Halter is quite a comon name in Switzerland> Here are the listings from Swiss Surnames and the cantons: Canton Aargau - Beinwil am See - (a) - residing there from before 1800 Mellingen - (a) Canton Grisons - Igels (a) Canton Luzerne - Ballwil - (a) - Emmen (a) - Eschenbach LU (a) Canton Obwalden - Giswil (a) - Lungern (a) Canton St Gallen - Balgach (a) - Marbach SG ((a) - Rebstein (a) CAnton Thurgau - Bonau (a) - Dotnacht (a) - Hosenruck (a) - Illighausen (a) - Schonholzerswilen (a) Canton Zurich - Zurich (b) - between 1800 and 1850 Mario Van Moos: Bibliography of Swiss Genealogies 1) Dickenmann Paul: Die Geschichte mit Stammbaumfolge einiger Burgerfamilien der Gemeinde Schonholzerswilen (darin die Familie HALTER von Weiblingen) o.O.1958 - 7 Bl. (in der Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau. 2) Halter, Josef, Burger von Lungern. Sarnen 1986 - 79 Bl., Stammliste, Stammtafeln (Beilage: Die Geschichte vom Seeboden. Sarnen 1986 - 28 Bl. (in der SGFF - Bibliothek) 3) Zumstein, Heinrich: Aus der Geschichte der Gemeinde Mellingen. Aus der Geschi- chte einer Kleinstadt in der Jahren 1700-1900. Mellingen 1988, 396 S. (darin Stammtafel der Familie HALTER von M<ellingen, 1494-1983) in der Schweizereischen Landesbibliothek). Hope this will be of help to you. Joe Wolfe On Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:23:05 EST LFHalter@aol.com writes: > Anyone one the list have any new HALTER information? > > I'm trying to connect our Louis Halter born Alsace to possible > ancestors in > Switzerland? > > Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. > === > Ludwig/Louis Halter > b: Bet. 1765 - 1775 in Schirrhein, Alsace, France (originally > Switzerland?) > d: Aft. 1850 in New Hamburg, Scott Co., MO (probably) > m. in Germany/France/Switzerland Madeline Royer March 12, 1796 > b: Abt. 1769 in Germany/France/Switzerland in Schirrhofen, Alsace, > France > d: Aft. 1850 in probably New Hamburg, Scott Co., MO > > They were in Stark Co., OH in the mid-1800's as some of their > children were > born there. > > Francine Conn Halter > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Resource Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw >