Sorry -- that line last should read, "Who can help me?" Lynne Lynne Bliss wrote: >> Translation: My comments are in brackets. > > > The family name "Backemeier" probably originates from the land district > [Landkreis, so this would similar to a county or state] "Schaumburg > Lippe." Region: Frille in Westphalia [damaligen means "of that time" so > Frille was in the region known as Westphalia at that time, but is > something else now]. I am not 100 percent sure. Perhaps there is other > data from this time. My father, Karl-Heinz was born in 1935. My > grandfather, Heinrich was born ??. All other ancestors names are > unfortunately unknown. The only thing I'm sure of is that they originate > in Frille. Can you help me? > >> > Familiennamen >> > "Backemeier" stammen wahrscheinlich aus dem Landkreis >> > "Schaumburg >> > Lippe" Ort: Frille im damaligen Westfalen. Bin mir aber auch >> > nicht zu 100 % sicher. Vielleicht gibt es irgendwelche Angaben >> > aus dieser Zeit. Mein Vater:"Karl-Heinz" geb. 1935, mein >> > Großvater: Heinrich geb. ? alle anderen Vorfahren sind leider >> > nicht namentlich bekannt. Sicher ist wahrscheinlich nur, dass >> > sie >> > aus Frille stammen. Wer kann mir helfen? >> > >> > > Hope that helps, > Lynne > -- Lynne (Outhouse) Bliss President - Outhouse Family Historical Society Searching Outhouse, Henika, Gunnison, Wenham, Burnham, Torrey, Stelter, Ferge/Ferch Seeking descendants of Elizabeth Fones Winthrop Feake; Hugh Gunnison; Lt. Samuel Torrey