This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BZJBAEB/151.153.1 Message Board Post: I have traced my Stephan roots back to a village called Ropwillier in Alsace Lorraine , Germany (france) depending on who won a war. My Great Great Grandfather Jacob Stephan was born in Nov. 12 , 1837 . He married Katharina Braunecker they had three children Jacob Jr. My Great Grandfather Borbn March 12, 1862, Nicholas born May 28 , 1864. and John who was born in 1886 in the US . They arrived in the US in1870 and 1871. So far i have not found anyone by the name you have mentioned. Email me if you think i can help . Mark Stephan Sr.