Hi Nancy, Have you seen this *Solms* 50°46' 9°36' E<http://www.jewishgen.org/cgi-bin/expediamaps2.pl?&lat=50.7667&lng=9.6000> M <http://www.jewishgen.org/cgi-bin/mapquest.pl?&lat=507667&lng=96000> U<http://www.jewishgen.org/cgi-bin/multimap.pl?&lat=50.7667&lng=9.6000> G <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=50.7667,9.6000+(Solms)> Germany 202.7miles SW of Berlin 52°31' 13°24' at http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/LocTown.asp Hopefully these map links will work for you. E<http://www.jewishgen.org/cgi-bin/expediamaps2.pl?&lat=50.7667&lng=9.6000> M <http://www.jewishgen.org/cgi-bin/mapquest.pl?&lat=507667&lng=96000> U<http://www.jewishgen.org/cgi-bin/multimap.pl?&lat=50.7667&lng=9.6000> G <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=50.7667,9.6000+(Solms)> Kind regards, Bronwyn Klimach. On 5/29/07, erobin6886@aol.com <erobin6886@aol.com> wrote: > > Dear Listers, for many years I've been trying to trace my Welter family > back into Prussia They arrived in the US in 1853 according to census > records. Johann and Maria Christiana brought their five children to Indiana. > The children's names are Elizabeth, Christian, John, Emma and Margaret and > they ranged in age from 14 - 2. > > Family history said they came from Grafsorms or Grafsolms. I've been told > by German researchers that this cannot be a place name and even the LDS > Famiy History Library has not been able to help. We've found Kraftsolms and > that is the closest name. > > Yesterday, I found reference to Solms, Germany. Do any of you have > knowledge about this name? I found that it was first referred to in 1215 but > is currently a combination of small villages. I could spot it on a map but > couldn't find a way to learn more. I used Wikipedia and MapQuest. I looked > up Graf and learned that it means Count or Earl so that made Solms seem > reasonable. > > You are an active and helpful group. I've learned more about German > culture and customs from you than I knew after 12 years of research. > > Nancy in California > > (Note to Nancy @hootnanny: I am not an Ann - just Nancy) > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >