Try this... many, but not all casualties. No IC's. Volksbund http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche/content_suche.asp Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] World War I German Casulties > Is there any online source that has an index of the names of German > casualties in World War I? How about Iron Cross winners? (I think there > were about two million of IC Second Class) > > Thank you, > Karl von Loewe > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi listers - Can someone help me read the writing on ancestry.com for this town of Difsen(?) or Dissen near Hannover. Some of my Menke family came from Bünde, just west of Hannover, so I'm hoping Difsen is in really close proximity. New Orleans Passenger Lists > 1842 > June > Friedrich Jacob Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany Place of Paternity, Country from whence they come, occupation, where they intend to go 164 Menke, Ernst Fried., 25, Difsen(?), do, Smith, New Orleans 184 Menke, Aug. Hin, 28, Difsen(?), Hannover, Smith, New Orleans I'd eventually like to find FHL film numbers for which ever town this turns out to be. --------- census records -------------------------- I *think* this might be this August Men(c)ke. 1850 United States Federal Census Missouri > St Louis (Independent City) > St Louis Ward 2 > Page 131 811 1113 Augst Mencke, 40, m, Blacksmith, Germany Louisa, 50, f, Germany Louisa, 23, f, Germany Lisette, 21, f, Germany Caroline, 14, f, Germany Gottlieb, 10, m, Germany I know this is my Ernst Men(c)ke: Federal Census on the 14th of Sept, 1850 for Jefferson Township, Clayton Co., IA Enumerated by Elipholet There is a big fat piece of old scotch tape over the first name of the head of household, but I'm reasonably certain that the name should be Ernest or Ernst. Dwelling 187 Family 187 Ernst MENKER, 30, m, Blacksmith, 100 in Real Estate, place of birth - Ger. Catherine Menker, 30, f, b. Ger., can not read and write Mina Menker, 3, f, b. Iowa Mary Menker, 2, f, b. Iowa Kathalena Menker, 1, f, b. Iowa Iowa State Census, Jefferson Twnshp, Clayton Co. - year 1856 Dwelling 72 Family 73 Ernst Menke, 42, m, widowed, years in state - 9, b. Pruss., Farmer, Naturalized Voter, column 14 marked (Military?), column 19 looks marked but it is completely illegible Mina Menke, 9, f, years in state - 9, b. Iowa Mary Menke, 7, f, " 7 , " Carolina Menke, 5, f, " 5, " Ernst Menke, 4, m, " 4, " Louise Menke, 2, f, " 2, " Iowa State Census, Jefferson Twnshp, Clayton Co. - year 1856 Dwelling 73 Family 74 August Menke, 45, m, married, y in state - 1, b. Pruss., no occupation or anything else listed Louise Menke, 45, f, marr., y in state - 1, b. Pruss. Gottlieb Menke, 16, m, y in s - 1, b. Pruss. Wilhelm Rippert, 4, m, y in s - 1, b. Miss. I have a lot more on the Ernst Menke family. But I lose August and his family after the 1860 census in Clayton Co., IA. Many Thanks, Kathy www.Kiva.org - loans that change lives. Change the world one loan at a time.