Marie, I am sure it is Gelnhausen, 30 km east of Frankfurt, Fulda direction. Look at www.Gelnhausen.de In dialect it is called Gellhause or Gellehause. Regards from Hessen Karl -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marie Van Laeys [mailto:njtransplant@cox.net] Gesendet: Sonntag, 2. Januar 2005 19:31 An: HESSE-L@rootsweb.com Betreff: [HESSE] Gellhausen Would anyone know of a town in Hesse that was known as Gellhausen? I've had someone give me an alternate spelling of Geilhausen but I would like to make sure that the spelling on my great great grandfathers grave marker could have been worn by the weather or maybe such a town did or did not exist. Thank you for your help. Marie Van Laeys ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/HESSE.html to unsubscribe