Have you searched for his church marriage record, baptismal records of children...they will probably have his birthplace. ________ Lavrentiy Krupniak "Harriet E. Rasnick" wrote: > > Our early American findings are solid. We have him on muster rolls, etc. We > have a copy of his signature on a military document and we find him on all > the available census forms as he and his new wife moved from the Shenandoah > Valley of Virginia to Russell County VA. > > It is the European connection for this, supposedly, rare surname that we are > seeking. Where were his roots? Who were his parents? Siblings? Lifestyle, > etc. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Laurence Krupnak" <Lkrupnak@erols.com> > To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:04 PM > Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Surname Rührschneck > > > > > > > > > What early American records have you searched for concerning that > > family? > > > > > > _______ > > > > Lavrentiy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Harriet E. Rasnick" wrote: > >> > >> He stayed in American after the war, married, had children, Anglicized > >> his > >> name to Rasnick, etc. I was hoping that, if I could find someone in > >> Germany > >> with that same surname, they might be able to help with the genealogy. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Laurence Krupnak" <Lkrupnak@erols.com> > >> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 5:57 PM > >> Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Surname Rührschneck > >> > >> > > >> > > >> >> From: "Harriet E. Rasnick" <herasnick@comcast.net> > >> > > >> >> > >> >> Yes, he was a Hessian soldier. We have information once he arrived in > >> >> America, but the European connection is lost. Can you give me some > >> >> clues > >> >> as to where I should look? Thanks. > >> > > >> > ******** > >> > > >> > What research have you conducted so far? > >> > > >> > > >> > How long did he live in America after the war? > >> > > >> > > >> > ______ > >> > > >> > Lavrentiy Krupniak > >> > > >> > > >> > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > >> > Would you like to see messages that were posted before you joined the > >> > list? > >> > Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist.html and request an > >> > archive. > >> > > >> > >> ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > >> Forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > >> Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist/mailinglist.html > > > > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > > Forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > > Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist/mailinglist.html > > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Would you like to see messages that were posted before you joined the list? > Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist.html and request an archive.