Have you tried contacting ITS in Bad Arolsen? I requested a search of my in-laws who were born in Tscherwenka. I knew they emigrated to NY but was curious as to their whereabouts during the war. The letter I received told me where they registered during the war and the last line was when & where they emigrated. Noelle https://www.its-arolsen.org/en/inquiries-by-family-members/application-forms/index.html#c503 Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 10, 2014, at 1:47 PM, Mark Shipley <pinkfork13@gmail.com> wrote: > > HI Susan- > > Thanks for your help. I did manage to find my Tumele (Dumele, etc) roots > and tree, but in this case you really do need to have a solid foundation, > ie a couple exact names and dates to start with, because half the village > of Glogowatz are Tumeles! I found many, many Tumeles and recorded theri > names, but after a while I stopped recording as I scrolled through the > archives and simply recorded the ones who were related directly to my > family, because there are several Tumele families. I'm sure they eventually > share common ancestors, but we're talking in the 18th or even 17th > centuries. By the 19th there were many branches already. > > If I can help in some way I'd be happy to, but right now I'm tracking the > Meisel family. The only Tumele who I can't seem to find conclusive info > about is Anna Tumele, born in 1889 in Baumgarten/Livada. She married > Boldhizar Bleichner, from Glogowatz (though she was from Baumgarten), and > he was living in Tipar. I even went to Tipar to look through the records > and we did not find any record of their deaths or children, and there is no > record in Livada either. But again, there are several Anna Tumeles so it's > difficult to research. > > -Mark > > >> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 6:57 PM, Susan Sander <swan1200@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Mark -- I am the Village Coordinator for Glogowatz ... >> >> Your e-mail with the mention of Dumelle caught my eye. >> I have been in touch with Bob Hein ... he has Dumelle ancestors >> and has been trying to trace their origination. >> >> If you have not been in touch with him, I could help you ...or him. >> >> I commend your efforts to find cousins. Good luck to you. >> >> I have family from Glogowatz and have found cousins living in >> Sindelfingen. Many people from Glogowatz settled in or near >> Sindelfingen. >> >> Have you ever been in contact with Erwin Kilzheimer ... he wrote the >> Glogowatz Familienbuch and does live in Sindelfingen. I could give >> you his e-mail address. >> >> I'll print this e-mail out and see if I can find any of those surnames in >> the Glogowatz familienbuch. >> >> Looking forward to hearing from you. >> >> Susan Williams nee Sander >> >>> From: revensen@comcast.net >>> To: pinkfork13@gmail.com; donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com >>> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:28:27 -0400 >>> Sub