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/1VB.2ACE/11255.3.1 Message Board Post: I don't find your Adam or AnnaMary in my records but the Ehlenz name definitely is common in the Bitburg area and most likely originates from the old village of Ehlenz located about 15 miles Northwest of Bitburg. If you write a geneologist in the South Eifel as the area is known, he may be able to help: Mr Hans Josef Spoden Haupstrasse 9 54636 Messerich Germany Also check out the website: Homepage for Thomas A Pick, Eifel Germany for other info on the Bitburg area. In the USA, Joseph Steffensmeir 32600 Mary White Dr. Dyersville, Ia. 52040-9601 has done considerable research on the Elenz families in NE Iowa. Good luck on your research. Regards, Jerry