I don´t know where Hessian military records could be found but most probably in the Hessian archives (hadis hessen) , but I think that unless Herr Maul was an officer, they wouldn't hold much more. Have the sources for the newspaper article been researched? Alexis 2011/3/2 Helen Sanders <landhsanders@hotmail.com> > > I too would like to see the answer on this list. I was told by military > archives in Bavaria that the only way to find info in their (Bavarian) > records was to know the name of the military unit,etc. No search by the > person's name only. > > I hope someone can give the answer for Hessen. > > Helen > > > Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:40:37 -0800 > > From: p.a.mccoy@att.net > > To: hesse@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [HESSE] Atempting to Help Someone From Another Group > > > > I'm on another genealogy discussion group and > > a fellow member asked for help with the following > > question: > > > > > Is there a place you can access Hessian Army records? > > > > > > I was looking in newspaper archives for information on my husband's 4th > great > > grandfather, Nicholas Maul. Nicholas was born May 1, 1797 in Hesse Cassel > > Germany and died in Indiana County PA on February 9, 1881. > > > > > > I found the following article in an Indiana County Paper under a large > section > > on the history of the county in honor of the countries' bicentential. > > > > > > Indiana Evening Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania) - July 3, 1976 page > D-27 > > > > > > Some former soldiers in the Hessian Army also settled in North > Mahoning: > > Nicholas Maul, with 15 years Hessian service, in 1834. Casper Wortman, 10 > years > > service, came in 1836. Henry Hoffman, 4 years service, came 1850. > > > > > ========================================================= > > > > Can anyone answer this question? > > > > Thanks! > > Pat McCoy, M.S. > > > > Addiction Psychology > > > > Slow Down and Enjoy Your Garden! > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 >

Thanks, Alexis. The sources for the newspapers in Pennsylvania have been researched and, beyond that, she has encountered her "brick wall" with the Hessian military records. Pat McCoy, M.S. Addiction Psychology Slow Down and Enjoy Your Garden! ============================================== ________________________________ From: alexis jungk <ajungk@gmail.com> To: hesse@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, March 2, 2011 3:18:02 PM Subject: Re: [HESSE] Atempting to Help Someone From Another Group I don´t know where Hessian military records could be found but most probably in the Hessian archives (hadis hessen) , but I think that unless Herr Maul was an officer, they wouldn't hold much more. Have the sources for the newspaper article been researched? Alexis 2011/3/2 Helen Sanders <landhsanders@hotmail.com> > > I too would like to see the answer on this list. I was told by military > archives in Bavaria that the only way to find info in their (Bavarian) > records was to know the name of the military unit,etc. No search by the > person's name only. > > I hope someone can give the answer for Hessen. > > Helen > > > Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:40:37 -0800 > > From: p.a.mccoy@att.net > > To: hesse@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [HESSE] Atempting to Help Someone From Another Group > > > > I'm on another genealogy discussion group and > > a fellow member asked for help with the following > > question: > > > > > Is there a place you can access Hessian Army records? > > > > > > I was looking in newspaper archives for information on my husband's 4th > great > > grandfather, Nicholas Maul. Nicholas was born May 1, 1797 in Hesse Cassel > > Germany and died in Indiana County PA on February 9, 1881. > > > > > > I found the following article in an Indiana County Paper under a large > section > > on the history of the county in honor of the countries' bicentential. > > > > > > Indiana Evening Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania) - July 3, 1976 page > D-27 > > > > > > Some former soldiers in the Hessian Army also settled in North > Mahoning: > > Nicholas Maul, with 15 years Hessian service, in 1834. Casper Wortman, 10 > years > > service, came in 1836. Henry Hoffman, 4 years service, came 1850. > > > > > ========================================================= > > > > Can anyone answer this question? > > > > Thanks! > > Pat McCoy, M.S. > > > > Addiction Psychology > > > > Slow Down and Enjoy Your Garden! > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > ------------------------------- 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