I have the perplexing problem of three Valentins in one family and they all lived. They went by their first names and not their middle names. Their names are as follows: Valentin Peter Quetschenbach, Valentin Melchoir Quetschenbach, and Valentin Quetschenbach. This same family also had three daughters named Christina and two of the three survived to adulthood. Matching the wife and the kids to the right Valentin has been amusing journey. Oddly of those in my database that did not use Johann or Johannes they opted to use Philip or George and went by their middle names with the acception of one, George Adam Schotthoefer. I have also have one family in my Ackermann lines that has three Johannes Jacob Ackermanns and two of the Jacobs survived to adulthood and both married women named Barbara. Also during this time period they also have a cousin by the same name who married Barbara all between 1790 and 1820. I have a several births of children born to Johannes Jacob Ackermann and Barbara and I have no clue which ones they are. The priest did not record the surname of the mother on 6 children born about 1803. The three Barbaras in question are Barbara Schaefer, Barbara Munz and Barbara Schreckenberger. The Johannes Jacob married to Barbara Munz, her name was also listed as Anna Barbara Munz. Good luck to everyone on their research! BTW, Is anyone aware of Altdorf, near Landau, Pfalz, if there are Catholic Church records that exist for this village or were they part of another parish? I am looking for Johannes Adam, son of Johannes Adam and Clara Pflug. He was born in February 1823 according to the civil records for this village. His name in the record was recorded as Jean Adam. Interestingly, when this gentleman, my 4x greatgrandfather was buried in 1903 in Reynolds, Traill, ND, he was buried as Johannes Adam. His wife was buried as Johanna Schotthöfer Adam. Sarah Adams -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Kaemerer <towjoe42@wwdb.org> To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 30, 2000 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [PFALZ] which to choose??? >My Great Grandfather was Johann Anton Kaemmerer. After his entry into >the US at his enlistment as a volunteer in the Mo Light Artillery, His >name was recorded on the enlistment papers as Anton John Kaemmerer. >Thats all I know, do not know why it was done that way. All subsequent >recordings of any official nature, listed him as John Anton or Just >John Kaemmerer. Two or three US Census's list him as John. His >marriage lists him as John Anton. Joe > > >==== 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 >