Steve Frank, Yes, Queidersbach is the correct spelling. And I have just learned in the last couple of weeks that at some point I need to do research there. One of my great great grandmothers was Margueretha Sehi. She was born in Bann on October 24, 1817, part of what was to become a family of 13 children. There were several Queidersbach connections, including a couple involving Wilhelms. Katherina Sehi m. Johann Reischmann in Queidersbach June 17, 1845. Johann dies in Queidersbach February 13, 1850. Magdalena Sehi m. Martin Wilhelm in Queidersbach January 17, 1861. They both die there, Magdalena on January 7, 1901, and Martin on February 1, 1923. My Margueretha had a sister-in-law named Anna Maria Denzer. Johann Adam Denzer m. Margaretha Wilhelm of August 8, 1844. They both died in Bann, Johann on April 6, 1875, Margaretha on August 25, 1884. Eva Denzer m. Peter Zirkel on July 27, 1851 in Queidersbach. They both die there, Eva on November 29, 1860, and Peter on June 2, 1862. I have checked the LDS catalog, and they have both church and civil records from Queidersbach. I may rent some of them at some point in the future. Let's keep in touch, Joe Folzenlogen joefolz@ix.netcom.com http://www.geocities.com/~joefolz P.S. My Margueretha Sehi would marry a Peter Metzler, born in nearby Kaiserslautern on October 18, 1817, in Cincinnati, OH, in 1840.