In a message dated 8/31/2006 3:42:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Lois: Some of Henry Bittinger's sons may have *married* daughters of Indian descent, but there is nothing in the book I can see to indicate that his *sons* were of Indian descent. The Bittingers were German and the Bausers were Swiss. Sam Hi Sam, Henry and Barbara Bauser's twin sons, Jonathan "Jonas" Bittinger and Solomon H[enry] (fraternal) were born May 14, 1814 and William H. 4/1817 (Bittinger Book p.74. Henry b. 7/14/1778, his wife Barbara "Barbary" Bauser, b. 7/1772 (Bittinger Book p.72 & p. 528). I also noticed while revisiting this information that my Hetrick lineage in Germany includes Philippi's (Philippi's, Momberger's, Burck's, Weiß[Weiss]--also translates to White), and all are connected in the Diehl and Hetrick lineage. The Hetrick lineage is also connected to Weitzel's (Kratz, Weitzel, Schäfer, Schmidt, and Geiß[Geiss]. I saw a Henry Weitzel on the list of citizens that emigrated from Zeilbach. Wasn't able to connect him to the Weitzel's of Meadow Mountain in the New Germany area (i.e., William and first wife, Elizabeth Schmich or Smyth; could also be Schmidt or Smith). My great-grandfather Conrad's mother's line (Anna Katharina Schmidt, b. 1807, an only child (dau of Johannes Caspar Schmidt and Anna Maria Weiss, granddaughter of Anna Catharina Weiss and Johann Conrad Weiss). How about that! ;o) I have about 70 charts I've been putting together over the past nine months. Was going to mail out the 40 pgs of lineage I received from Germany, but couldn't put the line together very well from that. I incorporated most of the information from the 40 pgs (a lot was in German, sigh!) but I left out some of the notes on how they died and their occupations. Having the parents and godparents also of each of the couples helped a great deal to track the line. I will locate the research I did on old Henry Bittinger and the incorporation of Bob Brenneman's family history as it was told to him and send it out separately. Wasn't able to come to any definite conclusions on whether the last three boys (twins and William) were by Barbara -- very suspicious. It appears Henry and his family moved back to Garrett County after these last three were born or at a time (winter) where it would have been difficult to determine whether Barbara actually carried these children. Bob's story adds to that premise ... the census said the twins were born in OH -- lots of questionable hearsay. Lois