In einer eMail vom 18.03.01 03:33:13 (MEZ) Mitteleuropäische Zeit schreibt [email protected]: << As soon as you tell us what the document really says, it should be fairly easy to find the village (in Germany, I assume) and the families. >> Well, the parish was Treffelhausen, the diocese is Geislingen. I located this town on my German-zip-code list: 89558 Böhmenkirch-Treffelhausen Just write a letter to the local parish = Pfarramt. good luck. Roland