Joe, Thanks so much for your response to our query. Your suggestion on varying the spelling is worthwhile. Spelling doesn't count in Genealogy. Thanks again. Your reply was appreciated. Jake and Connie -----Original Message----- From: trier-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:trier-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jmiller5363@wowway.com Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:47 PM To: trier-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS] JACOBS Greetings, > We are very new to this group, but would really appreciate > help/suggestions/ideas. > > We are interested in the birthplace of our Great Grandfather, HERMAN > JACOBS, his parents and siblings. There are two hints that he was from > Koblenz, but we hired a Dr. Anna Seegebrecht to check, and she found > nothing in Catholic Church records in Koblenz. Just to add my 2 cents worth, you may want to be alert to the possibility that the family name may be Jacoby. In the Germanic script, sometimes the "Y" got Americanized as an "S". Good luck on your search. Joe ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRIER-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message