This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/3029.2 Message Board Post: i am a descendant of regina. she is my ggg grandmother. anna hinkel is my great great grandmother.she and herman r. bierman had charles bierman who with clara larue had howard who is my grandfather. he and hazel had my dad who with barb had me. i can't believe this. bierman is my maiden name and i haven't had my geneolgy out for awhile. your message gave me some info ididnt have like regina's maiden name. so how are you connected? my grandma, howard's wife, said our name used to be bierbauer not sure on spelling and was changed when they came over from germany. do you know if this is true? she said the biermans came over on a boat in 1853. i have been stuck for a long time on finding out who chris and regina's parents are. they must have been born in germany? anxiously awaiting your reply