> Von: Walter W. Jenny, Jr. [mailto:wjenny@oklahoma.net] > Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Dezember 2005 04:08 > > Larry Wegmuller just posted regarding his WEGMULLER research > in Switzerland. > > I have ancestors named Wehmueller. I've always been under the > impression they were German, but they settled in Franklin > County MO in an area thick with Swiss immigrants, including > my Jenny line, and I've had a hard time tracking down any > other Wehmuellers, Wehmillers, etc. Larry, any chance that my > Wehmuellers might be cousins to your Wegmullers? The > pronunciation is pretty darn close, Not all that close to the German ear ;-). Familiennamenbuch lists the following names beginning wit W... and ending with ...müller (I hope the ü = u-umlaut comes across): Wegmüller, Wehrmüller, Weiersmüller, Weihmüller, Weissmüller, Werdmüller, Werthmüller,Wertmüller, Wyssmüller. If you are definitely looking for Swiss ancestors, I guess, Wehrmüller (the r could easily "get lost") or Weihmüller would be your best bets. Best regards - Wolf PS - may I use the opportunity to add a comment on my recent mail on the Swiss Genealogy Forum (and the Wegmüller information there): we are moving to another server, and as usual, a few unexpected hickups are added to the expected work :-(. Instead of just a couple of hours expected downtime, this may take a bit longer. Right now you see a message "Das Board ist geschlossen! Versuchen sie es später noch einmal!" - which just means: please, try again later. I would invite you all to do so ;-). > and I've seen a lot more differences in spelling from known > family members. > > What do you think? > Best, > Walter Jenny Jr. > Edmond OK