Hello Listers, Just joined the list and thought I would see if anyone else is researching ancestors from Marienthal, which is now part of Rockenhausen. In the early to mid 1800's when my relatives were there, it was in Bavaria. The surnames from this town that I am researching are HANS, KLEIN and SCHEY. My ggg grandfather, Heinrich HANS, son of Johannes Jacob HANS and Catherine Elizabeth KLEIN, married Catherine SCHEY around 1850. They may have married in Marienthal. Their first child, Jacob L. HANS was born in Albany, NY in 1852. They stayed in Albany for the rest of their lives. P.S. Another family name from Marienthal which may be a relative, was ENGEL. Thanks, Joe Jennings