Herkunft origin Auswanderungsdatum: 1870 -06 emmigration date ; 1870/June (06) Ziel goal, destination Alter/geb: 20. j. age, 20 yrs Quelle: source >of information< ----- Original Message ----- From: NX2400@aol.com To: HESSE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:05 PM Subject: [HESSE] Hessian Immigrant Lists: Translations Great, I found two of my ancestors, but I can't read what this is all about: Can someone help with translation of the key terms? One of my entries includes the following information: Selzer, Maria Kath., Herkunft: Ohmes {I know she was born in Ohmes; what is Herkunft.?} Auswanderungsdatum: 1870 -06 seems to suggest she emigrated sometime in those years, correct?} Ziel: America,USA, New York {Destination?} Alter/geb: 20. j. {seems to relate to her birth date, but there is no year, and I am not sure what this is} Quelle: G 15 Alsfeld J 202 {I have not idea what this is}. Any help will be appreciated. Carol Doerflein ==== 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