While I have been aware of the "Bernese Anabaptist" origins of my SHANK ancestors who first arrived in Lancaster Co., PA in 1717 after nearly 50 years of exile in the Pfalz region of present-day Germany, I have only this week come across the names and dates for the Maternal line of my Paternal grandmother. I believe THESE were also Bernese Mennonites who came in a mid-19th century emigration from Canton Berne and ALSACE ( present day Bas- Rhin France) after they lost their exemptions from military service. Here are the names and dates: does anyone have them in his/her database? Can you offer insights into my belief that they were also formerly Bernese Anabaptists? My grandmother ( Magdalene Grant Shank) was born in 1898 in Hancock Co., OH. She was the daughter of FRANCIS "Frank" GRANT b. 1866 in OH and LENA BARNHART b. 1865 in PA. Lena's parents were JOHN BARNHART b. in "Germany" in 1840, d. in Hancock OH on 24 Feb 1898 and MADELEIN or LENA WALTER b. 16 November 1842 in Wintzenbach, Alsace, France, d. 25 Apr 1917 in Columbus, OH. Lena Walter's parents were ANDREAS WALTER b. 13 Feb 1805 in Wintzenbach, d. Oct., 1861 in Hancock Co., OH and BARBE HAAS b. 21 March/May 1811 in Wintzenbach, died 9 Oct 1890 in Hancock, OH. Andreas Walter's parents were JOHANNES MICHEL WALTER b. 1765 in Wintzenbach d. 9 Dec 1851 in Wintzenbach and MARGAARETHE MUELLER b. 1771 Wintz. d. 15 Nov 1840 Wintzenbach. There are records of a Bernese Swiss family by the name of WALTI ( umlaut over a) in Alsace. Are these my Walter's? Does anyone researching BARNHART, HAAS or MUELLER have any of these people in his/her database? Thank you in advance for your help in my attempt to finsih my mother's work: she died March 3rd this year during open heart surgery. Margaret Shank ( Arvada, CO)