Steve, thanks for your letter. I notice the alternate spelling of Heiing for Heyink. My Eiting was sometimes spelled Eitink (is the "k" ending a Dutch variation perhaps?) Do you know if St. Georg Church is amenable to doing lookups, and if so the procedure, payment, etc, or would I be better struggling with the LDS records. Do you know what language the early 1800's St. Georg records were written in. My Eiting emigrants seemed ambivalent about whether they were Dutch or German. sfrank@friendlynet.com wrote: > Andy > > My ancestors are from St. Georg in Bocholt. It is the 'larger" Bocholt > just inside Westfalen. My family surnames from St. Georg are FRANK > (FRANKEN), HEYINK (HEIING), and SCHMEING. Johann Frank, Catharina > Frank, Bernard Heyink, and Hermannus Schmeing would have emigrated from > Bocholt in approximately 1848. > > I plan on visiting Bocholt later this year. I would be interested in > hearing from all researchers with ties to Bocholt and St. Georg. It is > my understanding that there are several churches in this area, however, > St. Georg is the only one that was around in the early 1800's. > > Have more information about St. Georg that I would be willing to share. > Steve Frank, SFrank@friendlynet.com