"Martin Bjarklev" <martin@bjarklev.dk> skrev i en meddelelse news:4297001d$1@news.wineasy.se... > "Robert Heiling" <robheil@comcast.net> skrev i en meddelelse > news:42967619.193D1D38@comcast.net... > >> >A Bennett wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hi I am trying to find information on Christian Johnson who was born > >> >> on > >> >> April 26, 1857 in Polisound, Javlov, Denmark. He emigrated to the > >> >> United > > What is your source for the village and county: "Polisound, Javlov"? > > There > > seem to be spelling problems with both of those. Javlov isn't one of > > today's > > counties in Denmark and the name doesn't sound very Danish. There is the > > southern geographic region that was contested between Germany & Denmark in > > the > > past, but I think we need to look for different spellings and knowing the > > source would help in determining what sort of errors might have been made. > > > > Polisound, Javlov does NOT sound Danish... nor even rings a bell, even > taking into consideration, > that a lot of Scandinavian origins were spelled "soundex-wise" after a few > years "over there..." > > As you write, none of the districts in Denmark is even remotely close to > Javlov... > Some of the cities here ends with "....sund", e.g. Frederikssund, Hadsund > etc. etc indeed, but no city starts with "Polis..:" > > Any other suggestions ? > Maybe the J in Javlov should have been a T. There is a parish, Taulov, between Kolding and Fredericia in Jutland. Regards, Helmer Christiansen

That is exactly right. They used to spell it toulov back in 19th and earlier centuries, am I right? Sincerely A. Bennett "Helmer Christiansen (Oncable.dk)" <helmer punktum christiansen ved oncable punktum dk> wrote in message news:42973677$0$73266$edfadb0f@dread14.news.tele.dk... > "Martin Bjarklev" <martin@bjarklev.dk> skrev i en meddelelse > news:4297001d$1@news.wineasy.se... >> "Robert Heiling" <robheil@comcast.net> skrev i en meddelelse >> news:42967619.193D1D38@comcast.net... >> >> >A Bennett wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Hi I am trying to find information on Christian Johnson who was >> >> >> born >> >> >> on >> >> >> April 26, 1857 in Polisound, Javlov, Denmark. He emigrated to the >> >> >> United > > >> > What is your source for the village and county: "Polisound, Javlov"? >> > There >> > seem to be spelling problems with both of those. Javlov isn't one of >> > today's >> > counties in Denmark and the name doesn't sound very Danish. There is >> > the >> > southern geographic region that was contested between Germany & Denmark > in >> > the >> > past, but I think we need to look for different spellings and knowing > the >> > source would help in determining what sort of errors might have been > made. >> > > >> >> Polisound, Javlov does NOT sound Danish... nor even rings a bell, even >> taking into consideration, >> that a lot of Scandinavian origins were spelled "soundex-wise" after a >> few >> years "over there..." >> >> As you write, none of the districts in Denmark is even remotely close to >> Javlov... >> Some of the cities here ends with "....sund", e.g. Frederikssund, Hadsund >> etc. etc indeed, but no city starts with "Polis..:" >> >> Any other suggestions ? >> > > Maybe the J in Javlov should have been a T. There is a parish, Taulov, > between Kolding and Fredericia in Jutland. > > Regards, > Helmer Christiansen > >