Alice, Good luck in your research. I lucked into the Gamshurst location through a post to the Baden-Wuerttemburg list. Turned out I had a distant "cousin" about 50 miles from me who had actually been to Gamshurst. So far I have not turned up any records of my ancestors being in PA, but it is very possible that your came from the same family. My ancestors who came from Gamshurst were: Johannes Nicholas WEIS, born in Gamshurst about 1798 and his wife, Anna Maria ALLGEYER, also born there same year. They brought 6 children, Stanislaus, Joachim, Nicholas, Joseph, Karl, and Cunigunda. The children were born from about 1818 through 1829 and the family immagrated in 1830. They came directly to Ohio. If you do find a link, I would love to hear from you. Happy hunting! Penny Weaver