This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: janetcassarino Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.teske/230.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Jon, Wow! You have so much background information. Very interesting! Thank you so much for taking the time to share with me. From the information I have gathered, my ancestor that came to the US came to New Haven, CT from Schleswig-Holstein, a place called Dannau. However, I have always had the hunch that he did not actually live in that area, but simply emigrated from that point. I have absolutely no proof of that; it's merely a hunch. His name was August R. Teske (I don't know what the R stands for) and he allegedly arrived in 1880. His birthday is disputed, I've seen some sources that have it at 1862 and some have it at 1865. He and his wife, Mary (whose last name I have had difficulty finding but tentatively have it as Rochowiak) had six children Anna, Bernard, Mary, Helena, John, and Albert August (who is my great-grandfather). Albert August had only two children, my grandfather, Albert August, jr. and my great-aunt, Lorraine. My grandfather had three boys (one is m! y dad) and one girl, and they've all had children, so there's quite a clan of Teskes in Connecticut. However, I believe my great-grandfather (Albert August Sr.) only had one son who had any children. Bernard was never married and John died as a child. So there are quite a few additional decendents of August R., but they have different last names, some are Cabelus, Young, Gorneault, and some are Wodecki, amongst others. I just discovered a Paul Teske, who is a pastor in Connecticut, but is originally from Chicago. I haven't made any sort of connection to the midwest Teskes yet though, and given that you've said it was a pretty common last name in Germany, I don't have high hopes of discovering any sort of link, especially now that I've traced them back to Germany. I don't know where to go at this poing. My grandmother did tell me that my grandfather's cousin (another Teske) won the Boston Marathon one year, and I looked it up and a Teske won in 1982. Her name is Char! lotte and was from Hamburg. (According to my grandmother, my grandfath er had relatives in that area.) From everything I have found, it seems like she might still be alive, but I don't know for certain. Ah...anyway, this line of my family tree is one of the shortest and most frustrating. I keep hoping that one day I will discover something that helps. Janet Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>