Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots/59 Surname: Bachmann, Radtke, Chorynski, Merdas, Bassani, Lang, Thoerner ------------------------- looking for the ancestors of my grandparents. my paternal grandfather was Adam Bachman, he married Emilie Radtke, their only son was my father, Karl Bachmann. Adam was married before, his first wife's name was Thoerner. my maternal grandfather was Adam Chorynski, he married Agnes Merdas, my mother was one of their seven children.