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Comment by Susan Turner on October 25, 2009 at 1:32pm

Susan Teresa, you are welcome. I am going to check out that phone book to as there may be some relatives in the area of Sohland that I can contact. My greatgrandmother from Volksberg alternately listed herself as German/French, her brother listed himself as German, her dad German and her mother French. A distant cousin there told me it depended where your house was!

Comment by Susan Teresa Holmes on October 25, 2009 at 1:19pm

I will certainly check out this site. I remember my Mother saying we were, English,Scotch, Irish, German, and a small part French. but I never went looking there. Thank You JerryB and STurner.

Comment by Jerry Baker on October 25, 2009 at 1:08pm

Hi, Susan Teresa--

In a google search for "Nesensohn Baden," I found this site:

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ancestorsearchresults.asp?st...

It seems like the Nesensohn family are in 2 places, one in Austria and the other in Baden. The one in Baden seems to be in the Konstanz region, just north of Lake Constance, also called the "Bodensee," because I think it's the origin of the Rhine River. Several towns in that region are mentioned, but I haven't checked any of them out, to see which Nesensohns lived there.

1878 was the year of the Congress of Berlin, where the German Chancellor Bismarck revised the "balance of power" less-favorably toward Russia. Don't know how that might have influenced anything in Baden, however.

Comment by Susan Turner on October 25, 2009 at 12:53pm

Volksberg is where most of the Brodt family came from. Going by a family tree on another branch of the family, most likely from Germany. Also interesting that depending on who won the last war, they were either called French or German as to country of origin. It is mixed in that family, some claiming France, others Germany. Sometimes both! HA

Comment by Jerry Baker on October 25, 2009 at 12:40pm

Susan,

Yes, I found that info from the phone book site.

Volksberg is right on the border of Alsace and Lorraine, close to Germany, also. I have ancestors from all over that region.

The name "Brodt" should be pronounced "Brot," the same as the German word for "Bread." However, it may originate from "Brod," a Slavic word for a river. After Alsace was depopulated in the 30 Years War (1618-48), it got a lot of German-speaking immigrants from Switzerland, but Slavic regions, such as Bohemia, were also depopulated by that war, and would have been unlikely to need any emigration. This is a puzzle.

Comment by Susan Teresa Holmes on October 25, 2009 at 11:30am

Woops! I forgot to add Year of Immigration: 1878

Comment by Susan Teresa Holmes on October 25, 2009 at 11:22am

This is my story of German Ancestors. My Great Grandmother was born, I was told by my Father, in Karlsruhe. My Aunt says Baden, acquaintance says "BadenBaden" Her name was Wilhelmina Nesensohn, born May 21 1855 (this according to ) Death Certificate from California, Alameda county.Died in 1940, and was buried in Mt. View Cemetery in Oakland Ca. Record shows her Father's name was Mathew The problem is finding her in Germany. Her Uncle came to US and started a business in San Francisco CA, before the 1906 Earthquake. Wilhelmina married Samuel Oliver Holmes, who later took over the business. I was also told of relative who brought the vulcanizing process to US. from Germany.They ran a print shop, did Stencils, Rubberstamps. Brass and Iron Workers. The business was later passed down to my Father George Thomas Holmes, by his Father, George Holmes any help would be greatly appreciated

Comment by Susan Turner on October 25, 2009 at 10:55am

Jerry: It is the one on Spree, forgot to add that, thanks. Is that the phone book site? Hnmm, only 9 for Kuchler, might be related, thanks!

Comment by Jerry Baker on October 25, 2009 at 10:51am

Hello Susan,
If you go to the web site I posted yesterday, you find 2 Solands, the one on the Rotstein and the one on the Spree. I think yours is the one on the Spree, because it has 48 current listings for Richter and 9 for Kuchler. The one on the Rotstein has 4 for Richter and none for Kuchler.

Comment by Susan Turner on October 25, 2009 at 7:02am

Good Morning! Names I am researching, Albrecht (Westphalia), Richter (Sohland area) and Kuchler/Keichler/Kiichler (Sohland area). Albrecht did not immigrate, the others came over around 1881 to NE. Also have Macy family that on census says from Germany to PA/NY, arrived ca 1864, Brodt from Alsace abt 1881

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