Hi All, I'm looking for information about my father's family or leads to where I might find more information. This is what my uncle's family history says about the earliest days of the Staubach's. "Historically, the family name had been 'Von Staubbach,' but in time the 'Von,' which meant 'from,' was discontinued. There is an interesting folk-tale concerning the family. It seems that in some ancient archives there is a record of a family coat-of-arms and a title of nobility. With this there was a very large estate of considerable land holdings. At that time one of our early ancestors had two sons. In accordance with existing custom, the oldest son was destined to inherit both the title and property." "For some unknown reason, the younger of the two sons decided to enter a Catholic monastery, leaving his older brother to manage the aging father's estate and business. Again for unexplained reasons, the older brother changed the spelling of his family name to 'Staubach,' dropping the 'Von' and also the extra 'b' in the original name. His father maintained the old form on all the legal and business transactions-including a will he had made." "Upon the death of the father, the courts were about to transfer the Staubbach estate and the title to the older son, when an attorney for the Catholic monastery pointed out that according to the will, only a 'Von Staubbach' was legally entitled to receive the legacy. Since the older brother no longer called himself a 'Von Staubbach,' the entire estate, together with the title, became the rightful property of the Church, in the name of the younger brother, who was a monk." "After that event, the original family descendants left Switzerland for Germany, Austria, and Hungary-later even to the U.S. Available records show that our grandfather's family moved from Switzerland to Hungary." A transcription from a family bible shows that my great-grandfather Josef Staubach (who is the ancestor who moved from Switzerland to Hungary) was born August 20th, 1829 in Vemend Baronjer Comitat. (I have been unable to locate this town on any map) Josef, according to his son, my grandfather, was forced to flee Switzerland as a young man, along with his parents, because of a revolution in Switzerland. Josef also lost his left arm at the elbow, in this revolution. A lot of this information fits with the history of Switzerland. The Swiss Civil War was, in part, a religious War, pitting Catholics, and the older Cantons, against the Protestants. Since the Staubach family was originally Catholic, and the Catholic side lost the War, it follows that the losers would have to leave the country. I am very aware of the Staubbach Falls, having visited the location when I was in the Army stationed in Germany. Have been unable to find a connection between the family name and the Falls. I am also fairly sure that no Staubachs or Von Staubbachs still live in Switzerland, having searched through the phone books for every town, city, etc in Switzerland in the U.S. State Department records in Washington, D.C. This is all I know about the Staubach family in Switzerland. It is an interesting story but my children and I would like to know more. Some of this may well be just old legends but with all the resources available on the Internet these days, I am sure it is possible to learn more about the family history, town of origin, coat-of-arms, earlier ancestors, their participation in the Revolution, etc. I will greatly appreciate any leads or ideas about who to contact or where to look. Thanks for reading all this. Jim Staubach, Bradenton, Florida