This is the 1st time I have responded to any of the e-mails that I have received. I really appreciate being a member of this group. I am still looking for members of my Paternal side of my family. My Great-grandfather Johann Seiler was born on 24 June 1863 in Blumenthal, Banat & my Great-grandmother Elizabeth Scheffler Seiler was born 25 august 1863 In Blumenthal, Banat. My other Great-grand-father Joseph Anton was born 26 January 1875 in Heilfelt, Bukovina and my Great-grand-mother Regina Schaffer Anton was born 20 July 1880 in Bukovina. My great-grandfather's father was also Johann Seiler he was born in 1843 in Blumenthal & my great-grandmother Anna Friedman Krawad Seiler was born in 1845 in Blumenthal. All of my grandparents immigrated to the United States and settled in North Dakota. They settled down in North Dakota and raised their families there, they all died in North Dakota. I am on Roots Web as well as Ancestry.com, I'm just having a hard time finding the parents of these great-grandparents. Any help of information on where I should look next will be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for your help. Carol Seiler Kalar Salt Lake City, Utah From: donauschwaben-villages-request@rootsweb.com Subject: DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES Digest, Vol 7, Issue 165 To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 01:00:04 -0600 --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: mrmrsgtx@hotmail.com To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 21:00:10 +0000 Subject: [DVHH] Schmidt family Hello,I'm starting to research my Grandmother's family. Susana Schmidt (maiden name) . She was born in Klek in 1898. Which I believe is in the Banat region? Susana Schmidt emigrated to the US in 1914 at age 16. Her parents were Adam Schmidt and Barbara Schmidt (also her maiden name). They had six daughters. Four of them emigrated to the US and two to Canada. The youngest returned but I'm not sure when or where. I know My Great Grandfather Adam Schmidt died during WW2 in Klek. I don't know when Barbara died. I know they were Catholic. What I want to find out, if possible where in Germany they came from and if possible find another generation in her village. It took me two years to find my Grandmother's passenger list. They had misspelled her last name. I found the German version and it was correct. I have all of her US documents. I'm not sure if any records are still available and the name Schmidt is not the easiest to research. I also have her sisters married names. My Grandmother lived in Chicago until her divorce in the early 1930's. She then moved to Michigan with my mother and remarried. Her other sisters settled in Chicago, Michigan and Canada. I was so happy to find this group. I had a Donauschwaben intervention on a German genealogy facebook site one night. . I never knew the history of my Grandmother and Grandfather's origins. How they were German but didn't live there was very confusing. Just knew they were from Austria-Hungary or the "Old Country". I'm on the DVHH FB and have received quite the history lesson. My Grandfather's will be a tough one. I'll post that info later. Thanks EveryoneJean Tacey Hagen --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: krbjkennedy@gmail.com To: DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES@rootsweb.com Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 15:57:31 -0600 Subject: [DVHH] in need of help Hello Listers, I have not been able to find my great grandmother’s birth date and place as well as her death date and place. Her name was Rosalia Pfeiffer Eisele. Her father was Anton Pfeiffer B. 18 Nov 1815 in Kernei to Georg Pol Pfeiffer and Susanna Belowski M. 29 Sep 1843 in Karavukovo to Helena Bauer D. 21 Apr 1895 in Karavukovo Her mother was Helena Bauer B. 17 Aug 1822 in Karavukovo to Janos Bauer and AnaMarie Eckert M. 29 Sep 1843 to Anton Pfeiffer in Karavukovo D. 19 Jul 1902 in Karavukovo Rosalia was born about 1847 but I it does not appear to have been in Karavukovo. Her father was a teacher and I am told that teachers were sent to wherever there was a need. Rosalia married Ignatz Eisele on 19 July 1870 in Karavukovo. I have located the Catholic baptismal records for all nine of their children (all born in Karavukovo). I cannot find a death date for her although it was probably in Karavukovo. I have been very fortunate to find all of the other information on this family but these two missing pieces are like not having a front tooth. Thanks in advance, Kathy Kennedy --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: irene.haas@nih.gov To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 02:41:31 +0000 Subject: [DVHH] Brick Wall Help Needed: Griisser/Muller/Feil (plus spelling variations) with Papp connection and Blumenthal/Konigshoff/Deutschbentschek/Grossrememt Looking for info on the following individuals/families with the hope of learning more about my Muller/Feil/Pfeil/Grieser ancestors and/or establishing a connection to any present-day cousins. I hope this email is clear enough - trying to get my thoughts in some sense of order! 1: Heinrich Muller – born in 12 Apr 1854 – perhaps in Grossremete, Koningshof or Blumenthal. He was living in Konigshof as of 1907. We think he died in 1931, but where, we do not know. 2: Anna Feil/Pfeil. Wife of Heinrich Muller. Born Dec 1846 in ? and died in 1901, presumed Konigshof. 3. Griisser/Grusser/Grieser/Griesz, surname etc. spelling variants. (Spelled Grieser on manifests, crossed out and spelled Griisser or Grusser w/ umlau. Spelled Griisser in the States.) Michael (b. 24 July 1873) and Anna Muller Grieser (b. 24 Jan 1879_. They were married 28 Feb 1897 and definitely lived in Blumenthal and in Koningshof. Michael possibly lived in Deutschbentschek or Grossremete, as well, and his parents were George Michael or Michael George Grieser and Margaret (?). (All the family knows is that he said they moved a lot because of endless wars.) 4. Anna Muller Grieser’s sister, Marian Muller (b. 1885, d. 1969 Blumenthal) married Johann Papp and had 6 children: Lesti Papp (b. 1908, married Josef Kohl), Mari Papp (b. 1909 married Ignatz Muller), Johan Papp (b. 1911 married Anna Schuch), Filip Papp (b. 1912, married Margaret Schraudt and had a son Walter Papp), Lisi Papp (b. 1917 married Lorenz Markert), and Paul Papp (b. 1919 – d. 1944 in WWII.) All lived in Blumenthal as far we know. Perhaps descendants of these Papps have information on their maternal line of Marian Muller which ties into my direct line. Any information would be greatly appreciated – including hints on where to look for information/records. I am particularly interested in finding out if the surname Grieser (and any variants) can be found in the various family books around. That might help me zero in on where the family originally came from, knowing that they were constantly moving. Regards, Irene Haas