There are 3 Scheidt but two are easily eliminated because they were not in Bavaria at the time, leaving only one. It is now in Saarland, just outside of Saarbrucken. W. David Samuelsen EvsMate@aol.com wrote: > > Good Morning Fellow Listers, > > I just joined this list because I am trying to find out information about my > great grandfather. His name was Jacob BROSSARD and he was born December 25, > 1867. While I was growing up, the only information I had was that he was > born in Alsace-Lorraine. He may have had a French surname, but he was > extremely proud of his German heritage. > > He married my great grandmother on February 10, 1891 in Buffalo New York, and > the information on it states that his place of birth was Scheidt Bavaria. Up > until I received that copy, I had no idea where he was born. His father is > listed as John Brossard and his mother was Barbara Weisgerber????? Can't > really read the writing very well. Can someone give me some direction as to > how to find more information about him???? > > Thanks for any help you can provide. > > Bill Hinkle > Wichita, Kansas > EvsMate@aol.com > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/PFALZ.html > to unsubscribe