Re: HABICHT; Wettges, DEU; 1849-1884 Hallo Norman, Wettges does no longer exist as an independent community, it is nowadays part of the community Birstein, zip 62633 Here are the addresses of the churches: Evangelische Pfarrämter: - Birstein, Kirchgasse 5, 63633 Birstein, - Kirchbracht, Am Höhküppel 4, 63633 Birstein, - Unterreichenbach, Kirchstr. 4, 63633 Birstein, Katholisches Pfarramt Birstein, Hauptstr. 23, 63633 Birstein This is the address of the town Administration: Gemeindeverwaltung Birstein, Carl-Lomb-Str. 1, 63633 Birstein, tel: 06054-808-0 By the way, may be you know but if not, the correct way to write a german address is: first name and family name (in this case: Evangelisches / Katholisches Pfarramt ...... ) street and number zip code and town state (if writing from outside) Contemporary there is no person named Habicht living in Birstein but two named Höll. If you want me to send the addresses let me know. Much success for your research Rainer ~ Normal <nstephan@earthlink.net> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: 7gr6n0$coq$1@bl-1.rootsweb.com... > HABICHT; Wettges, DEU; 1849-1884 > > Hi, list! I've tried this before but it's been a while. If someone who > is multilingual would like to interpret, go ahead, I only speak English, > regrettably. I'll readily accept answers in German. > > I am searching for information on my g-grandfather. _____ Henry > (Heinrich) Habicht was born about 1849. He was living with his aunt in > Wettges, Germany in 1873 when he married Elizabeth Höll. They had 4 > children Margaret (died 3 days old), Matthew (died 4 yo), Anna and > Elizabeth. Elizabeth and Henry planned on coming to America in June > 1884. Henry decided to work for extra funds in the Black Forrest > cutting timber. While there he contracted pneumonia and died after > returning to Wettges in early March 1884. Elizabeth decided to come to > America anyway, as that was the plan. Leaving the graves of two > children and her husband she emigrated to a country, where she didn't > speak the language, with a 3 yo and a 1 yo. Until the day of her death > her husband's picture sat on her bedstead. She communicated with his > family through two World Wars. I remember her well even though she died > in 1954. I can smell her fresh scentwhen I close my eyes. Why can't I > find his family??? Well, I'm sure there is no one else interested in > Henry. It would just be by chance that someone building a one name > database would catch him. There are seven known living decendants. The > other six are hoping I can find something. > > Any information about Henry or his possible aunt would be > enthusiastically accepted. > -- > Norman Stephan > > > ~ Normal <nstephan@earthlink.net> "Rainer Etterling" <r.etterling@nwn.de>