Hi Shirley from New Jersey - Happened to see the following messages and wonder if they are any help? The first is from the Erbach Rootsweb/Ancestry message board. Unfortunatley, there is only one message. The second is from the Erbaugh message board. Good luck in your search. Regards, Rosemary valentine erbach Author: gwen linnartz <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=author&r=an&a=&ee=KFFz0-Y8AV7TTT4Xcn9ik8UgwGDSOGCl&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.erbach%2F1> <http://boards.ancestry.com/p> Date: 17 Jul 2001 1:36 AM GMT Surnames: erbach Classification: Biography Post Reply <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=postmessage&r=an&p=surnames.erbach&m=1&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.erbach%2F1&oncancel=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.erbach%2F1> | Mark Unread <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?f=markmessage&r=an&p=surnames.erbach&m=1&v=0&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%3Fhtx%3Dboard%26r%3Dan%26p%3Dsurnames.erbach> | Report Abuse <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=requestobjection&r=an&p=surnames.erbach&m=1&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.erbach%2F1> <http://a1356.g.akamai.net/f/1356/2384/4h/boards.ancestry.com/mbfiles/files/images/print.gif> Print Message <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=printmessage&r=an&p=surnames.erbach&m=1&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%3Fhtx%3Dmessage%26r%3Dan%26p%3Dsurnames.erbach> valentine erbach born 1803 in germany married to margaret emigrated to the u.s. on George Hulbert in 1853, with the following children: Maria born 1828-Elise born 1830-Catherine born 1835- Valentine William born 1837/38-Margaret 1839/49. Landed in New York 7/15/1853. Valentine William settled in Pa. Scranton area.Need German ancestors, birthplace and any other info. Have all descendants of Valentine William who married Mary Elizabeth Webster (6/20/1846) on April 28, 1861 in Hopedale, Wayne Co. Pa. <http://boards.ancestry.com/p> <http://a1356.g.akamai.net/f/1356/2384/4h/boards.ancestry.com/mbfiles/files/images/message.gif> (Walter?) Valentine Erbach Author: Galen Till <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=author&r=an&a=Au0EAI&ee=5FqM-SW10sjdOFaJy8lfsudyymEUTrLa_gan3XZqPHM&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.erbaugh%2F9> <http://boards.ancestry.com/p> Date: 9 Jul 2001 6:02 AM GMT Post Reply <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=postmessage&r=an&p=surnames.erbaugh&m=9&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.erbaugh%2F9&oncancel=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.erbaugh%2F9> | Mark Unread <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?f=markmessage&r=an&p=surnames.erbaugh&m=9&v=0&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%3Fhtx%3Dboard%26r%3Dan%26p%3Dsurnames.erbaugh> | Report Abuse <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=requestobjection&r=an&p=surnames.erbaugh&m=9&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.erbaugh%2F9> <http://a1356.g.akamai.net/f/1356/2384/4h/boards.ancestry.com/mbfiles/files/images/print.gif> Print Message <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=printmessage&r=an&p=surnames.erbaugh&m=9&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%3Fhtx%3Dmessage%26r%3Dan%26p%3Dsurnames.erbaugh> I'm looking for (Walter?) Valentine Erbach (b. 26-Apr-1838, d. 26-Feb-1926) who married Mary Elizabeth WEBSTER (b. 20-Jun-1846, d. 5-May-1923). Valentine was from Koblenz, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1854 at the age of 16. He was a Union soldier. Valentine and Mary had seven children: Laura, Sadie, Margaret, Albert, Euphemia Fern, Hattie, and Isabel "Belle". Euphemia Fern Erbach married William Jacob HILTS on 30-Jan-1895. Any additional information would be greatly appreciated. Please email me at [email protected] :) Thanks! ~Galen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > WEBSTER/ERBACH > From: > > "Shirley Harlow" <[email protected]> > Date: > > Sat, 5 Jan 2002 10:25:46 -0500 > To: > > <[email protected]> > > >Seeking any early info on grx2grandparents, Mary Elizabeth WEBSTER, born PA 1846. She married Valentine ERBACH, b. Prussia 1838. They were married in Honesdale "by a Moravian clergyman", according to his Civil War pension application, on April 28, 1861 and lived most of their married life in the Scranton area. Would esp. like to know her parents, and any siblings. > >Thank you! > >Shirley in Ohio, but from NJ > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > >