Judy, I have a Tiefke in my line. She was my GgGrandmother, and also from Prussia. I don't believe she ever made the trip to the US. I have her name from my Ggranparents marriage record in Detroit. She was the mother of August Schmult and wife of Francis Schmult. August's place of birth was given as "Strebelin, Prussia". If any of this sounds remotely familar or if you think there may be a connection, please let me know. I've never come across anyone else researching the Tiefke name. Elaine O'Neill On 1/14/07, Judy Paulson <joep1@frontiernet.net> wrote: > > Here's my question...My ggrandfaather Carl August Ristau was born in > Stutyn (Stuttgart) Czeskov, West Prussia. My ggrandmother, Albertina Agatha > Charlotte Tiefke was born Czeskova, Henireich, Valda, West Prussia. Where > are those communities now? I'm just starting to "cross the ocean" and check > up on these two families as well as their parents: John Tieke, ? Bedhum, > Jacob Ristau, Pauline Farnam Nickels. Can anyone help get me started? I > realize that these communities are probably in Poland now. Judy Paulson > > >

Elaine...Albertina came to the US in 1885, her sister Agnes in 1886, and a brother Ed also immigrated. I've no information on him. They had other sibilings, because my grandmother would write to them in East Germany. My grandmother died, and all I have is a few pictures, with "their sister" written in the back. I think that Albertina's mother was a Bedhum (no first name known). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine O'Neill" <elaineoneill1948@gmail.com> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] German/Polish Town Names > Judy, > > I have a Tiefke in my line. She was my GgGrandmother, and also from > Prussia. I don't believe she ever made the trip to the US. I have her > name > from my Ggranparents marriage record in Detroit. She was the mother of > August Schmult and wife of Francis Schmult. August's place of birth was > given as "Strebelin, Prussia". If any of this sounds remotely familar or > if > you think there may be a connection, please let me know. I've never come > across anyone else researching the Tiefke name. > > Elaine O'Neill > > > > On 1/14/07, Judy Paulson <joep1@frontiernet.net> wrote: >> >> Here's my question...My ggrandfaather Carl August Ristau was born in >> Stutyn (Stuttgart) Czeskov, West Prussia. My ggrandmother, Albertina >> Agatha >> Charlotte Tiefke was born Czeskova, Henireich, Valda, West Prussia. >> Where >> are those communities now? I'm just starting to "cross the ocean" and >> check >> up on these two families as well as their parents: John Tieke, ? Bedhum, >> Jacob Ristau, Pauline Farnam Nickels. Can anyone help get me started? I >> realize that these communities are probably in Poland now. Judy Paulson >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >