Hello, I am new to this list and wondered if anyone lives in the Pfalz area of Germany? My Doll ancestors are from Erzweiler and I am looking for someone who lives in the area to take a picture of the village for me. Also, the "field church" at Ulmet is where all the Doll children were baptised (southwest of Erzweiler); would like to have a picture of that, too. Hope to hear from someone on this and thanks. Colleen --- Colleen Eagan --- cme332@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Birkenhördt does exist and lays about 10 km East of Bad Bergzabern in the Süd-Pfalz (Southern Palatinate). The ZIP-code of Birkenhördt is 76889. Regards Ernst Dierich. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Reiss <jackier@citrus.infi.net> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 5:46 AM Subject: [PFALZ] RE: Birkenhoerdt > Hi Listers, > I am researching THOMSER family which was Roman Catholic and which migrated > from western Germany around 1848-50. > > A member of the family is in Baltimore, MD in the 1850 census. On the IGI, > there is a Catholic person with that surname born in Birkenhoerdt, Pfalz, > Bayern. When I checked a map site online, I got the message that the place > did not exist. Does anyone have any knowledge of where this town is(was)? > > Jackie Reiss > > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? > send your message to Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com (click and ready to go) > mailto:Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe >

Hello: I don't know if I'm on the right list or not. I'm looking for any info on the following: JOHAN CHRISTOPHEL SCHAKE b. 1714 Palatinate, Germany d. 1796 Penn. married BARBARA ? b. abt. 1714 ? d. 1771 Penn. He came to America on the Snow called Molly. He is my husbands 6th greatgrandfather. We would like to find his parents and any other reletives. Also learn something about his life there and possible where his ancestors came from. Thank you for any help or ideas. Merry

Hi Jackie, Are your Reiss ancestors from Pfalzdorf, Plaggenburg or Neu Isenburg? I have several in my genealogy. Regards, Fritz H. Friederich -----Original Message----- From: Jackie Reiss <jackier@citrus.infi.net> To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, July 28, 2000 8:43 PM Subject: [PFALZ] RE: Birkenhoerdt >Hi Listers, >I am researching THOMSER family which was Roman Catholic and which migrated >from western Germany around 1848-50. > >A member of the family is in Baltimore, MD in the 1850 census. On the IGI, >there is a Catholic person with that surname born in Birkenhoerdt, Pfalz, >Bayern. When I checked a map site online, I got the message that the place >did not exist. Does anyone have any knowledge of where this town is(was)? > >Jackie Reiss > > >==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== >Going on vacation longer than 4 days? >send your message to Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com (click and ready to go) >mailto:Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > >

Hi Listers, I am researching THOMSER family which was Roman Catholic and which migrated from western Germany around 1848-50. A member of the family is in Baltimore, MD in the 1850 census. On the IGI, there is a Catholic person with that surname born in Birkenhoerdt, Pfalz, Bayern. When I checked a map site online, I got the message that the place did not exist. Does anyone have any knowledge of where this town is(was)? Jackie Reiss

Marian ( and others)- If one puts each of those villages into Shtetlseeker and sets Flomborn as the reference point (the origin point that I have for the Dietrichs in my genealogy), one get the following distances (in miles) from Flomborn: Kottweiler = 32 Schwedelbach = 28 Dietschweiler = 37 Kirchmohr = 34 Niedermohr = 35 Schrollbach = 35 Glan-Munchweiler = 36. Thus, I think a connection is possible for a family of school teachers and might be worth pursuing. Rob Hausman ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Robert E. Hausman hausman@bu.edu www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/u/Robert-E-Hausman/index.html

RE: Dietrich.Dieterich/Dederich Marian- I do not see an immediate connection but I would have to look over a map to see just how close the places are. I know the standard line is that everyone married their next door neighbor and folks did not travel much. My Hausmann line is proof that this was not always the case, moving quite a bit themselves and marrying across Duchies. I think this is likely true of most professionals and tradespeople. For better or for worse, they were simply more mobile than the farmers. It is interesting that they share the same profession school- teaching. Rob Hausman 10:25 PM 7/24/2000 -0400, you wrote: >I went to your familytreemaker site and see that your Dietrichs are also >Johannes. My husband was John Dietrich, b. 1923 in Cinti, Oh, his >father Nicholas John Dietrich, b. 1893 in Reading, Oh, his father Andrew >Nicholas Dietrich, b. 1867 in Reading, Oh. his father John Peter >Dietrich b. 1833 in Schwedelbach, Ger., his father Peter Joseph >Dietrich, b. 1805 in Schwedelbach, his father Heinrich Dietrich, >schoolteacher in Schwedelbach, born in Kottweiler, his father Adam >Dietrich, schoolteacher in Kottweiler, his father Johannes Jakob >Diederich b. 1715 in Dietschweiler, schoolteacher in Kirchmohr, >Neidermohr and Schrollbach until his death in 1790, his father Johannes >Diederich, teacher in Glan Munchweiler and his father Johannes >Diederich. > >Do you see any connection? >Marian Huber Dietrich ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Robert E. Hausman hausman@bu.edu www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/u/Robert-E-Hausman/index.html

Did you see a Wilhelm or Johann Karg in your search? He is my distant grandfather whose descendants have settled in VA/WV and quite possibly have come full circle in residence, as migrations go. Thanks for any help.

Karen- As you know Dietz is a common name and Johannes Dietz is only slightly less common. I have the following but it is in another corner of the Pfalz. Rob Hausman Descendants of Johannes Dietz JOHANNES1 DIETZ was born 1807. He married MARIA KATHARINA STILGENBAUER. She died November 14, 1843. More About JOHANNES DIETZ: Occupation: Farmer in Albisheim Child of JOHANNES DIETZ and MARIA STILGENBAUER is: i. ABRAHAM2 DIETZ, b. October 05, 1843, Albisheim, Pfalz, Germany; m. (1) BARBARA DEUBEL1,2; b. April 08, 18413,4; m. (2) KATHARINA DEUBEL; d. October 26, 1873, Kirchheimbolanden, GER. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Robert E. Hausman hausman@bu.edu www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/u/Robert-E-Hausman/index.html

Hi, all. I am trying to locate relatives of Johann Schopp, an artist who probably worked on a US Army base in or around Bonn. He signed his paintings Johann Schopp, Unkel as Reich, 1945. I would like to reunite the family (or artist) with his art. The paintings were found by a friend clearing out a deceased relative's home. We both think the reunion is the right thing to do. Can I get any help -- especially from our German friends? Mary Ann Unger

Looking for exact German surname for Joseph Christian Vatter (or at least that is what we believe the spelling of the surname was, maybe with two dots over the a) The name was anglicised to Vetter, Fedder, Fether, then Feather, all depending upon who wrote it down. Joseph and his wife Maria ______, their son Jacob, and we believe their daughter Anna Clarissa immigrated to Philadelphia in 1775 aboard the King of Prussia. Jacob was born in Germany September 10, 1759 near Frankenthal. They were of the Lutheran faith. Without the exact German spelling of the surname, it makes it almost impossible to do German research. Many volunteers will look up information, but one has to have the spellings correct. Many church records of this area have been mirofilmed by the LDS church, but I'm not exactly sure what name to look for. I'm hoping someone on this list has access to some records that can find the birth above. Finding this German name may very well lead to finding some cousins in Germany. That would be wonderful. Can anyone assist? Billie Lovett

I am seeking information on the following surnames, in the Frankenthal area, in the 1700-1800's Breuer, Faust, Roos, Vogel, Drescher, Pfeiffer, Schoeppler all, believed, to be Roman Catholic. I have information on the following surnames, in the same area & religious persuasion; Dekinder/Deguenther, Mueller/Muller, Weibert, Diehl, Blanck, & Karg. Ray Meurer rmuerer@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

I've posted this message before, but felt a last attempt might be worthwhile. Is anyone on the list researching the Dietz families of Hinterweidenthal Zweibruchen? I believe I've copied about everything I could find from the LDS films that had the name Dietz in it. Would be happy to share. Would be THRILLED to connect with someone working on my line. The founding father of our line was Conrad Dietz. His father's name was Johannes Dietz. Thank you in advance for any response. Karen Deeds-Jarvie B.G., Ohio

The Haeberlin intially came from Switzerland, where the family is still flourishing. Reagrds Ernst Dierich. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Doeylee@aol.com> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 12:19 AM Subject: [PFALZ] HEBERLING > Hi, I have recently started to research the surname HEBERLING. The Heberlings > came from Impflingen-Insheim, Pfalz, Bayern. The first arrival in America > that we know of is Johannes, his wife Anna Apollonia and their son Hans Peter > Heberling. They came aboard the ship "Adventure" from Rotterdam on September > 23,1732. Their other children followed in 1749 and 1750. > > We have a strong feeling that there were already family members in America > before Johannes. Johannes was very quickly able to buy a substantial farm. > We have one record mentioning a Jacob Heberling in 1709 in America. > > Any help, advice, direction or opinions would be gratefully accepted. Doreen > Elsesser > HEBERLING, HEBERLIN, BRESSLER, PRESSLER, RUTH, ...

Why don't yoo look for Heckmann, Hickmann ? Regards Ernst Dierich ----- Original Message ----- From: <RdRunner227@aol.com> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 8:47 PM Subject: [PFALZ] Hackman/Hagmann Family > For nearly a year I have been searching for German roots but only local help > has been found. Why? Am I using the wrong approach? > > RdRunner227 @AOL.COM

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For nearly a year I have been searching for German roots but only local help has been found. Why? Am I using the wrong approach? RdRunner227 @AOL.COM

I'm new to this very active list, so thought I would get my ancestors on the list, in hopes that someone out there is also researching these names. Ludovici Heyl, m. Annae Mariae ?, child Franciscus b. 1769, m. unknown, child Fransisci. Fransisci m. Magdalenae ?. Child Henry b. 3-1791 Bad Duerkheim, Pfalz, Bayern, d. 1859 Marathon Co., WI. Henry Heyl (name changed to Heil upon arrival to USA) m. Anna Maria ? abt 1814. Children Catharine, Luder, William, Marianna, Peter, Catharine, Constantine. Also researching BLOME/BLUME, SPRICK/SPRIK, TRISKA, LEMMER, KOHLMEYER/KOHLMEIER, FRANZ, SCHMIT/SCHMITZ Thanks Ruby Blume Spencer, WI USA

Sorry, to have dropped your response John. Need you to reply again. I have this information on my Best line. Wilhelm Best b. late 1600s. Berndorf? Wohlrad Best b. Jan. 1699 Berndorf d. November 11, 1769, Assenheim m. Anna Eva Frantz October 9, 1729 Elias Best b. Assenheim m. Marie Barbara Graser July 15, 1759 Johann Michael Best b. November 16, 1771, Albisheim d. February 22, 1853, Albisheim m. Katerina Margareta Dietz August 30, 1806 Albisheim Johann Heinrich Best b. December 18, 1807, Albisheim d. March 11, 1867, Washington County, Ohio m. Christina Neuschafer 1838 George Christian Best b. December 12, 1829, Albisheim d. March 4, 1906, Washington County, Ohio m. Elizabeth Hoffman April 18,. 1853 Jacob Best b. April 16, 1854 d. September 25, 1938 m. Katarina Erb February 7, 1878 Adam Herbert Best b. February 10, 1894 d. June 23, 1969 m. Valeria Long June 6, 1917 Emerson H. Best (my husband) If you have any information that would be helpful please contact me. Janette

Hi Listers, I am researching the following families in the Pfalz: FLUHR and WAHL, Boerrstadt, around 1810 FALS and HILD, Deidesheim, 1798-around 1850 Please contact me if you would like to share information about any of these families. Thanks, Tara Beiter-Fluhr tfluhr@uswest.net http://www.users.uswest.net/~tfluhr/gene.htm Listowner, FLUHR-L and WAHL-L