Dear Leandro, I have for some time been trying to research my family tree, but been unsuccessful in finding out anything about my ancestry before my paternal grandfather, JOHANNES JACOB STRAUSS. My father, DOUGLAS STRAUSS, became estranged from his father shortly before the beginning of the second world war. He was only six or seven years old at the time, and has subsequently never been much interested in tracing the family history of a man against whom he still bears a grudge for abandoning him, his brothers and sisters, and their mother. As a result, I know almost nothing about my grandfather, apart from the fact that he had a brother called HENDRIK (or HEINRICH) and that he lived on a farm called Mooigesicht (where my father was also born) in the district of Vryheid, in the old province of Natal, South Africa. How my branch of the Strauss family came to be in South Africa, I don't know, as we are completely unrelated to the most common branch of the Strauss family, who can trace their origins back to Georg Friedrich Strauss, who came to the Cape in 1723, on the ship "Adelaar", from Strassburg, Germany. I am very excited about the possibility that we (you and I) might be related in some way. I am especially intrigued by how much the picture of you on your blogspot resembles the only photograph that I have ever seen of my grandfather. Please find attached a jpg file of my 37 marker DNA profile for comparison. Looking forward to hearing from you again. Kind Regards, Oscar Strauss 4 Frere Road Parktown West Johannesburg South Africa On 22 Oct 2008, at 9:20 PM, Leandro Strauss wrote: > I have to find more information about JACOB STRAUSS, born on > 12/10/1804, in > Weltersbach, and emigrated to Brazil in 1826, from Bremen with the > ship > Creole. > More data on http://br.geocities.com/leandro.strauss > Below, messages related to the subject, taken from this discussion > group. > Thank you, > > > -- > Leandro Strauss > Blog: http://leandrostrauss.blogspot.com/ > Fotos: http://picasaweb.google.com.br/helenastrauss > > Hello Fellow Listoers > Wondering if any of you have a connection with: > Johannes Strauss, b 1758 and his wife, Elisabetha Katherina Mueller. > (They > were the parents of Heinrich, b 1810 in Weltersbach. who married Maria > Philippina Schroer, daughter of Johann Schroer and Katharina Hammel > from > Katzenbach) > Johannes Strauss' father was Johann Nickel Strauss, b in Rehweiler > and was > the first of the Strauss name in Weltersbach. His wife was Elisabetha > Margaretha Pfeiffer of Weltersbach. > Thank you, > Ruth Strausz Curtis > > > I hope that the Johann Strauss Nickel is father or grandfather of > Johann > Jacob (or only Jacob) Strauss, born in 1804 in Weltersbach. > Reportedly a > descendant of Johann Nickel with name Jacob? Jacob migrated to > Brazil in > 1826. >> From where you have this information that he is the first in >> Weltersbach > Strauss? It is very important to me. > In my family tree is Anna Maria Pfeiffer, born in 1773 in Niedermohr, > married with Johann Nicolas Blauth, born in 1772 in Weltersbach. Some > connection with Elisabeth Margaretha Pfeiffer? > It could take a look at the site and see > http://br.geocities.com/leandro.strauss is some connection. There > are all > data from the Jacob Strauss. > Thank you can add any data. > Thanks, > > Deborah, > I also have an ancestor named Jacob Strauss, born in 1804 in > Weltersbach. > Migrated to Brazil in 1826. > Any connection is? You have something to help me. > See message below and visit the site http://br.geocities.com/leandro.strauss > Any help will be welcome. > Thanks, > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STRAUSS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Dear Oscar, You have more information about GEORG FRIEDRICH STRAUSS, who came to South Africa in 1723? What about the Heinrich (Hendrik), something else? My ancestor Jacob STRAUSS came to Brazil in 1826, therefore, if our relationship will be back home in Germany. The attached file has not come together, could send again? Could I send a picture of his grandfather to see me? I wait response, Thanks very much, Leandro Strauss http://br.geocities.com/leandro.strauss