Thanks Heinz, yes I think you're probably right. Me throwing Herborn out there probably had more to do with grasping at straws since I struck out in the Heilbronn church books & I'm not sure where to go next. The problem come with it saying "near" Heilbronn. Near could mean 5 miles away or 100. Thanks, Brian Eberling < Brian, < < the document seems to confirm my assumption that Heilbronn might be the < right place to look for your Eberlings. At least it clearly says < Heilbronn and not Herborn. And as I said before: Eberling (or may be < Ebeling) is a name which would fit very well, as it clearly is much more < typical for the Heilbronn area than for Hesse. < < Heinz < < < ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== < Postal Codes, How to Pay for Research, German Language < Letters, Archive Addresses, German Telephone directory, < http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm