Don, Thank you! Others on the list are also in agreement with your suggestion. Laura -----Original Message----- From: Don Hickman [mailto:drhickmann@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 11:20 AM To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Pfalz] Priszen, Luxembourg - or is it now Germany? + HAIZER Consider Priszen to be Preussen or some such (Prussia). Don H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "K. Eric Ovregaard" <keovregaard@comcast.net> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 1:31 AM Subject: RE: [Pfalz] Priszen, Luxembourg - or is it now Germany? + HAIZER > Laura > > What kind of map have you been using? Is it a detailed map that includes > Luxembourg? > > I can locate Mettendorf, which is well inside Germany (now, at least), but > I > can find no Priszen, or any "close" spelling. My Luxembourg map, although > detailed, is only just a small strip along the German border. I also > checked France as far East as Pirmasens and could find nothing. > > You might check for a parish by that name. That (probably) would not show > up on a map. > > Eric Ovregaard > Saint Helens, OR > > -----Original Message----- > From: Laura Henkes [mailto:lmhenkes@yahoo.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 1:39 PM > To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Pfalz] Priszen, Luxembourg - or is it now Germany? + HAIZER > > > Sending to both Trier and Pfalz lists: > > I have not been able to find location for Priszen, Luxembourg, > and I know the borders between Germany and Luxembourg have > changed over the years. My guess is that it is near Mettendorf, > Germany and the present-day Germany/Luxembourg border. Or has > the town name changed over time? > > Also seeking information on HAIZER (may also have been spelled > HESER). > > > > Related to research re: > Anna Mary HAIZER > Born August 24, 1838 in Priszen, Luxembourg. > Died February 2, 1886 in White Lake, South Dakota, United States. > (Note: Some research indicates the last name of HAIZER might have > been HESER in earlier years—or that HESER was simply a > translation from Latin church records error.) > > She married: > Nicholas (Nicolauni) KOCH > > Born June 28, 1822 - in Mettendorf, Germany > > Died August 2, 1899, in White Lake, South Dakota, United States. > > > > Thank you, > > Laura Henkes > > > > ****************** > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.8/413 - Release Date: > 8/8/2006 > > > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Find out the latest news -- new databases, webpages and mailing lists > at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. Subscribe here: > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Please don't post private information about living people > without permission. All posts are archived. Search by keyword: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=PFALZ > Browse (threaded): http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PFALZ > > Because messages are archived, please send personal messages, (thank > yous, etc.) to the person you are addressing, rather than to the List. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?source id=14599&targetid=5429 > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== To Unsubscribe: Click on mailto:Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com to send a new message, with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject and again as the *only* text in the message. Contact Listowner Valorie Zimmerman: mailto:Pfalz-admin@rootsweb.com with list problems. ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.8/415 - Release Date: 8/9/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/416 - Release Date: 8/10/2006