Re: your ancestors saying they were born in Baden, when they lived in the Pfalz. Well, in several censuses some family members aid they were born in Bavaria, when they were born in the Pfalz. I spent a lot of time looking for the family in area we now know as Bavaria, but never found them there. So, one really needs to be aware of the history of Germany and the geographical boundary changes when searching for families!! Joanne -----Original Message----- From: BobCall49@aol.com <BobCall49@aol.com> To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 06, 2000 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [PFALZ] Re: geography >In a message dated 8/6/00 11:40:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, smada@webtv.net >writes: > ><< Is/Are the towns of Edenkoben, & Arzheim close to each other and if so > is Baden Baden near these > Pfalz Bayern. towns ? >> >Arzheim is 6.2 miles SSW of Edenkoben. Baden is not within 30 miles per >Shtetlseeker. Arzheim is about 1 1/2 hour ride by horse and buggy from >Edenkoben. >The way your question is phrased reminds me of my search. The 1870 US census >said my ancestor was from Baden and I found him in Pfalz. The Pfalz being >part of Bayern at the time and the census taker not knowing Bayern was German >for Barvaria probably assumed he meant Baden. >Bob > >______________________________