Someone recently wrote a message about the church records for the towns of Dhron and Neumagen. These records are available online and can be downloaded as zip files from home.t-online.de/home/KJ_Tonner/ Karl Josef Tonner has put a number of church books from the Eifel region online, including Kelberg, Retterath, Ulmen, Uess, Boos, Hetzerath, Virneburg. There is also a list of emigrants from the Eifel to the U.S.--mainly to Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. You can check for the place names in the index at Karl's homepage above. Happy Hunting. Virginia

I have a Dorothee Hilker from Barntrup, Lippe, Detmold. Germany and ended up in Prescott, WI, born 1790, married Chrystof Wehrman. Came to america in 1854 with 2 of their children. buzz ----- Original Message ----- From: <Maycreek@aol.com> To: <GERMANS-WI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 4:47 PM Subject: [GERMANS-WI] Wolfmeyer > Dear Members, > Does anyone know of a family in Milwaukee by the name of Wolfmeyer. > My great grandmother's sister, Susan Heiser, married a Mr. Wolfmeyer and they > lived in Milwaukee during the 1920s and 30s I believe. I believe that they > only had one child, a son. I don't know his name nor, do I know Mr. > Wolfmeyer's first name. > Thank you, > Carol Pattison > (researching Hansche, Hilker, and Piper families of Racine) > > > ==== GERMANS-WI Mailing List ==== > Wisconsin Recipe pages: http://www.globaldialog.com/~tallen/recipes.html > http://www.bratwurstpages.com/wisrecipe.html > >

Dear Members, Does anyone know of a family in Milwaukee by the name of Wolfmeyer. My great grandmother's sister, Susan Heiser, married a Mr. Wolfmeyer and they lived in Milwaukee during the 1920s and 30s I believe. I believe that they only had one child, a son. I don't know his name nor, do I know Mr. Wolfmeyer's first name. Thank you, Carol Pattison (researching Hansche, Hilker, and Piper families of Racine)

I have some undocumented information in my files that looks like this: Peter Joseph Komp (Jan 8, 1808 - Mar 14, 1878) married Feb 3, 1835 to Maria Katharina Trester ( Mar 18, 1808 - Aug 8, 1879). Their son, Johann H. Komp (May 17, 1840 in "Treis", Rhineland, Germany - Nov 30, 1880 in Washington Co, WI) married Pauline Dietzler born 1848 in Milwaukee. Their son, Henry H. Komp (Apr 20, 1873 in Richfield, Washington Co. WI - Mar 6, 1949 in Hartford, Washington Co WI) married Nov 27, 1894 in Hartford to Josephine Jansen (1874, Wisconsin - 1967, Hartford, WI). Their son Theodore H. Komp (Nov 6, 1898 in Hartford WI - May 14, 1982, Hartford) married at St. Kilian Catholic in Hartford to Rose Marie Herbies (1900 - Jan 16, 1984). Their son Robert Komp married Valeria Gundrum, daughter of Joseph Theodore Gundrum and Elizabeth Rohlinger. It's the Gundrum family that is one of my lines. I don't think I can source the Komp information further, but hope you can make some use of it. Linda Scheimann --- Jean Williams <jeanw@netnet.net> wrote: > > Hi, We think we found a sister to our GGGrandfather (Joseph Basche). > She was > Christina Basche(born 1796) who married a Hubert Trester(born 1791) > in 1878 > in Prussia, came to US Dec.1854 settled in Sheboygan. Some of the > children > moved to Milwaukee at some time. They had 6 children, daughter > Barbara > married to ?? lived in Milwaukee 1860-70's at least Christina lived > with her > after Hubert died 1863 until her death June1869 according to 1870 > census.This was in the 5th ward of Milwaukee (listed at end of census > for > deaths the past year). Anyone know anything about this family?? Jean > in > WIsconsin > > > ==== GERMANS-WI Mailing List ==== > To search the GERMANS-WI-L List archives: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=GERMANS-WI > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Hi, We think we found a sister to our GGGrandfather (Joseph Basche). She was Christina Basche(born 1796) who married a Hubert Trester(born 1791) in 1878 in Prussia, came to US Dec.1854 settled in Sheboygan. Some of the children moved to Milwaukee at some time. They had 6 children, daughter Barbara married to ?? lived in Milwaukee 1860-70's at least Christina lived with her after Hubert died 1863 until her death June1869 according to 1870 census.This was in the 5th ward of Milwaukee (listed at end of census for deaths the past year). Anyone know anything about this family?? Jean in WIsconsin

Karen Schrade kschrade@concentric.net was looking for LANGE information. Even though my LANGE connections are very small, while I was in Reedsburg, WI area in 1996, I ran into a very knowledge person with volumes of data. Her name and address is: Donna Lange, 208 E. Broadway, Rock Springs, WI 53961 Bud & Dee Runge runmd@juno.com

The last info I received from a city directory was 1898 (via the City Directories mailing list) and showed them living on Clinton Street. I've tried one site that lets you input addresses/cross streets to find the ED but I keep coming up a block or two off from the last known address (Greenfield Avenue). >> > Have been able to find most of these people in the Federal Census' up > until 1920. Have no idea where to start looking as to enumeration > district. > ... Last > known address 317 Greenfield Ave (1910). Have you checked the city directory? You'd be able to tell when they left that address. *Someplace* there is information on how to find an enumeration district. But can't tell you where. Perhaps a librarian could help? (Especially a librarian who works with the genealogy collections.) Perhaps you'd need to check with Milwaukee as to what ward the address belongs (if it didn't show on the census). I really haven't dealt with censuses in urban areas as yet. Margaret Nikkhah Star Ostgard Rochester, MN Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. -- John Quincy Adams --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 06:32:08 -0800 (PST) > From: Star Ostgard <ostarella@yahoo.com> > To: GERMANS-WI-L@rootsweb.com > > Have been able to find most of these people in the Federal Census' up > until 1920. Have no idea where to start looking as to enumeration > district. > ... Last > known address 317 Greenfield Ave (1910). Have you checked the city directory? You'd be able to tell when they left that address. *Someplace* there is information on how to find an enumeration district. But can't tell you where. Perhaps a librarian could help? (Especially a librarian who works with the genealogy collections.) Perhaps you'd need to check with Milwaukee as to what ward the address belongs (if it didn't show on the census). I really haven't dealt with censuses in urban areas as yet. Margaret Nikkhah __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

FORWARDED BY LIST ADMIN. Subj: Re: [GERMANS-WI] Troegel/Trogel of Milwaukee Date: 11/20/2002 12:05:12 PM Central Standard Time From: rloss@bellsouth.net To: GERMANS-WI-L@rootsweb.com Sent from the Internet (Details) Star......have you tried putting this information on the Milwaukee County site (Rootsweb) or ALHN? If you need the ALHN address, get back to me. Regards, Robert Lipprandt Subject: [GERMANS-WI] Troegel/Trogel of Milwaukee > > Have been able to find most of these people in the Federal Census' up until 1920. Have no idea where to start looking as to enumeration district. Also have lost Frank G. after 1900. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. > Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

Have been able to find most of these people in the Federal Census' up until 1920. Have no idea where to start looking as to enumeration district. Also have lost Frank G. after 1900. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Fred TROEGEL/TROGEL. Born in Oct 1841 in Saxony. Emigrated in 1849. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI, USA 1863 - 1910. Last known address 317 Greenfield Ave (1910). Occupation: Bar keeper (1860); Steam engineer on a lake freighter; engineer on fishing tug (1880); marine engineer (1900, 1910). Military: Enlisted as private on 16 April 1861. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 16 April 1861. Mustered out (same company) on 21 August 1861 in Milwaukee, WI (invalid). ca 1862 when Fred was 20, he married Louise UNKNOWN, b ca 1841 in Germany. Emigrated in 1849. Alias/AKA: Louisa (1880). They had the following children: Frank G. Born in Aug 1862 in WI, USA. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA in Jun 1880. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA on 9 Jun 1900. Occupation: Apprentice mechanic (1880); steamship engineer (1900). ca 1885 when Frank G. was 22, he married Minnie UNKNOWN. Born in Nov 1863 in Germany. Emigrated ca 1867. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA on 9 Jun 1900. They had the following children: Freda (1886-) Minnie (1892-) Louisa (1897-) Unknown (Died as Child) Have been unable to locate this family after 1900 census. Emma. Born on 10 Apr 1863 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI, USA. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA in Jun 1880. Resided in Rimbey, Ponoka County, Alberta, CAN in 1911. Ida. Born ca 1867 in WI, USA. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA in Jun 1880. Not listed with Fred and Louise after 1880 census. Bertha. Born in Jan 1871 in WI, USA. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA 1880 - 1910. Last known address 317 Greenfield Ave (1910). Alias/AKA: Bertie. Occupation: carpet sewer (1900); seamstress (1910). Lillie. Born ca 1875 in WI, USA. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA in Jun 1880. Not listed with Fred and Louise after 1880 census. Frederick A. Born in Sep 1876 in WI, USA. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA 1880 - 1910. Last known address 317 Greenfield Ave (1910). Alias/AKA: Freddy (1880); Trogel (1900). Occupation: day laborer (1900); steam fitter - BB&H (?) Railway (1910). ca 1899 when Frederick A. was 22, he married Elizabeth UNKNOWN. Born in Jan 1877 in WI, USA. Alias/AKA: Lizzie (1910). They had one known daughter b ca 1903 (could not make out the name on the census record). Alfred A.. Born in Oct 1879 in WI, USA. Resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA 1880 - 1910. Last known address 317 Greenfield Ave (1910). Occupation: finisher (1900); machinist (1910). 2 additional Unknown children who had died by 1910. Star Ostgard Rochester, MN Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. -- John Quincy Adams --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site

Hi all, Is anyone researching a Lange family from the Fond du Lac area? We have an old letter from my husband's great-aunt saying, "we moved to wisconsin when i was about 5 years old (which would be c. 1885). Mama's parents and her 5 brothers had already moved to Fond du Lac and Mama was lonesome for them." the 'mama' here was Marie Lange Radloff. She was (we think) born in Essen and married Gustave Radloff. They emigrated from Stettin to the Fond du Lac area. Marie died from complications of childbirth in March, 1889. Thanks, Karen kschrade@concentric.net

Did you know that most orphan trains to Wisconsin were organized by the Catholic Church? There was a member of the WI legislature who was adamantly opposed to orphan trains, feeling that "riff-raff" from New York City would be dumped in WI and eventually become welfare cases. Catholic ones were allowed because the structure to check up on the children was already in place. The priests pretty well assigned people to accept children, and in some cases took orphans themselves.

I am happy to announce a new list at Rootsweb. The ORPHAN-TRAINS Discussion List is for the discussion of the ORPHAN TRAINS that carried thousands of children to new homes in any and all states and anything pertaining to them covering the time periods of 1850's to 1930. Discussions pertaining to anything related to these children, circumstances, finding their families, history of these trains, etc. are encouraged. To join ORPHAN-TRAINS-L, send mail to ORPHAN-TRAINS-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. It is not necessary to subscribe in both modes. To join ORPHAN-TRAINS-D, do the same thing with ORPHAN-TRAINS-D-request@rootsweb.com There is an ORPHAN-TRAINS List home page where you can review the list rules and guidelines and find links to related sites. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/orphan-trains-l.htm Kathie, List Admin. Everyone is a moon and has a dark side, which he never shows to anyone. ~Mark Twain

Mary, I can get through to it on AOL. See if you can by clicking on the hyperlink. <A HREF="http://www.erwin-purucker.de/marktleuthen/index_e.html">Marktleuthen - Bavaria, Germany</A> Bob of Brookfield, Wisconsin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hager Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/sSC.2ACIAE/3.1.1 Message Board Post: Detlef, thanks for the site; unfortunately, I am unable to access it. Is there another way? I am very eager to receive the information. Mary Hager

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/sSC.2ACIAE/3.1 Message Board Post: Hi Mary, you may want to visit http://www.erwin-purucker.de/marktleuthen/index_e.html kind regards Detlef Z. http://www.dziemann.de.vu

In a message dated 11/7/2002 2:19:28 PM Central Standard Time, kellerfam@discover-net.net writes: > use Google.com. to check out EVERYTHING! I have had good luck in searching > for villages. > Happy Hunting > jk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MHager6374@aol.com> > To: <GERMANS-WI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:41 PM > Subject: [GERMANS-WI] Marktleuthen, Germany > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > This person will not see your reply unless you reply directly to the Message board which is gatewayed to the list. Most Message board users are not subscribers to the mail list. Always digging for my roots, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/lancindex.html To understand the living you must commune with the dead.

I use Google.com. to check out EVERYTHING! I have had good luck in searching for villages. Happy Hunting jk ----- Original Message ----- From: <MHager6374@aol.com> To: <GERMANS-WI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: [GERMANS-WI] Marktleuthen, Germany This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hager Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/sSC.2ACIAE/3 Message Board Post: IN 1852, my husband's family came from Marktleuthen near the Czech border in Germany. Does anyone have any info about this village? It is the ancestoral home of the Hager family who settled in Ft. Atkinson and Jefferson, Wisconsin. Thank you.... ==== GERMANS-WI Mailing List ==== The GERMANS-WI-L SURNAMES & RESEARCHERS Page is: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/germans-wi-names.htm

For naturalization papers in Milwaukee County, contact: > Milwaukee County Historical Society > 910 N. 3rd St. > Milwaukee, WI 53203 > (414)273-8288 > > When in doubt (or not!) always read www.wisconsinhistory.org which is the WI Historical Society website. Always good info even if you don't use their online search service.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hager Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/sSC.2ACIAE/3 Message Board Post: IN 1852, my husband's family came from Marktleuthen near the Czech border in Germany. Does anyone have any info about this village? It is the ancestoral home of the Hager family who settled in Ft. Atkinson and Jefferson, Wisconsin. Thank you....