The earliest Hentzschel thay exists in my background is from Doebeln, Saxony. It seems to be a name associated with the Saxony state. Margarethe Hentzschel * Jan 1562 in Obergoseln, + 20 Dec 1629 in Doebeln, oo Martin Peter Wetzig 16 Nov 1583 in Doebeln. --- Herbert Mahler <[email protected]> wrote: > To: Mary Ann, > Your posting is interesting to me as my great aunt > married a Theodor Hentschel on 23.iv.1872 in Muskau > on > the Nei�e River. Muskau was located in > Niederschlesien (Lower Silesia) in the Kingdom of > Prussia near the border of the Kingdom of Saxony. > The > Hentschel brothers had a local department store > there > that was, I believe, later move to Hirschberg also > in > Niederschlesien. I have some pictures. These could > be > relatives of your Hentschels. > In regard to Graschwitz, I have located it on the > map > about 5 or 6 km south and just slightly west of > Bautzen. Bautzen was in the Kingdom of Saxony and > is > about 50 km south west of Muskau, which is now on > the > Polish border and is now included in the Free State > of > Saxony. > Regards, > Herbert Mahler > > > > --- [email protected] wrote: > > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 22:48:00 -0700 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [GERMANKING] HENTSCHEL > > > > Seeking information about ancestors and > descendants > > of Johann Gustav Hentshel, "b. 20 Feb 1848 in > > Gnaschwitz (alternatively recorded in family > > records as Graschwitz and Gnauschwitz) near > Bautzen, > > Saxony". Another family member says he might have > > been born in Goerlitz. Part of the confusion > > could be due to handwriting. > > > > Johann Gustav's father was Johann Carl Gottlieb > > Hentschel. His wife was Johanna Augusta > > Schuster-Boehme Hentschel, daughter of Fredericke > > Charlotte > > Schuster and adopted by her husband Mr. Boehme. > > > > --Mary Ann > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > ==== GERMAN-KINGDOMS Mailing List ==== > Brother, > Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > Ask me why..... mailto:[email protected] > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com