> Does anyone know if there is such a town in Germany? Family lore > indicates my orginal Whipkey ancestor came from Weissembourg, > Alsace-Lorraine, Germany. Have searched several German and Luxembourg web sites, can't fnd it, obviously, the spelling may not be correct. > Any help appreciated. The area you are speaking of is now a part of France so you are searching in the wrong countries. It is just east of Karlsruhe, Germany but is just inside the French border in the district of Bas-Rhin, Alsace. This area has a history of bouncing between France and Germany due to the wars. Don Hickman