The obituary of my husband's great-grandfather states that he was born Friedrich Christian KRITZMAN, duchy of Coburg, Saxony, Gotha Deisbam, in Marcus, Germany, on 14 Oct 1836." I am thinking that Deisbam would refer to the town that he was born in, and may be the present-day Dietharz, or Deesbach, both of which are in Th"uringen. Do you think those are safe assumptions? Also, what do you think the "Marcus" is? Could that be the name of the Lutheran church he was registered in? Darlene R. Kritzman