This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------C2F41D4C977B906353BF02E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Niles for the Dahms is Niles, Illinois. It is a suburb outside of Chicago. Anna Marie Schuh [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > TRIER-ROOTS-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 159 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Dahm - Schuh - Rei [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html > to unsubscribe > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Dahm - Schuh - Reinert - Kohn connections > Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 00:28:53 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > 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. > > --------------C2F41D4C977B906353BF02E0 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="annschuh.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Anna Marie Schuh Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="annschuh.vcf" begin:vcard n:Schuh;Anna Marie tel;home:773-631-1332 x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:[email protected] fn:Anna Marie Schuh, Ph.D. end:vcard --------------C2F41D4C977B906353BF02E0--