Hi Pat, I have been searching for my grandfather's birth city in and around the Lahr area for many years and have never been able to find his birth or christening records thru the FHL and visiting Salt Lake City. The majority of Fingado's are from this area. Just recently I've had two notes from family members in Germany suggesting Strasbourg or Frankfurt. So I'm changing direction and will look in these two areas. Unfortunately I honestly don't know where he was born. His Declaration of Intent (short form) stated he gave up his Allegiance to the Emperor of Germany. His wife was from Leimersheim, Germany and the story has been told that they were childhood sweethearts, but have struck out on finding him in Leimersheim. Thanks again for your note! Sue From: Pat McCoy <p.a.mccoy@att.net> Subject: Re: [HESSE] Meaning of Buffetier - waiter or servant 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.

Sorry for butting in but have you looked for a marriage in the toen you listed? Many marry in the town where the bride resided. Marie

Sue, You can search all the films for Strasbourg online. Bas-Rhin has digitized their whole collection and posted it on the web. http://etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/index.php Regards from a little Badische, a little Hessian, a little Alsatian, a little Dutch, and a lot O' Irish, Brian On Tue, March 22, 2011 3:57 pm, Sue Hubbard wrote: > Hi Pat, > > I have been searching for my grandfather's birth city in and around the > Lahr > area for many years and have never been able to find his birth or > christening records thru the FHL and visiting Salt Lake City. The > majority > of Fingado's are from this area. Just recently I've had two notes from > family members in Germany suggesting Strasbourg or Frankfurt. So I'm > changing direction and will look in these two areas. Unfortunately I > honestly don't know where he was born. His Declaration of Intent (short > form) stated he gave up his Allegiance to the Emperor of Germany. His > wife > was from Leimersheim, Germany and the story has been told that they were > childhood sweethearts, but have struck out on finding him in Leimersheim. > > Thanks again for your note! > > Sue > > From: Pat McCoy <p.a.mccoy@att.net> > Subject: Re: [HESSE] Meaning of Buffetier - waiter or servant > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Glad to do what I can. I understand how frustrating it can be trying to track down clues in Germany, especially when one name was used in America and a different name was used back home in Germany! Pat McCoy, M.S. Addiction Psychology Slow Down and Enjoy Your Garden! ============================================= ________________________________ From: Sue Hubbard <suehubb@forumrsa.com> To: hesse@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, March 22, 2011 4:57:02 PM Subject: [HESSE] Augustus Adolph Fingado Hi Pat, I have been searching for my grandfather's birth city in and around the Lahr area for many years and have never been able to find his birth or christening records thru the FHL and visiting Salt Lake City. The majority of Fingado's are from this area. Just recently I've had two notes from family members in Germany suggesting Strasbourg or Frankfurt. So I'm changing direction and will look in these two areas. Unfortunately I honestly don't know where he was born. His Declaration of Intent (short form) stated he gave up his Allegiance to the Emperor of Germany. His wife was from Leimersheim, Germany and the story has been told that they were childhood sweethearts, but have struck out on finding him in Leimersheim. Thanks again for your note! Sue From: Pat McCoy <p.a.mccoy@att.net> Subject: Re: [HESSE] Meaning of Buffetier - waiter or servant 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. ------------------------------- 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