Dear Cheryl, In the Bflo/Niagara/Pendleton area in the mid 1800's I have Blum and Rauch in my direct line. My gr gr grandmother was Rauch and her daughter married a Blum. Joan joanfl@prodigy.net ---------- > From: Blumwhryrplanted <blumc@PEAK.ORG> > To: ROLL-CALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ROLL-CALL-L] MY SURNAME LIST > Date: Sunday, February 15, 1998 1:47 AM > > > Researching: BLUM/BLOOM, HORST, JUENGER, JUNKER, JUNGINGER, (VON)RAUCH, > (VON)REITZENSTEIN, YINGER, MISHKIN, MISHKIND, HEERMANN, WOLFENCUTTER, > YORK. > > Spending most of my time on: YINGER/JUENGER/JUNKER (looking for the > original name..), RAUCH (attempting to find name of great great > grandparents), and REITZENSTEIN (trying to find the village of origin in > Volga region of Russia; and establish a link between the Volga > Reitzensteins and those of native Germany. I have found Reitzensteins in > Bavaria, Baden, Wuerrtemberg, Saxony, Hesse, Saarland, Prussia, and > Austria -- and even possible relatives who were among the "Hessians" > stationed in Canada during the American Revolutionary War. But, I don't > yet have any direct link established, so I'm not sure from which branch I > am descended.) > > Any help would be appreciated! > > Cheryl Blum > blumc@peak.org