Re: HEROLD, Ernest; DEU>PA,USA; c. 1870 >I am looking for information on Ernest HEROLD who married Caroline and >immigrated to the USA. Lived in PIttsburgh, PA, USA area after >immigration and had 5 children born in the US. Son, Charles Frederick >is my great-grandfather. Any help would be appreciated. >What area of Germany would the HEROLD surname come from? Any ideas? Some came from the Rheinland, Alsace between France and Germany. You may find the name as HARROLD in earlier records. Some HARROLDs immigrated to America in the 1700s. Some later changed spelling to HEROLD and HERROLD. Regards, Clifford Sayre in Silver Spring, MD [email protected] (Cliff Sayr)