This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JeanneLorf Surnames: Lorf, Neidigk, von Zerbst, Christineck, Lerm, Paul, Michaelis, Krauss Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.wayne/19034.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My grandparents (Christian Gottlieb Lorf, Jr. and Ida Barbara Geimer) were married in St. John's German Lutheran Church at 700 W. Fort Street, downtown Detroit in July 1880 by Rev. Haas. They lived in downtown Detroit, having immigrated in 1868 and had Lorf Tailor Shop at 150 E. Columbia. They later lived at 705 W. Fort Street in 1900. BTW, Gottlieb Lorf's great great grandmother was Christiane Elisabeth "Michaelis" was born in 1714 in Jessen, Sachsen-Anhalt (just East of Wittenberg), near where the Lorf's were born (Buko, Coswig-Anhalt, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany). (Christiane's father was Christian Ernst Michaelis) My Michaelis and Christineck families attended University of Halle, Martin Luther's University and were Sexton's in the Lutheran Church. Jeanne Lorf Linley Harding jeannelinley2000@yahoo.com ( My tree is public - JeanneLorf on Ancestry.) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.