Hi David, Thanks a ton for all the great info, I appreciate your efforts. It is a lot more then I expected, you really went the extra mile. Thanks Again, Alice At 01:29 AM 12/1/00 -0500, you wrote: >Johann means John. Johannes also means John. Look at the following URL for >German naming conventions which will explain the difference between Johann >and Johannes in German naming. > >http://www.kerchner.com/germname.htm > >David Seefeldt > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "alice" <syrex@coslink.net> >To: <LUTHERAN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 1:15 AM >Subject: Re: [LUTH-ROOTS] Introduction > > >> Hi Scott, >> >> Welcome to the list. You mentioned you speak German. I was wondering if >> you could please tell me the meaning of the following two names: >> 1. Johannes >> 2. Johann >> >> I was told that Johann means Mr. is this true? My ggg-grandfather was >from >> Germany and his name on the ships list was Johannes Auer. >> >> Also, do you know how I would be able to get records that were kept by a >> Luthern Church that existed during the 1700's in Va? >> >> Any help is appreciated. You can e-mail me at: syrex@coslink.net >> >> Thank You, >> Alice >> >> >> At 05:28 PM 11/30/00 -0500, you wrote: >> >I'm new on this list, so thought I'd introduce myself. I am researching >the >> >following Surnames with Lutheran roots: >> > >> >HOLL-Oberpreuschwitz/Eckersdorf (near Bayreuth), Bavaria, Germany > >Economy, >> >Penn. > St. Louis > Lincoln Co., Kansas >> > >> >WOLTING-Rüsfort (near Osnabrück), Lower Saxony, Germany > Lincoln Co., >> >Kansas >> > >> >TIEMANN-Dahlinghausen (near Osnabrück), Lower Saxony, Germany > Lincoln >Co., >> >Kansas >> > >> >MUELLER/MÜLLER-Germany > St. Louis > Lincoln Co., Kansas >> > >> >I have extensive genealogical information about my Tiemann line, which >has >> >been traced back to about 1570 to Arndt Meyer zum Vorwalde (born >Holtkamp). >> >The name changed to Tiemann due to practices involving the transference >of >> >property. I have complete information about Tiemann lines that is >correct >> >to 1981 (some branches later) and the Meyer zum Vorwalde line to about >1925. >> > >> >My own church background is Missouri Synod, but I have a theological degr >ee >> >from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago (I am a lay person). I >am >> >fairly well versed in Lutheran history, theology and church structure, if >> >that is a help to anyone. I also know German. >> > >> >Scott Holl >> >Chicago >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >