Marilyn, I don't know if the Schlundt's moved away. Mr. Rieber didn't find a marriage entry in the church records for Albrecht and Maria Anna, some sections of the book were missing. I am not sure if I am reading the email from Anita right. I wonder if the Albrecht Thoma who married Maria Anna Schlundt is the same as the one who married Barbara. Maria Anna died in 1726 and children from the second wife Barbara were born starting in 1685. Something doesn't seem right here. Curiously one of the houses my gggg-father owned in Aurach was sold in 1880 to an Andreas Gaar. I know the Andreas Gaar who was connected to the Blankenbaker family was of course already in Virgina, but just found it worth mentioning. Maybe this Andreas Gaar was somehow related. Elke -----Original Message----- From: germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gneolog@aol.com Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 12:20 PM To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Marrying Out of the Neighborhood Great stories about the journeymen and apprentices. Thanks to all who shared. I was curious about another thing with the marriage of Albrecht Thoma and Maria Ann SCHLUNDT. I know in our early history, the marriage USUALLY took place in the home county of the bride -- actually still does around my neck of the woods. Maybe her family had moved to Neuenburg after her birth. Her dad was burger (is that Mayor) of the town where she was born. Would the mayor's daughter marry a farmer? Maybe burger is NOT mayor. Elke, my German geography is at the bottom of my learning curve so I did not realize the distance between the two towns. You have opened up a new territory for me to figure out puzzle pieces. If I decide to check the church records for where she was born -- can you give me any suggestions as to what to look for in the card catalog for SLC. Maybe I'll even find out that Albrecht came from there. <smile> Take care. Marilyn You're missing it! TN Germanna Reunion - Sept. 9-11 http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/easttennesseereunion2011.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message