In a message dated 6/3/2000 6:21:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, GERMAN-KINGDOMS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > I just found the 1870 census entry for my ggrandparents who were 49 and 3= > 4 at=20 > the time. The census says they were both born in Prussia. Does that tak= > e in=20 > everything in Germany at the time? Seems like even as early as 1850 or -60 few on this side knew the difference. After 1871, of course, it was official on that side too.