You're welcome, Sue! I'm curious about how far, from the French/German border, your grandfather lived. That might be a clue in itself. Pat McCoy, M.S. Addiction Psychology Slow Down and Enjoy Your Garden! =========================================== ________________________________ From: Sue Hubbard <suehubb@forumrsa.com> To: hesse@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, March 21, 2011 2:16:07 PM Subject: [HESSE] Meaning of Buffetier - waiter or servant Pat, Thanks for letting me know that it was a French word, not German. Maybe this will give me an additional clue to search for my long-lost grandfather in Strasbourg. I'm not sure what roots newsgroup I should subscribe to. Sue Fingado-Hubbard Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:49:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Pat McCoy <p.a.mccoy@att.net> Subject: Re: [HESSE] Translation of one word, please Here's what I found: http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-english/buffetier Apparently, it means a waiter or servant in the French term. Pat McCoy, M.S. ------------------------------- 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