Well, Ms. Schuh's response makes it fairly clear there is little chance of a DAHM connection to my family. And, Ms. Dranicz, I think there is little chance of a REINERT connection to your family from mine. First, where is Brotdorf? It is not listed in a modern map, and I have lost my connection to a gazetteer that I rely on for mid-19th C Germany. Second, where is the Niles you refer to? Niles OH, Niles MI, Niles WI are several possibilities. My REINERT family emigrated from Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Kreis Trier, Igel (upstream from Trier on the Mosel, about 9 km) in 1867, apparently via Le Havre to New York, and quickly on to Chicago, then residing in Caledonia MN from 1867 to 1872. The immigrant patriarch died there in March 1871, and his widow joined a caravan of German-Luxembourgois who sought better fortunes in Tipton KS. The five children married others of the same background: Susanna m. Johann Mathias KOHN of Wasserliesch R-P DEU, Nicholas m. Maria SIMEON of St. Donatus IA (parents from LUX), Peter m. Catherine SCHWINDEN of Caledonia MN, Maria m. Michael GILLEN of DEU R-P, Cruchten, and Gertrude m. Stephen SCHANDELER of Pratz or "Medersiagh" LUX. Thomas Kohn In a message dated 6/29/2002 8:13:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:44:30 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Dahm - Schuh - Reinert - Kohn connections? > > I've interested in the Dahm connections in Niles as well as the REINERT > surname. > > Could you give more information on which REINERTs your researching. > Mathias > REINERT and his wife Margaret HOLZ came to New Trier Township (near Niles) > in > 1847 from Brotdorf. > > A daughter of Mathias DAHM and Barbara WEINAND of Welschbillig, Appolonia > married Mathias SCHUTZ in 1856 at St. Joseph, Wilmette. This SCHUTZ family > is buried in St. Peter's Cemetary in Skokie (?was niles) near to my Gr gr > aunt Margaret SCHUTZ STEFFENS. I've never connect the SCHUTZs of Niles to > mine in Wilmette, Evanston. > > Also, Mathias SCHUTZ and Appolonia DAHM's son Peter born 1862 Niles, > married > Elisabeth THEOBALD. Elisabeth's grandfather was the school master in > Brotdorf. (where my REINERTs and SCHUTZs came from). > > Lauri D. >