Thank you Jerry Herres and Jim Korman for your help. I appreciate it very much. Carol -----Original Message----- From: creditr <creditr@wans.net> To: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, July 31, 1999 1:58 PM Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] SCHWARTZ, Theodore; DUE; 1838 >Looking for my grandfather's parents. > >My ggrandfather's name is Theodore Schwartz. We think he was born in 1838 >in Germany. Our ggrandmother's name is unknown. It is possible Theodore >had a second wife. Theodore had one son--Fredrick Theodore Schwartz-- and >four or five daughters (names unknown). Fredrick is my grandfather. He was >born in Rodershausen, Germany in 1871. Fred lived in Tier before >emigrating to the United States in August, 1893. He landed at the port of >New York. We know that a year later he filed a 'Declaration of Intent' in >Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin. > >I do have the wonderful opportunity to be in Germany this fall to do some >research but I don't know where to begin. Where are the birth, death, and >land records kept for this time period for the area of Rodershausen and >Trier? I am new at this and need all the help I can get. >Thank you. >Carol >creditr@wans.net