Dear Ursula, BINGO! You hit it. He was a cabinet maker. It must have listed his occupation. Thank you so much. I was kind of hoping it was a town. Many people better than I have searched for Saver-Xavier-Frank Dess. You can write me direct at madess@adelphia.net if you want. Maybe you could shed some light on the subject. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ursula B. Adamson" <ubatrans@klondyke.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:32 AM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] TOWN IN BAVERIA? > Hello Mary, > The English definition of the historical occupation of Bogner or Pogner is > "archer". > For additional information you may want to view the woodcut of a > Pogner/Bogner at > http://wiki.genealogy.net/wiki/Bogner > > You say you can't find out where Xavier Dess died? In what > state/county/township did he > settle after his arrival? > > > Ursula. > > > Mary Ann Dess wrote: >> A big thanks to you. I will try to track that villate down now. This >> man >> is the family mystery. No on can find out when the poor soul died. Mary >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <mcgoverntt01886@comcast.net> >> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 8:15 PM >> Subject: Re: [G-P-L] TOWN IN BAVERIA? >> >> >> >>>Poyner is a German name perhaps it is a village. There is a Poyner >>>township in Germany. Google. >>>-- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >