Hello, Here's another I received through the PML service. Martin EGNER--immigrant to Chicago in 1907. ---Celia Hartmann ----- Original Message ----- From: James Egner <jegner@pol.net> > Source: BANAT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BANAT-L] Gross Scham > > > (From the earlier note from Inge and commentary) > My grandparents were from Gross Scham. My gr-grandfather, Martin > Heckler and wife Elisabeth Kempfer moved to Coal Field Sask. near > Lampman in 1902 from Gross Scham via Quebec. Coming also were > daughters, Elisabeth and Helena, born in Gross Scham. One year the > wheat crop froze and they moved to Michigan and later to Wisconsin. > Other Kempfers, Anton, Johann, and Franz, went to Chicago. My > grandfather, Martin Egner, went straight to Chicago with 4 others > from Gross Scham in 1907. Other families in Gross Scham to which I am > related include Szent, Schock, Utz, and Mischen. Spelling was not > standardized within these families (possibly due to the politics of > the time as well as other factors) and not in the records of the > Heiligen Namen Maria Catholic Church. I know that there are other > list members with knowledge of the Gross Scham area. It is always > good to hear of new information. Jim Egner