> ... my ggrandfather was born in Hefsic, Germany. Can anyone tell > me where this is or if it is spelled wrong, what it might be? ... > ... he stated he was from Eberstate, Darmstadt, Germany. > Ruth Hi Ruth, yes maybe a misspelling for Hessisch = hessian, as Carleton did propose. Otherwise the closest sounding place I can imagine is Heftrich east of Idstein: http://www.limesschule-idstein.de/doerfer.htm http://www.taunus-wetterau-limes.de/heftrich.htm There are at least 2 Eberstadt in former State of Hessen-Darmstadt http://www.horlacher.org/germany/gazetteer/hessend2.htm . Eberstadt Part of: Darmstadt GKZ : 06 4 11 000 County : | | +---- Darmstadt {DA} (kreisfrei/independent) RegBez : | +------- Darmstadt Land : +--------- Hessen ZIP : 642?? Locat : (Darmstadt) 49d52m N 8d39m E Eberstadt (Kreis Gießen) Part of: Lich GKZ : 06 5 31 011 County : | | +---- Gießen {GI} RegBez : | +------- Gießen Land : +--------- Hessen ZIP : 35423 Locat : (Lich) 50d31m N 8d49m E To find out which one it could be helpful to know the surname. Greetings, Ralf