Hello Maudean, I have a friend named Thoma. He is Schwabian, living in a valley south of Stuttgart on the east side of the Black Forest. I believe he told me his family has lived in that valley for many generations. If you want more, I can ask what he knows. Hal Stitt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maudean" <tigersmom@jps.net> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 07 July, 2000 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [PFALZ] EBERLE > Marian my Mary Josepha Thoma was born in 1844 and died in 1900. You are the > first one I have heard from that had the name Thoma. One branch of the > family say she was French and the other branch say Swiss. Sounds German to > me though. Also my Eberle's ,some say were from Bavaria and some just say > Black Forest Area. > > Maudean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Marian Dietrich <myrnnch@prodigy.net> > To: Maudean <tigersmom@jps.net> > Cc: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 7:27 AM > Subject: Re: [PFALZ] EBERLE > > > > Nadine, > > My great grandmother's maiden name was also Thoma. Adelheid Thoma was > > born in 1814 in Pfaffenhausen, Bavaria, Germany and married my great > > grandfather, John George Huber, in 1841 in Oberrieden, Bavaria, > > Germany. They came to the US in 1854 with four children and settled in > > Cincinnati. Don't know if this has any connection to your Mary Josepha > > Thoma as they would have been a generation before her. > > Marian Huber Dietrich > > > > > > > ==== 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 > >