Hi. Am looking for a place called "Vadenrod" in or near Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany - is as written in old German on a gravestone for Heinrich Weller Roxie Wheeler In a message dated 1/23/2011 11:57:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, fhheld@netzero.net writes: Kathy, One way to check is to rent the church records for Alzey at your local LDS Family History Center. Knowing the family religion also helps reduce your search. BTW, the records cleary state Alzey was Hessen. Read the history of Alzey here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzey =============== Kirchenbuch, 1670-1907 Evangelische Kirche Alzey (Kr. Alzey) (Main Author) Parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths and confirmations for Reformed and Lutheran Protestants in Alzey, Hessen, Germany. Includes Dautenheim, Bermersheim, Kirchfeld, Weinheim, Albig, Kettenheim, Schafhausen, Heppenheim and others, Hessen. Kirchenbuch, 1692-1908 Katholische Kirche Alzey (Main Author) Parish register of baptisms, marriages and deaths. =============== I should note that Alzey was a kreis (an administrative center = "county seat"). Your family may actually be from any of over 100 villages within about 10 miles. At 09:01 PM 1/23/2011, you wrote: >From: "Kathy Cochran" <kathys_old_house@goldrush.com> >Subject: Re: [HESSE] Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Eberstadt ---- all > of Germany!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >This is absolutely INCREDIBLE! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! > >Kathy > >-----Original Message----- >From: hesse-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hesse-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >Behalf Of alexis jungk >Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 6:30 PM >To: hesse@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [HESSE] Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Eberstadt ---- all of >Germany!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >Hi again, >translated findings: > > Born, Jacob, origin: Alzey.- Emigration date: 1836-03/ Destination: >America, USA.- Age/birth: 7 years. parents:Born, Adam, mason, 41 years old, >and Born, Sophie nee Lenz, 41 years old.Comments: with parents and 4 >siblings. Source: card file Walter M?ller. ... ____________________________________________________________ Go Back to School Grant Funding May Be Available to Those Who Qualify http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4d3d14442872aca190dst06duc ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Roxie, Hessen (german form of Hesse) used to be formed by several "states", mainly Hessen Darmstadt and Hessen Kassel, the latter also known as Kurhessen. for Vadenrod see: http://gov.genealogy.net/SearchNameSimple.do;jsessionid=1jfezmozu4qu511f62cqdyswke . Alexis 2011/1/24 <ROXI188441@aol.com> > Hi. > Am looking for a place called "Vadenrod" in or near Hessen-Darmstadt, > Germany - is as written in old German on a gravestone for Heinrich Weller > > > Roxie Wheeler > > > In a message dated 1/23/2011 11:57:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, > fhheld@netzero.net writes: > > Kathy, > > One way to check is to rent the church records for Alzey at your > local LDS Family History Center. Knowing the family religion also > helps reduce your search. BTW, the records cleary state Alzey was > Hessen. Read the history of Alzey here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzey > =============== > Kirchenbuch, 1670-1907 > Evangelische Kirche Alzey (Kr. Alzey) (Main Author) > Parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths and confirmations for > Reformed and Lutheran Protestants in Alzey, Hessen, Germany. Includes > Dautenheim, Bermersheim, Kirchfeld, Weinheim, Albig, Kettenheim, > Schafhausen, Heppenheim and others, Hessen. > > Kirchenbuch, 1692-1908 > Katholische Kirche Alzey (Main Author) > Parish register of baptisms, marriages and deaths. > =============== > > I should note that Alzey was a kreis (an administrative center = > "county seat"). Your family may actually be from any of over 100 > villages within about 10 miles. > > > At 09:01 PM 1/23/2011, you wrote: > >From: "Kathy Cochran" <kathys_old_house@goldrush.com> > >Subject: Re: [HESSE] Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Eberstadt ---- > all > > of Germany!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > >This is absolutely INCREDIBLE! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! > > > >Kathy > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: hesse-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hesse-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > >Behalf Of alexis jungk > >Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 6:30 PM > >To: hesse@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [HESSE] Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Eberstadt ---- all of > >Germany!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > >Hi again, > >translated findings: > > > > Born, Jacob, origin: Alzey.- Emigration date: 1836-03/ Destination: > >America, USA.- Age/birth: 7 years. parents:Born, Adam, mason, 41 years > old, > >and Born, Sophie nee Lenz, 41 years old.Comments: with parents and 4 > >siblings. Source: card file Walter M?ller. > ... > > ____________________________________________________________ > Go Back to School > Grant Funding May Be Available to Those Who Qualify > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4d3d14442872aca190dst06duc > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Alexis, > for Vadenrod see: > http://gov.genealogy.net/SearchNameSimple.do;jsessionid=1jfezmozu4qu511f62cqdyswke just try this: <http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObject.do?id=VADROD_W6321> Ernst-Peter

Hello Kathy, 36318 Vadenrod is a village in Schwalmtal Vogelsbergkreis in Northern Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. In 2001, Vadenrod celebrated their 750 year anniversary, and Heinrich Wahl wrote a book about the history of Vadenrod (current population about c. 350 people). If you are interested in the names of families who lived there write to the author at: Heinrich Wahl In den Erlen 2 36318 Schwalmtal Vadenrod Germany See details and map: <http://www.cylex-telefonbuch.de/profil/wahl-heinrich-1964368.html> clicking "zoom out" on the map will give you the approx. position of Vadenrod within Hesse-Darmstadt, between Lauterbach & Homberg. The LDS have filmed the Evangelische Kirche Vadenrod (Kr. Alsfeld) Kirchenbuchduplikat,1831-1875 film no.869950. You can order this film at your nearest Mormon Library. Photo of the Vadenrod church and gravestones at <http://www.alsfeld-evangelisch.de/dekanat/Hauptordner/gemeinden/Hopfgarten/kgm/> You did not indicate which cemetery the gravestone for Heinrich Weller is located, is it in America, Germany or elesewhere? Elizabeth On 25/01/2011 11:16 AM, ROXI188441@aol.com wrote: > Hi. > Am looking for a place called "Vadenrod" in or near Hessen-Darmstadt, > Germany - is as written in old German on a gravestone for Heinrich Weller > > > Roxie Wheeler > > > In a message dated 1/23/2011 11:57:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, > fhheld@netzero.net writes: > > Kathy, > > One way to check is to rent the church records for Alzey at your > local LDS Family History Center. Knowing the family religion also > helps reduce your search. BTW, the records cleary state Alzey was > Hessen. Read the history of Alzey here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzey > =============== > Kirchenbuch, 1670-1907 > Evangelische Kirche Alzey (Kr. Alzey) (Main Author) > Parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths and confirmations for > Reformed and Lutheran Protestants in Alzey, Hessen, Germany. Includes > Dautenheim, Bermersheim, Kirchfeld, Weinheim, Albig, Kettenheim, > Schafhausen, Heppenheim and others, Hessen. > > Kirchenbuch, 1692-1908 > Katholische Kirche Alzey (Main Author) > Parish register of baptisms, marriages and deaths. > =============== > > I should note that Alzey was a kreis (an administrative center = > "county seat"). Your family may actually be from any of over 100 > villages within about 10 miles.