Hi list researchers, Can anyone PLEASE help me find two missing Great-Grandaunt’s. Their names are Magdalena “Lena“, born abt. 1851, in Grantsville, Allegany Co (now Garrett Co) MD, and her sister Julianne “Julia“, born abt. 1856, also in Grantsville. Prior to Grantsville, the family lived in Selbysport, later Accident, the Cove area. The girls parents are Johann Andreas "Andrew" and Maria Katharina "Mary". The family surname is variations on the following, depending on what document or records are being looked at: (Deetle, Deichel(le), Deichtel, Deightle, Deicle, Deitel(le), Deitchel, Dieddle, Diegel, Dieghtle, Dietel(le), Diettle, Dietzel) There has also been some records where the family has been intermingled with the surname variations: (Deahl, Deal, Deale, Deihl, Dichl, Diehl) If you have any variation of the above surname that may fit, I would be grateful for any help. Thank you. Ellis Miller _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009

I think you can eliminate "Dietle" and variations of that surname where Diehl or Deal is concerned. The Dietles were a completely different family from the Diehls. Those with the "Deal" spelling are more numerous in Somerset County, PA. Regarding early census records, you'll find the the surname spelled according to the census taker's "best guess". I don't think you'll find Dietle used for Diehl or Deal. The Dietles are well documented. I and others on the list have a good bit of information on the Diehls from the Cove, Accident area which was part of Selbysport District in 1850, but I've not found a Julia and Magdalena Diehl being sisters. Perhaps if you give the sources for your information (census records, who they married, etc.), someone on the list might be able to help. Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellis L. and Carole G. Miller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 3:02 PM Subject: [MDALLEGA] PLEASE help find two missing Great-Grandaunt’s Hi list researchers, Can anyone PLEASE help me find two missing Great-Grandaunt’s. Their names are Magdalena “Lena“, born abt. 1851, in Grantsville, Allegany Co (now Garrett Co) MD, and her sister Julianne “Julia“, born abt. 1856, also in Grantsville. Prior to Grantsville, the family lived in Selbysport, later Accident, the Cove area. The girls parents are Johann Andreas "Andrew" and Maria Katharina "Mary". The family surname is variations on the following, depending on what document or records are being looked at: (Deetle, Deichel(le), Deichtel, Deightle, Deicle, Deitel(le), Deitchel, Dieddle, Diegel, Dieghtle, Dietel(le), Diettle, Dietzel) There has also been some records where the family has been intermingled with the surname variations: (Deahl, Deal, Deale, Deihl, Dichl, Diehl) If you have any variation of the above surname that may fit, I would be grateful for any help. Thank you. Ellis Miller _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Sam, Thank you for your response. Over more years than we can remember we have checked into, looked at, and researched possibly every known record and document available, including family bibles and journals, and church records, finding the variations and intermingling of the following spelling of the various surnames: (Deetle, Deichel(le), Deichtel, Deightle, Deicle, Deitel(le), Deitchel, Dieddle, Diegel, Dieghtle, Dietel(le), Diettle, Dietzel), (Deahl, Deal, Deale, Deihl, Dichl, Diehl) Keeping the correct (separate) members of each line (with various spellings of surname) within the proper branch has proved challenging, to say the least. Finding those who married into each and merged the various spellings. As we all have experienced this is common place, for those of us researching Allegany / Garrett and Somerset, where the families resided, but, not limited to those areas. We have no idea who either, Magdalena, born abt. 1851 or Julianne, born abt. 1856 married. We were hopeful someone may have a unconnected lady married to a family member who might fit, that we could look-into, if she could be the missing great-grandaunt. Thank you. Ellis Miller (Cove, Garrett Co, MD) _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd1_052009

Hello Ellis: I have a family history of the Dietle family of Greenville Twp. in Somerset County. The family descends from a John Adam Dietle born in Bavaria 1806. I checked the book for female descendants named Julia and Magdalena, and there were none. John Adam's and his descendants appear to be the only Dietle families in Somerset County in early census records. Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellis L. and Carole G. Miller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] PLEASE help find two missing Great-Grandaunt’s Hello Sam, Thank you for your response. Over more years than we can remember we have checked into, looked at, and researched possibly every known record and document available, including family bibles and journals, and church records, finding the variations and intermingling of the following spelling of the various surnames: (Deetle, Deichel(le), Deichtel, Deightle, Deicle, Deitel(le), Deitchel, Dieddle, Diegel, Dieghtle, Dietel(le), Diettle, Dietzel), (Deahl, Deal, Deale, Deihl, Dichl, Diehl) Keeping the correct (separate) members of each line (with various spellings of surname) within the proper branch has proved challenging, to say the least. Finding those who married into each and merged the various spellings. As we all have experienced this is common place, for those of us researching Allegany / Garrett and Somerset, where the families resided, but, not limited to those areas. We have no idea who either, Magdalena, born abt. 1851 or Julianne, born abt. 1856 married. We were hopeful someone may have a unconnected lady married to a family member who might fit, that we could look-into, if she could be the missing great-grandaunt. Thank you. Ellis Miller (Cove, Garrett Co, MD) _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd1_052009 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message