This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sdrippe1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.widmann/72.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have Widmann ancestors in Heilbronn, Wuerttemberg -- the most notable is Johann Jakob Widmann (born 1799), who invented the first continuous paper mill in Germany. He came to the U.S. in 1849 and settled in San Francisco. I too did a DNA test last year -- haplogroup I2B1 on my paternal side, which contains the Widmanns. Scott Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.