Hi Karen, I am tracing the MENG surname also. My MENG line left the Lorraine/ Pfalz area in the 1770's and emigrated to Austria-Hungary. I would like to try to find the town that they came from. Is there any connection with your MENG family? Johann MENG, wife unknown children: Margaretha, born abt. 1752 Heinrich, born abt. 1754 Katherina (Catharina), born abt. 1756 Genoveva, born abt. 1758 Margaretha married Johann Nikolaus STOFLE in St. Hubert, Austria- Hungary 5 May 1772 Catharina married Johann Claudius STOFLE in St. Hubert, Austria- Hungary 26 Nov 1776 Catharina is my 3x great grandmother --Karen > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 08:51:15 -0600 > From: "Karen Meng" <kmeng@charter.net> > Subject: Re: [Pfalz] MENGER in Worms > To: <pfalz@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000001c717b3$a6947340$6701a8c0@KAREN> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > The MENG family I'm trying to find include" > > Conrad MENG b.1785 and residing in Monsheim before emigrating in 1837. > Emigrated with his wife, Elizabetha MUELLER and children > Conrad b 1816 > Ludwig b 1818 > Catherine b. abt 1820 > Elizabetha Margaret b. Jul 1820 > John b. 19 Mar 1827 > > Wilhelm MENG b. 1810 and residing in Mertesheim before emigrating > in 1848. > 1st marriage to Maria SCHREIBER > 2nd marriage to Henrietta MUENCH > Friedrich b. abt 1844 > Christina b. 16 Mar 1841 > Louis b. 1837, son of Wilhelm