Sorry about the mistakes, the Mandler family was in New Orleans at least 6 months until Anne Margaretha died in 1840. I just sent for her death record. I don't have anything else on them until 1844 in St. Louis. I also mispelled the village of Launspach in Prussia; left out the s. Any suggestions regarding records from 1840 to search? The family had a document from their former Evangelical Parish Weismar; referred to as an extract from the church register, listing names of the children and birth dates; owned by a descendant of one of the daughters. The document was damaged by water on their trip overseas. I have a copy of someones transcription of this document. I don't know if this would help determine a church they would have joined. Thanks for the help.

Julie, Do you have this family in any census records from 1850 on? Can you send me a scan of the church register extract? Can you send me a scan of the damaged original? With that information, I might be able to help you find the records in Germany. Norm n_d_hellmers@yahoo.com --- julierowe@mchsi.com wrote: . . . > I don't have anything else on them until 1844 in St. > Louis. > I also mispelled the village of Launspach in > Prussia; left out the s. Any > suggestions regarding records from 1840 to search? > The family had a document > from their former Evangelical Parish Weismar; > referred to as an extract from > the church register, listing names of the children > and birth dates; owned by a > descendant of one of the daughters. The document was > damaged by water on their > trip overseas. I have a copy of someones > transcription of this document. I > don't know if this would help determine a church > they would have joined. > Thanks for the help. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Julie, With the information you provided, it APPEARS that your Mandlers came from the small town of Launsbach in the modern German state of Hessen. The church record extract you provided shows "Lamspach." The marriage record from Holy Ghost German Evangelical Church in St. Louis says that Katherine Mandler was from Launsbach, Wetz, Preussen [Prussia]. Launsbach is in the Kirchenkreis of Wetzlar, perhaps the "Wetz" in the record. The extract says that the village of "Lamspach" [Launsbach] belonged to the Evangelical parish of "Weismar." This apparently should be Wissmar. The Wikipedia page for Wissmar (also spelled as Wißmar) is in German, but you can see a photo of the Evangelical church in which the Mandlers MAY have been baptized. See: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wissmar The extract says that Launsbach was "on the river Mayn near the town of Geisson." Launsbach is 4.7 miles from Giessen, which is on the Lahn River, and not too far from the Main River. It's possible that we have the right place. Do you want me to try to find where the old German church records are to see if this is correct, or do you already have this? Norm --- julierowe@mchsi.com wrote: . . . > I also mispelled the village of Launspach in > Prussia; left out the s. Any > suggestions regarding records from 1840 to search? > The family had a document > from their former Evangelical Parish Weismar; > referred to as an extract from > the church register, listing names of the children > and birth dates; owned by a > descendant of one of the daughters. . . . ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ