I found this but I don't know what it means. When I went to the link it didn't say anything about "Truchsess" nor did the other ones. Here are just two that have the name. At least it's more than I had before. Thank you for your help. Georg IV. Truchsess v.Waldburg zu Wolfegg u. Zeil (1523-1556/57) Franz Eusebius, Graf Truchseß v.Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee (1661-1724) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Buchwald" <buchwald@earthlink.net> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 11:18 PM Subject: Re: [S-H-RTS] I'm searching for.... > Hi Janiece, > > In doing my research today, I came across the following website regarding > the Truchsess. Hope this helps: > > http://www.gen.heinz-wember.de/waldburg/ > > Don Buchwald > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "fredpfeiffer" <fredpfeiffer@comcast.net> > To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:27 AM > Subject: [S-H-RTS] I'm searching for.... > > > > > > information on my father's family. > > > > Hi, I just found this group and I've never written anything here before. > My > > name is Janiece Pfeiffer and my family and I live in the San Francisco Bay > > area of CA, USA. > > > > >From what we know, from information my dad gave my sister one day when > they > > were just talking several years before he died in 1990, our family name > was > > changed sometime in the 1600s. I discovered this when I was trying to get > a > > family crest made for my dad for Father's Day one year and our name wasn't > > in any of the Germanic name books. Of course I was looking for it spelled > > the way I knew it, not like, as I explain below, it is most likely spelled > > in Germany. > > > > Sometime in the 1600s, my great great great grandfather was in some > position > > of authority in Schleswig Holstein. During an uprising/war he and his > family > > fled their castle and land, left behind all their belongs and fled to > > Germany to spare their lives. They also changed their name to Trucks, or > > more probably Truchses, I have recently learned from a German man who > lives > > in the area and has his own family story on a website. He actually called > > the two families by the name of Trucks who live in Hamburg now and they > said > > the spelling was probably TRUCHSES, which means governor. > > > > I don't have their names or anyone earlier than my great grandparents. > > > > My great grandparents were Anna and Heinrich Trucks (or Truchses) > > they lived in Schleswig Holstein > > I only know of one son. We think he was an only child. > > > > > > My grandparents were Olga and Ewald Heinrich Trucks (or Truchses) > They > > lived in Harburg/Hamburg He was born May 11, 1886 in Schleswig Holstein > > Hohenaspech (Prussia Germany) > > > > He was a mechanical engineer for the research division of Damiler Benz. > > He left his job 3 months before WW I began to join the German army. He was > > declared Missing In Action 3 months after actual combat began and declared > > dead by the German government one year after the war ended. My > grandmother > > came to the US, and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, sometime around 1916. > > My father was their only child. > > > > My parents are Lillian Hawley and Dr. Helmut Ewald Heinrich Trucks > He > > was born May 11. 1911 in Hamburg. When his mother came to the US, she > left > > him with his Tante Anna and Uncle Gustav Liedtki, her sister and > > brother-in-law, who became his guardians. She left him in Germany because > he > > appeared to be of very high intelligence (it was confirmed a few years > later > > that he was a genius) and they felt that boarding school in Germany would > be > > the best place for him. She wasn't sure what she would find in the US. She > > was going to live with some of her family who had come to the US earlier. > At > > age 11 he entered the University of Jena (not sure of the spelling) but > soon > > was taken out and sent to study with Albert Einstein for several years, > > before returning to the University for a year to get his degrees, which > > included several PhD's and MS degrees in subjects such as Mathematics, > > Physics, Engineering, and other sciences. Later, when I was a young girl, > he > > earned an honorary MDiv in Theology from Augistana University. He said > that > > Albert Einstein was a wonderful man and teacher and much different than we > > hear about. He immigrated to the US in 1917 or 1918. He settled in > > Cleveland, Ohio. He married a friend of his family here and had 2 > children, > > a boy and a girl. He was divorced at some time, but I have no idea when. > > In 1945 he met my mother in Detroit, MI and they were married in 1946. > > > > They have 2 daughters, myself and my sister Linda. My sister was > contacted > > by our half-brother several years ago but he has no interest in getting to > > know us. Linda and I didn't even know our dad had been married before, > until > > my grandmother died and we saw some pictures she had, of our dad and 2 > > children. My father was too embarrassed about being divorced to tell us. > > > > I know my father's story is hard to believe and as a teen I thought it was > > just family talk. That was until I saw his resume which listed all of his > > degrees and during the years of WW II there was a blank area that said Top > > Secret. For further information, contact the Dept. of Defense. What we > > didn't know, until about 1985 when he could finally reveal the facts, was > > that during those years he was working on the Manhattan Project, with his > > old teacher, Dr. Einstein, who had recommended him for the team. He later > > did top secret work for General Dynamics in their Atomic Boat division and > > after retirement did research and taught engineering. He was called the > > "grandfather of cryogenics in the U.S." in the area of metal fabrication. > > > > I have a very interesting family history but a large part of it is > missing. > > I would very much like to be able to fill in those blanks. Part of the > > reason is because my dad was receiving an inheritance until W.W.II . When > he > > was contacted and told to return to Germany to be a scientist, he refused. > > At that time his checks stopped coming. If there is any way to find out if > > that money is still in Germany I would love to be able to get it for my > mom. > > She has been living on a fixed income since my dad died and I wold love to > > be able to help her. > > > > If anyone has any information on the Trucks or Truchses family it would be > > gratefully appreciated. Also any information on where I can look would be > > great. I am aware of the LDS genealogical website and ancestry.com but > that > > is about the extent of my knowledge in this area. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Janiece > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Eine Erklaerung von Fachbegriffen und die Regeln der SH-ROOTS finden Sie > hier: > > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/regeln.htm > > > > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Technical Terms and Rules of the S-H-ROOTS: > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm >