This line came from that same area of TRIER and settles in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area: (Then there is a move westward to Watertown, (Jefferson/Dodge Counties in WI) and on to the area around St. Paul, MN--specifically Stearns Count, MN) Descendants of Reinartz 1 Reinartz ......... 2 Margaretha Reinartz (and other various spellings)1808 - ............. +Wilhelm Hoffmann 1803 - .................... 3 Catharine Hoffmann 1848 - 1862 .................... 3 Peter Anton Hoffmann 1851 - 1851 .................... 3 Cristian Hoffmann 1836 - .................... 3 Thomas Hoffmann 1838 - .................... 3 Magdalene Hoffmann 1840 - .................... 3 M. C. Hoffmann 1843 - .................... 3 Michael Hoffmann 1847 - .................... 3 Agnes Hoffmann 1848 - .................... 3 Catharine Hoffmann 1849 - Margaretha Reinartz was born in or around Lorbach, Prussia...if you run into any records, please let me know, and I will do same for you.... Unknown if related: REINARTZ JOHN 32 M W PRUS WI WASHINGTON ADDISON 1870 1870--Wisconsin-WASHINGTON-ADDISON--Series: M593 Roll: 1742 Page: 346 Kewaskum P.O. John-32-Prussia, Elizabeth-27-Prussia; All born: Wisconsin: Franz-4; Anna-2; Brigetha1/12; -- REINARTZ HUBERT 30 M W WI WI SAUK SAUK CITY 1900 REINARTZ NICHOLAS 23 M W WI WI MILWAUKEE 8-WD MILWAUKEE 1900 -- REINARD MARY 24 F W GERM WI MILWAUKEE 8-WD MILWAUKEE 1860 REINARD MICHAEL 51 M W PRUS WI WASHINGTON BARTON 1860--Wisconsin-WASHINGTON County--BARTON-- Series: M653 Roll: 1438; Page: 63; Lines 28-30 18/296; REINARD MICHAEL 51 M W PRUS WI WASHINGTON BARTON 1860 Reinard, Michael; 51; male; Stone Mason; 300; 123; Prussia " , Nikolas, 21, Stonemason; Prussia " , Maria; 16; female; Neighbors include: Joseph and Bridget Holehauser (Holhauser?) 311/280: Fiebinger, John aged 36 Buried in St. Martin's Cemetery in Granville, Wisconsin: Hoffman, Johan, d. 15 Jun 186? Hoffman, Joseph, d. 27 Dec 1894, age: c 18yr Hoffman, Maria Kath, d. 6 May 1862, par. Hoffman, Wilhelm & Hoffman Margaret, age: 19yr Hoffman, Peter, d. 8 Sep 1851, par. Hoffman, Wilhelm & Reinard, Margaret, age: 12 dy Somehow related: 1875 St. Martin's Catholic Church; Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Record #8 Born on 21 October 1875 and baptized on 24 October 1875, Joannem Gerhardum, son of (filium) Gerhardi SCHMITZ and Christina (H or M)auel. Sponsors: Jonne ALTRINGER and Elizabeth HOFFMANN Now---the RAU line is also connected: Margareth Rau married Steffen Hoffmann: Descendants of Margareth Rau 1 Margareth Rau 1779 - .. +Steffen Hoffmann 1768 - ......... 2 Barbara Hoffmann 1801 - 1881 ............. +Anthony Frings 1802 - 1853 .................... 3 Peter Anton Frenks 1836 - ........................ +Margaret Lenger 1835 - 1903 ............................... 4 Barbara Frenks 1854 - 1927 ................................... +George Brisse 1861 - 1950 ........................................... 5 John Walfyenny Brisse 1884 - 1965 ............................................... +Mary Meyer 1885 - 1971 ........................................... 5 Joseph Brisse 1886 - 1962 ............................................... +Clara Wenner 1891 - 1979 (wonder if this could be WERNER?) ........................................... 5 Mary Brisse 1888 - ........................................... 5 Katherine Brisse 1890 - 1971 ............................................... +Joseph Vogt 1871 - 1960 ...................................................... ........................................... 5 Anton Brisse 1892 - 1959 ............................................... +Mary Brunner 1890 - 1960 ........................................... 5 Killian Brisse 1897 - 1922 ............................... 4 John Frenks 1857 - 1925 ................................... +Elizabeth Huschel 1857 - 1933 ........................................... 5 Anton Frings 1888 - 1972 ........................................... 5 Casper Frings 1893 - 1970 ........................................... 5 Joseph Frings 1897 - 1974 ........................................... 5 [1] John Frings 1902 - 1981 ............................................... +[2] Helen R. Vogt 1905 - 1992 ........................................... 5 Celia Frings 1901 - 1990 ........................................... 5 Magdelena Frings .................... 3 Maria Katherina Frenks 1833 - .................... 3 Catherine Frenks 1848 - .................... 3 Margaret Rose Frings 1827 - 1903 ........................ +John E. Enright 1813 - 1891 ............................... 4 Catharine Enright 1844 - ............................... 4 Joseph Enright 1847 - ............................... 4 William Enright 1851 - ............................... 4 Thomas Enright 1853 - ............................... 4 John Enright 1854 - ............................... 4 Bridgette Enright 1855 - ............................... 4 Mary Ann Enright 1856 - ............................... 4 Patrick Henry Enright 1858 - ................................... +Sarah MNU 1860 - .................... 3 Agnes Frenks 1828 - .................... 3 Anna Cecilia Frenks 1838 - ........................ +Johannis Altringer 1830 - 1882 ............................... 4 Anton Altringer - 1884 ............................... 4 Michael Altringer 1867 - ................................... +Wilhelmina Gross ............................... 4 Anna Julie Altringer 1865 - ............................... 4 Anna Elizabeth Altringer 1870 - ............................... 4 William Altringer 1872 - ............................... 4 Ludvig Altringer 1874 - ............................... 4 John Altringer - 1882 ............................... 4 John Altringer 1889 - ............................... 4 Ferdinand Altringer 1862 - ............................... 4 Barbara Altringer 1859 - ............................... 4 Peter Altringer 1867 - .................... 3 Gertrude Frings 1831 - .................... 3 Thomas Frings 1841 - ......... 2 Wilhelm Hoffmann 1803 - ............. +Margaretha Reinartz 1808 - .................... 3 Catharine Hoffmann 1848 - 1862 .................... 3 Peter Anton Hoffmann 1851 - 1851 .................... 3 Cristian Hoffmann 1836 - .................... 3 Thomas Hoffmann 1838 - Please contact me if any of this "rings a bell"...in fact, please contact me so we can explore other possible families, as this follows a similar migration pattern as my family. Susan snokes@earthlink.net