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