Jim, I suspect that you are confusing Muellenbach & Muerlenbach, for your Poppelreiters. Check both towns on Tom Pick's site. Poppelreiter seems to have originally been a Dialekt spelling, as there are a lot of spelling variations. My Elisabeth Poppelreiter, who was married to Peter Cremer in Malberg is spelled Pupelreiter in the early, French, civil records for one of her daughters. Another version would be Poppelreuter. Kathy Hi Peggy, My ancestor Nikolaus WAGNER (1848-1921) was born in Muelbach, and yes, it is different from Muellenbach. My POPPELREITER ancestors probably came from Muellenbach. If you go to the link http://www.meinestadt.de/Muelbach?FRAMESET=_frameset_karte.html you can find Muelbach's precise location on the map, one mile southeast of Baustert. Jim Ross Chino Hills, CAGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com