I have just finally found the birthplace for my ancestor John ECKERT and his parents was Hesse Cassell. Unfortunately I don't know precisely where this is represented in modern Germany. Can someone help me? I would also love any info anyone might have on this family. John was born in 1823 and had moved with his wife, Barbara Kinn, to Pa. by 1860.With appreciation...Sheila

Hesse Cassell, which is actually Hesse Kassel, in 1866 this area became part of Hesse-Naussau. Hesse-Naussau consists of two districts Kassel and Wiesbaden. This is a very large area, and almost impossible to locate your ancestor with out knowing the village/town/city and religion of your ancestor. The best approach is finding your ancestor is to first learn everything you can about your ancestors in American. I live in the Sacramento, CA area and belong to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society. If you live here we could help you, as we have a monthly study group and mentor at the Sacramento Family History center. My suggestion is for you find every record dealing with your ancestor, and see if this would give you a clue of his home town. Once you have this information you will be able to find records in Germany. The online, www.familysearch.org, web-site has online research guides you can download, and I would recommend the one on immigration and Germany. Also, if you are near Sacramento, let me know, and I will be glade to help you get started. I'm not an expert, but I'm learning and can get you help from those who can. -----Original Message----- From: Dustbunnytoo@aol.com [mailto:Dustbunnytoo@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 2:31 PM To: HESSE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: ECKERT - Hesse Cassell I have just finally found the birthplace for my ancestor John ECKERT and his parents was Hesse Cassell. Unfortunately I don't know precisely where this is represented in modern Germany. Can someone help me? I would also love any info anyone might have on this family. John was born in 1823 and had moved with his wife, Barbara Kinn, to Pa. by 1860.With appreciation...Sheila

see http://22.1911encyclopedia.org/H/HE/HESSE_CASSEL.htm from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dustbunnytoo@aol.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 5:30 PM Subject: [HESSE] ECKERT - Hesse Cassell > I have just finally found the birthplace for my ancestor John ECKERT and his > parents was Hesse Cassell. Unfortunately I don't know precisely where this is > represented in modern Germany. Can someone help me? I would also love any info > anyone might have on this family. John was born in 1823 and had moved with > his wife, Barbara Kinn, to Pa. by 1860.With appreciation...Sheila > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Many towns in Germany have the same name! Add the 5-digit > zip code in front of the name! Zip codes explained, > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm > >