Could you please do a look up for me in the book "Emigration to the Americas from the Bittburg Region in the 19th Century." Simon Henry Dikeman (Diekmann?) and Anna Dikeman (these names were obviously Americanized). They emigrated to the USA circa 1847. Thank you, Linda Ethier Russell.Theis@eds.ch wrote: > > Russell Theis@CHEDSZURICH > 12.02.99 15:24 > > Hi List, > > I have the book "Emigration to the Americas from the Bittburg Region in the 19th > Century" by Josef Mergen and am willing to try doing lookups on a > volunteer basis. > > The Bittburg book is a compilation of Exit-Visa applications from citizens > wanting to emigrate, including such information as: > > Applicant's name and DOB > Where resident > Family members included, with DOB and names of children > Reason for wanting to emigrate > Application date > Assets (for tax purposes) > Decision > > Bittburg is about 30 Kms north of Trier, but the area Mergen included was wide, > running up against the Lux border. > > There are about 14 other volumes out there from Mergen and others, from areas > like > Prüm, Trier, Trier-City, Wittlich, Saarland, Saarburg, Bernkastel, Merzig, > Ottweiler, Saarbrücken, Saarlouis, St.Wendel. > > Would be interesting to find out if anyone else having these books would do > lookups....... > > I leave it to David Samuelson, the Listowner, to stipulate whether the > lookup-results should go on the list or be answered directly to the > "askee". > > Good hunting, > > Russ Theis > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Greatest Christmas Gift Ever! > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html