Hi Peter, I always know my ancestors came from Zillhausen Germany, my grandfather's sister, my great Aunt Emilie Jenter Spafard, was the family genealogist until she died, and she knew the family came from Zillhausen. It was just a matter for me to go to the LDS library and order the films from the Evangelisch church in Zillhausen and there they were. I went back, I think it was 2 more generations from what she had and then found out that the family had originally come from the town of Heselwangen, Germany, which is the little village right next to Zillhausen. My ggggg grandfather Johan Martin JENTER lived in Zillhausen, his families records were in the church there on film from the LDS, but he had been born in Heselwangen. When I visited JENTER family in Germany in June 1999, I was told that he got into a fight with the major of the town of Heselwangen and he was kicked out of town, the story I was told was that the majors wife was seen chasing him out of town with her broom. He ran to the little town of Zillhausen next door and settled there. When I found this out, it was just a matter of going to the Heselwangen Evangelisch church records and following the family back farther. I got to my JENTER back to 1654 as recorded in the church there. An old family tree chart of the Huguenot, Laux JENTER born circa 1580 in France and going right through to present day JENTER's was commissioned in Germany by the grandfather of a distant cousin of mine, before the second world war. The chart has indication there by might be civil records in Balingen, the town that has incorporated both Heselwangen and Zillhausen. My cousin unfortunately has no knowledge of records for Laux JENTER born in 1580 and his son Laux Richter JENTER born in 1633. or his grandfathers chart and his grandfather has been dead for several years. I am fortunate for my great aunt Emilie, she made most of my research easy, I just need to get over this small brick way, back into France. I am also lucky as I know every town in which my Germany ancestors were born in before they came to the USA. Best of luck in your research. Karen JENTER Michigan