Thank you, Joe. I don't think these are my Pleins, but I printed it for my Plein notebook, just in case I can make a connection somewhere down the line. Joseph Miller <jmiller5363@wowway.com> wrote: >From the 'Of Pilgrimage Prayer and Promise' published by the Westphalia Historical Society, Westphalia, Michigan 1986. This IS copyrighted material, but I'm sure they won't mind as long as you provide a reference. PLINE/PLEIN, Nicholas, b 1828 in the Rhineland, Germany; arr. In the 1860s; sett. in Lyons Twp. near Maple Corners, then in Portland Twp. now the Bill Bohr farm; (Nicholas and Anna Maria were young sweethearts in their German homeland, but they became separated. When Anna Maria and her two brothers immigrated, she was not aware that Nicholas had also left for America. They met again and were married in New York City. They moved to Pennsylvania where they stayed for 2 years, then to Alpine, MI where they remained until their settlement in Westphalia, MI). Wife: Anna Maria Pitsch, b 1829 in the Rhineland, possibly Speicher, District of Bitburg, Germany Children 9: (Spouses omitted) 1. Nicholas, b 1857 2. Gertrude, b 1857 3. Mathias, b 1859 4. Margaretha, b 1861 5. Elizabeth, b 30 Sept. 1863 6. Peter, b 1865 7. Christina, b 7 May 1868 8. Hubert, b Aug 1870 9. Anthony, b 31 Oct 1872 Please note, this family is not related to me and I have no further information (other than the names of the children's spouses which will be sent on request only). If this does tie into your family, please let me know so I can forward this info to the Pline Family in Michigan, as I'm sure they would like to know. Mit freundlich Grüßen, Joe Miller, Troy, MI ------------------------------- 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