Hi, This are no nicknames Schinder is the last name Hannes is the first name. In the southern part of Germany , they always they the last name (surname) first and then the first name. Katharina > >I was typing up my grandfather's 1898 letters from the Klondike. While he >was up there, he met and joined a group of 9 Germans and 1 Swede from >Minnesota. (He met a lot of Germans while he was up there.) Everyone >had nicknames, one person was Schinder Hanes and my grandfather was called >Kisor Rot Pahort. The spelling in English was pretty bad, so I imagine >the German was too. The letters were written on very thin paper (tissue >paper) and he wrote in pencil because the ink would freeze, so I had some >difficulty reading them. Any idea what these two names mean? I asked a >German speaker who suggested Schinder Hanes was a character in a German >story/play but she couldn't remember exactly. Does anyone know? >Thank you, >Sue Schafer > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

On 19 Dec 2000, at 14:35, Katharina Hines wrote: > Hi, > This are no nicknames > Schinder is the last name Hannes is the first name. > In the southern part of Germany , > they always they the last name (surname) first and then the first > name. In northern Germany (Oldenburg) my dad was always known as Rumps Fritz. 'Ah, Du bist der Sohn von Rumps Fritz' is how people recognized me. Fred 4788 Corian Court Naples, FL 34114 941-775-7838 [email protected] Pelican Lake Motor Coach Resort