Researching Hermann KNOCH born about 14 June 1804 in "Saxe-Weimar". Place of birth is taken from 1860 census of Ross county, Ohio, USA. Hermann married Maria GOLTOIA/GALTAIRE in Ross co Ohio in September of 1840, so he was in the US by then, but I don't know when he arrived. Besides the obvious questions, who were his parents, when did he come to America,etc, I am trying to decipher the name of one of his children. Listed in the family Bible record, it looks like "Lefien". Census records lists this child as male, name there looks like "Senfien" or "Senfean". Does anyone have any clue what this name could be, either in German or the "American" translation? Also, any advice about how to find what churches are/were in "Saxe-Weimar" around 1804 or where to look for a record of Hermann's birth? I would love to hear from anyone else researching the KNOCH surname. Is this a rather common name in Germany? Lorena KNOCH