Schlierbach, Bensheim, Starkenburg, Hessen (Hessen-Nassau, I believe - but don't quote me.) Ober Erlenbach, Freidberg, Groshertzog(ten) Hessen-Darmstadt Groshertzog, although not correctly written here or above, mean "Grand Duchy". You can add Germany on the end, but it's not really proper. I do it. Properly if you want to be entirely correct you could add "The German Nation of The Holy Roman Empire". I just use Germany for shorthand, but be prepared to have people tell you there was no "Germany" prior to such and such a date. ;') Both of these places have church records filmed by the Mormons. you can rent the films from special libraries or from Mormon centers in your area. Ober Erlenbach isn't very far (~13 mi/27km) from where my Hessian family comes from. You can go here to find places near you: https://library.familysearch.org/ HTH, Brian On Wed, January 26, 2011 2:35 pm, Coleen Thomas wrote: > aJ. Bartholomew Bietsch b. 1803 in Darmstadt, Hessen Germany, married 9 > August 1825 in schlierbach Benshelvia Starkenburg Hessen Germany, to Anna > Barbara Pfeiffer b. 7 August 1807 in, Erlanbach, Groshertzuchdon, > Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. They had 2 children that died before they > left for the USA. Would like info on Parents of Bartholomew and where I > could find a marriage record , also find info on the 2 children that died, > sometime between 1826 and 1829. > > Seeking information for parents of Philip Klein, b Teschenmochel, Germany, > August 18, 1816. Married in USA to Anna Mary Mirerly [Myerly] b. 11 > Sept 1823, Middlesbach Ober Oonpt schandorf, in Wurtenberg, Germany. > Need names of her parents. > > ANY help on any of these would be greatly appreciated. Have info from > these people to date, would be happy to exchange. > > Coleen Beech Thomas