Hello Marina, a piece of land (abt. 30 Morgen) is called Hube (in southern Germany) and Hufe (in the north), therefore a Hübner (south) or Hüfner (north) is a farmer who owns this land Regards Eckhard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marina Cole" <aquamar@earthlink.net> To: <Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 6:07 AM Subject: [HESSE] Translation of "Hübner"? > Hello, > > I have been trying to translate a baptism from 1840. There is a profession that looks like hübner. Not sure if I'm reading the script. > > Any ideas? > > Thank you, > Marina > Oakland, CA > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/HESSE.html > to unsubscribe > >