Probably not much help, however: Have 1961 Telephone Directory for Dysart, Tama Co., Iowa. Shows Karl Aschenbrenner living on a farm outside of town and Mrs. Rose Ashenbrenner at 506 Jefferson st. in Dysart. The directory also has the town of Traer but no Aschenbrenner listed. My CZ roots come from Jince, Picin, Masecin, Davle, Hlubos, all in an area 15-25 miles south of Prague. Best of searching. Bill Houdek bhoudek@swbell.net Ballwin, MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry and Susan" <tmcnelley@comcast.net> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:18 PM Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Ancestry in Markt Eisenstein, Bohemia > Hi to all > > I have recently joined the mailing list. My great-grandparents were > George Aschenbrenner and Monika Bredl. They were ethnic Germans born in > Markt Eisenstein in Bohemia, a couple of miles from the Bavarian border. > This town is now Zelezna Ruda in the Czech Republic. George and Monika > immigrated to northern Wisconsin in 1877 with two young children. I am > interested in finding out as much as possible about life in the Bohmerwald > villages. Does anyone else on the mailing list have family roots in Markt > Eisenstein? Or Aschenbrenner or Bredl ancestors? Any good sources of > information (in English) out there? >