Hi, I don't know the editor of the book you cite, however I know how to contact the author. Hans Peter Klauck has published several genealogical books (I have some but not the one you told about) and he is easy to join via the website of the genealogical association of Saarlouis : http://www.vfh-saarlouis.de/ Of course the website itself is in German only, but since "E-mail" stays e-mail it's easy to find :-) and I suppose somebody of the association knows enough English to understand what you ask and to give you the answer about that particular book (you're sure the title is in English???). If not, tell me and I help you out (I'm also member of this association). Barbara ----- Message d'origine ----- De : "matt halton" <[email protected]> À : <[email protected]> Envoyé : dimanche 25 août 2002 02:22 Objet : Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Backes Fam > Jan, > I too have Backes in my line and yes they are from Germany as well. My > family names are Schmitt and Seberger. Several of the Seberger's (also > spelled Sehberger and Seeberger married Backes) there are also Backes that > married into the Muller family name. I have not done alot of research on > the Backes but do know that some settled in Lake County, Indiana. In > particular, Catharina Seberger married a Mathias Backes(his dates I do not > have at this time). They were married in Germany and had four children, > Anna Maria, Peter, Margaret, and Helen, all of them emigrated to the US at > an unknown date. > > Anna Maria Backes married Nicholas Neudorf and they had 12 > children:Nicholas, Katherine, Mathias, Peter, Joseph, William, Marie, > Susanna, Andrew, Ann Odilla, Clara and John Anthony. Unfortunatly I have > not touched these folks yet so I can not give you dates. > > I did have contact with a woman from Germany who gave me the following web > site for German families. > http://db.genealogy.net/ofb/hochwald/hochwaldlist.htm? > > There are several Backes in this. I have noted that the dates and names may > not always be given, don't let this deter you as I have found many ancestors > in this list, it just seems that it is incomplete. > > Also she gave me a name of a book that has thousands of records, but I do > not know how to get copies of it or if I would have to ask for specific > records. > The name of the books is" The Inhabitants of Wadrill and Sitzerath Before > 1850" by Hans Peter Klauk, Saarlouis. Published by Gehweiler and Reidelbach > (1800-1850). The book only goes up to 1850. This is an old church book. > The old church book of Wadrill and Wadern is in the archives of the diocese > Trier. > In the family album Südlicher Hochwald (Southern Timber Forest) online > you can find all further information about the families. Source listing on > the German side. Here is the homepage for Wadern. > http://www.wadern.de/geschablauf.htm > Perhaps the local administration can help you if you need, yet the site is > in german, maybe you speak it better than I. If you have questions let me > know, I will try to answer them but my information is limited. > Best Regards, > Matt Halton > > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html > to unsubscribe >