighborhood because he would refer to someone being "Schwaban". Along with Sandra, I wondered how my grandpa's family in Deta (near Timosora) escaped the work camps. Grandpa lost contact with his family prior to the start of WW1. His sister and her family had moved back to Deta. While visiting New Jersey in 1946, grandpa looked up old friends who were from his village. They were in contact not only with their family but his as well. Letters and pictures were exchanged until his death in 1961. For unknown reasons my grandma discontined writing letters to her sister-in-laws. If only she had kept up correspondence! Thanks to all who have given me new insight to a wonderful culture. Susan PS- is there anyone on this list familiar with grandpa's village of Deta?