This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3kz.2ACIB/650.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, Samuel was born in PA. Have you ever looked up the Shumachers? I have some Shumacher ascendants from Fredericksburg, Maryland and who originated from Wissenburg, France-Amish Mennonites.