This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROTH, EUBANK, FERGER, PRITCHETT, REITER & SHEPHERD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HJEBAIB/212.244.247.249.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Brenda, Please forgive the lengthy delay in answering you. My ROTHs originated in Thalfreoschen, Germany (Caspar b. 1745 & Elizabeth FERGER_ROTH). They moved to Berks Co. PA. where one of his sons, Johann Paul, was born (1787). Johann married Catharine REITER. One of their sons, Thomas Bradley ROTH, was b. in 1810 in Berks Co. PA. Thomas and wife, Esther D. GRIEST had 13 children, 12 of whom lived. All born in Pickaway Co. OH. From there the family (Thomas & Esther's) moved to Edgar Co. IL. in 1853-54. From there, they separated. One of the 12 moved back to OH. after a short stint in Comstock, Custer Co. NE. originally moving there in 1879 with my gr-grandparents, Jonas Specht (b. 1850, OH.) and Virginia EUBANK_ROTH. Jonas & Virginia stayed. My "future" grandfather and father were both born in Comstock. I have a little info on three of the 12...Jonas, Johnathan Griest ROTH (firstborn) and Albert Maywood ROTH. However, there is a small army of ROTHs out there for whom I'm still searching. One of the 12 sibs stayed in IL. (Thomas J. & Martha EUBANK_ROTH). One (Peter Paul ROTH: married?) moved to MT., one (William H. & Leonora PRITCHETT_ROTH...I think the H. stands for HUGHES) moved to CA., one (Johnathan C...probably Caspar & Jennie SHEPHERD_ROTH) moved to MO. You can view them all at my site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~paroth Your Jake dying in ND may place him somewhere in my ROTH line...??? Until some cousin makes the connection, I'm in the dark about that army of elusive ROTHs. Good luck in your search. Hope you find your's...{:-) Again, my apologies for the delay. When I took over the ROTH boards, there were only abt. 6 of them...now all these "new" boards are here and this is the first time I checked this one. Regards, Paul Alan Roth