Does anyone on this list have German immigrants, particularly from Baden-Wurtemberg or near by that came to America between about 1850 and 1856 and settled in or near Woodford County? Who, When Where and How? My ggrandfather August Fischer and his wife Magdalena Stortz came at about that time and I'd like to know if they perhaps traveled with friends. John E Fischer Cincinnati OH

Yes, My ggrandparents, Frederick and Barbara (Sommer) Metz arrived sometime in the early 1850's from the town of Sundheim across the Rhine River from Strasbourg. For a map see my web site at http://users.erols.com/gpuccini/metz2.htm . They apparently settled first in St. Louis, so I suspect they may have sailed from Germany to New Orleans and come up the Mississippi. They are found in Metamora Township in the 1860 census, but moved to Livingston County by 1870. According to a letter handed down by a previous family genealogist, they were persecuted because of their religious beliefs and I have reason to believe they were Dunkards. Their daughters married into the Weihemiller and Voelpel families, the sons into the Meenen (3 of them), King, Verkler families. I'm descended from their son Frederick and Lydia King. Stan Wrobel swrobel@ragingbull.com -----Original Message----- From: John E Fischer [mailto:fischerj@one.net] Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 12:59 AM To: ILWOODFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILWOODFORD] 1850-1856 German Immigrants??? Does anyone on this list have German immigrants, particularly from Baden-Wurtemberg or near by that came to America between about 1850 and 1856 and settled in or near Woodford County? Who, When Where and How? My ggrandfather August Fischer and his wife Magdalena Stortz came at about that time and I'd like to know if they perhaps traveled with friends. John E Fischer Cincinnati OH