That's what I thought. But it's also a form of my maiden name. Now I'm starting to figure out how we came by that name. Instead of taking a new surname, my great great great grandfather must have used his title as our new surname. I'm sure he never even thought what a mess that would make in trying to trace our family history centuries later. I"d love to discover who my great great great grandfather was. Thank you. Janiece ----- Original Message ----- From: <Waldtraute@webtv.net> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [S-H-RTS] I'm searching for.... > Hello,Truchsess is a german title of nobility. > > servus,tschuess,baba austrian by > chance, AMERICAN by CHOICE, > VIENNESE FOREVER > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Technical Terms and Rules of the S-H-ROOTS: > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm >