Well, the names mentioned in the 1860 and 1870 censi sure seem to match up pretty well with the info in the original query. Not exact, but close considering language differences/translations, and the way details get altered over time. The census data seems to confirm the connections beteen Alsace and Bavaria. The next time there is a Gallenstein family reunion in and around Maysville, one might be able to get some more details there (the DeFosses are related). Bear in mind also that throughout history, Alsace has been part of France, Germany, and the old Holy Roman (German) Empire. The Hillenmeyer family of nursery fame in Ohio/Kentucky is an example of a very Germanic sounding name, but descended from Frenchman, Louis Hillenmeyer. So, it's not surprising to find Germans with Gallic names and vice versa. Kathy Hines <khines1@qwest.net> wrote:Operating off of Ben's suggestion of De Fosse and looking at Brown County, Ohio - I do see this family of Caspar (De) Fosse there: 1870 United States Federal Census > Ohio > Brown > Union Enumerated the 14th day of July, 1870 Post Office: Ripley, Ohio 687 799 De Fosse, Caspar, head, 47, m, w, Farming, France, male citizen of the U.S. Xaveira, wife, 38, f, w, Keeping house, Wurtemburg Helena, daughter, 14, f, w, Works at home, Ohio Charles, son, 12, m, w, attending school, Ohio, attended school Josephine, daughter, 6, f, w, at home, Ohio John, son, 4, m, w, at home, Ohio Rosa, daughter, f, w, at home, Ohio 1860 United States Federal Census > Ohio > Brown > Ripley 139 139 Kaspar Fosse, 35, m, w, Sailor, 250, 100, (Bavaria? - rather mangled) Germany Sophia Fosse, 28, f, w, Wedemburg Germany Charles Fosse, 2, m, w, Ohio Helena Fosse, 4, f, w, Louisiana (maybe they immigrated thru New Orleans?) Onton Fosse, 4/12, m, w, Ohio Elizabeth Fosse, 12, f, w, Bavaria, attended school Margart Fosse, 9, f, w, Bavaria Kathy ben hawkins wrote: > > DeFosse is a common surname in Ripley, Brown County, Ohio, across the bridge from Mason County, Kentucky. The DeFosse family is of Alsatian origin, as are many of the Gallensteins, Schumachers, etc. in this area. There is some confusion because these families often have connections in both Bavaria and Alsace-Lorraine. > > Kathy Hines wrote:A German named De Fosset just doesn't ring true to me. I might easily > believe it if they originated in the Alsace Lorraine area, but Bavaria > doesn't strike me as an area that had too many French sounding names in > it. Have you run across any other spellings beside De Fosset? > BURKHAR(D)T however sounds decidely German. > > Checking and digging into that Elizabeth HIEL on the 1910.... I see the > daughter is Maud Burk - > I noticed the Maud HILL birth records here: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymason/birthch1.html > > For obtaining and obit from 1910, I would suggest the Mason Co. Museum > Library: > http://www.masoncountymuseum.org/articles/home.asp > > Kathy > > Karla Nurnberg wrote: > > > > Dear Listers, > > We are looking for a woman by the name of either Elizabeth DE FOSSET or Elizabeth BURKHART, who died on 7 Nov 1910 in Maysville and she was buried on 9 Nov 1910 in Washington. Also, we do not know, if she was married or what her married name was. Where can we write for an obituary? Since we have her death date, maybe they can find her obit by looking for someone named Elizabeth, whose obit is in a newspaper near those dates. > > The 1910 Census for Mason County lists an Elizabeth HIEL living with a Harry BURK family. > > She is listed as the mother-in-law and she was 60 years old at that time. Our Elizabeth was born about 1848 in Bavaria in Germany. Her parents were supposedly, Caspar DE FOSSET and his first wife, Elisabetha SIEFERT. Also, she had a sister, Margreth, who was born in 1851 in the same place. It is possible that Elizabeth and Margreth may have been daughters of Sophia BURKHART, Caspar's second wife. > > Does anyone know anything about Elizabeth? Help, we are puzzled about this family, because there are many different names and facts to be waded through to find the truth. > > Karla Nurnberg > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > > > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== > > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > > when you subscribed. 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