Dear Marilyn Riehl, I love your family's conscription story! Even if it isn't completely "true" - there is a real sense of hardship there. Does anyone have any other conscription stories? My great-great grandfather HERBENER was conscripted before the 1848 events in the German states. But I only know that from his obituary. He lived in Marburg-an-der-Lahn. Sincerely, Katherine Bellingham, WA > > I am new to this list. I am searching for information on my gg grandfather, > Ernst or Ernest HURLHEY. I have located some Hurlhey's buried in a > churchyard at Bielefeld. I also found US census information which says my gg > grandmother, Lizzie Hurlhey, was born at Darmstadt. Ernst' birthplace was > Hannover. They came to the USA sometime before 1860. Any information or > guidance would be most appreciated. > > There is a family story that Ernst was forced into military service one day > while across the border from their home. I do not know what border it was. > His family did not know his whereabouts for some time. When he finally > completed his service and went home, he was caught in a blizzard near their > home and had to kill his horse and get inside of it to survive. Upon > arriving back home, he packed up his family and they came to the US. There > may not be a word of truth to this story but our family has enjoyed telling > it to one another for many generations! > > Thank you, > > Marilyn Riehl >

My conscription story is an ancestor from Wuertemburg who was an orphan and was conscripted at age 16 - in about 1811 - deserted and fled to Holland. He came to America in 1816. One of the helpers in the German section at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake told me that during the Napoleonic Wars whole families often fled to Holland to avoid having their sons and fathers conscripted. ----- Original Message ----- From: <KurtKathKels@aol.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 12:18 PM Subject: [HESSE] Conscription story > Dear Marilyn Riehl, > > I love your family's conscription story! Even if it isn't completely "true" > - there is a real sense of hardship there. Does anyone have any other > conscription stories? My great-great grandfather HERBENER was conscripted before the > 1848 events in the German states. But I only know that from his obituary. He > lived in Marburg-an-der-Lahn. > > Sincerely, > Katherine > Bellingham, WA > > > > > I am new to this list. I am searching for information on my gg grandfather, > > Ernst or Ernest HURLHEY. I have located some Hurlhey's buried in a > > churchyard at Bielefeld. I also found US census information which says my gg > > grandmother, Lizzie Hurlhey, was born at Darmstadt. Ernst' birthplace was > > Hannover. They came to the USA sometime before 1860. Any information or > > guidance would be most appreciated. > > > > There is a family story that Ernst was forced into military service one day > > while across the border from their home. I do not know what border it was. > > His family did not know his whereabouts for some time. When he finally > > completed his service and went home, he was caught in a blizzard near their > > home and had to kill his horse and get inside of it to survive. Upon > > arriving back home, he packed up his family and they came to the US. There > > may not be a word of truth to this story but our family has enjoyed telling > > it to one another for many generations! > > > > Thank you, > > > > Marilyn Riehl > > > > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/HESSE.html > to unsubscribe >