This is my first message to this particular site. I am looking for information on my great great grandfather JOHANN or JOHN LOTH and his family. This family emigrated from S-H to America in 1857 from Dersau, Schleswig-Holstein through Hamburg. They immigrated to Kendallville, Indiana and then moved further west in the U.S. JOHANN married DORTHEA KRUSE. They had four children, FREDRICKA, MARIE, WILHELM and CARL prior to leaving Germany. This was a protestant family. Where would civil and church records for Dersau be located in S-W? I understand using the LDS library, I just need to know WHERE the records might have been housed. I would also appreciate any additional information on the LOTH family in Dersau or that area. Thank you. Jerry Ingram _________________________________________________________________ online games and music with a high-speed Internet connection! Prices start at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.)