If you mean "Saxony, Coburg", it is now part of Germany. Our Christian (b 1837) came from there before Germany became a country. He settled close to Macon, MO after having married in NY. :-)) ~ Leslie [Bridges] Kohler ~ROOTSWEB DONOR + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + KOEHLER-L@Rootsweb.com (serving all variations of Köhler) and TROTTER-L@Rootsweb.com listowner + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Owner Genweb German research lists: Saxony & Lower-Saxony + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ---------- > From: PurpleLea@aol.com > Could you tell me where these places are located? I have been researching the > Kohler's also. I have a John Kohler, born 1840, who immigrated from Hamburg > and landed in New York in 1874. He had sons, Christian J. Kohler and Heinrich > Kohler, in the family. I was just curious because of the coincidence of the > names. Could they possibly be related? Their place of birth was Baden, > Germany, however, I have not been able to find what city or town in Baden they > were from. Where did they settle in the U.S.? My family settled in Iowa. > > Thanks, Linda --------- > > >Our family is trying to trace Christian F. Kohler/Koehler/Ko"hler. He > was > > >born 22 Sept 1837 in a place called Metz, Germany. His naturalization > > >papers show him coming from "Saxony, Coberg" and immigrating from > Hamburg. > > >His port of entry was New York...in (probably) 1852. My sister-in-law > has > > >reason to believe that his father's name _might_ have been Henry > (Heinrich) > > >and that Christian _might_ have had a brother named Eli. > :-)) ~ Leslie [Bridges] Kohler ~ROOTSWEB DONOR >>