This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schalten Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jEC.2ACE/358.803 Message Board Post: My maiden name is Schalten. My dad's family lived in the Lone Pine - Independence area in California. My great great grandfather was Joseph Schalten and came from Germany. I think he was born in 1838. I don't know when he came to the U.S. and would appreciate any information you might have. Thanks.