Has anyone researched vital records (late 1870s-1880s) from "Tilpzig, Prussia" or "Tilsik, Germany" ? Tilpzig and Tilsik appear to be variant spellings of the same location (according to records I have). I have not yet concluded this location to be the same as "Tilsit, Germany (now Sovetsk, Russia)," but it might be.

Can anyone help with records in Hanover from about 1895?? My grandfather was German,left home about 1914 and never went back.

Anyone know how to get records for Windberg, Bavaria? I have roots there and also PA German (towns so far as Oberfranken, Kaldenkirchen & Crefeld/Krefeld). Anyone have roots in these towns?

Let me know if you find anyway to get that information. I too have roots in Germany as well.

Please cancel my membership as this is just too difficult for me to fool with and too slow.

I have used the Archives of the Diocese in Wurzburg for information and they are very helpful. BUT, you have to do your homework in the states, first. If you give them good information, they can identify your family. Then they will send whatever copies they have. It is not cheap, but reasonable for what they sent. I was glad to do it.

I have a line that came from CREFELD. It is Christian Allebach who immigrated to Philadelphia. Supposedly he is the progenitor of the Allebach's in Pennsylvania. I am trying to determine the parentage for certain of John Allebach b. 20 Sept 1756 d. 1822 in Monroe County, PA. He is supposedly the son of Peter 1730 - 26 March 1783 and his wife, Elizabeth Landes, who d. 2 May 1765. Peter is the son of Christian Allebach.

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp

Use this to see if the LDS has films for your ancestor's town.. You can order these films from the local Family History Center. You do need to learn to read German handwriting...

There adding new German records at this web site -

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=-1;p=allCollections

Good Luck...

Do all your HOMEWORK in USA first.... I had one client who ancestor came from Heidelberg.. I ordered several films from that big city of Heidelberg. I found NOTHING on the films... Come to FIND out that there are 5 Heidelberg in GERMANY!!!! I was barking the wrong tree... So be careful...

There are several books that can help you improve your reading German handwriting....

1. If I can - you can - Decipher Germanic records by Edna Bentz
2. German - English Genealogical dictionary by E. Thode
3. Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents by Roger Minert

I hope this all HELPS....

Can anyone translate this word for me? IGAZOLVANY Thanks

I am looking for information concerning the surname Furcht from Hannover Germany. My gggrandfather imigrated to the United States in 1846. The first reference I found is he was a Coal Miner in Luzerne Co PA, further checking I found where the mines brought in Jewish Immigrates to work the mines. I do not know if he was Jewish nor exactly where he was born other than Hannover. I have contacted the Archives in Niedersachsen who checked immigration records but did not find him. They did provide me with a name and address of a professional researcher there that I could hire. If anyone is in need of this information let me know

The first step in researching your German ancestor is to gather as much information about her or him from American records and determine the place of origin. You need to know there village or town and province/state; their religion; variations of name spelling; names of siblings; and approximate birth year(s). Then you need to find the church they attended, as it is possible that their village/town did not have a church. I use Meyer's Orts to help determine basic information of their village/town, where the county records are located, the courts, and military district. If your ancestor was in Germany after 1871, there would be civil records, and before they probably didn't exist. Then your next step is to determine if any of these records have been micro-filmed by the LDS. If so, you can order them from you local Family History Center. Then the fun begins! Until Hitler came along, Germany did not use the same alphabet as we had. You will need to get help deciphering it or learn to read the script. I've been learning to decipher it, and after a few year of learning can usually transcribe most of the records. However, it can be a real challenge, as most of the 17th through 19th century are had written and some time worse that a doctor's prescription.

If you plan to do the research your self, it not be easy and may take considerable time to learn. If you don't have the time to do this, there are excellent German Genealogists at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

I am a member of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society (SGGS), we have 1100 members and our quarterly publication, Der Blummenbaum, is full of useful information on Germany and articles to help with your research. See our website: http://www.SacGerSoc.org for details.

For those who might be interested, Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., A.G. will be our guest speaker on 28 July.

If you are in the Sacramento on Thursdays, the SGGS provides German Genealogy research help at the local Family center.

Carol

if you can scan it you may get it translated.

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Interested particularly in locating German ancestory of the KLING surname, emigrated to Pennsylvania, USA about 1732, and resided in Lancaster county. Lutheran. Other German surnames are BARNHART/BERMHARDT in Berks county area of Pennsylvania 1700s and STOECKEL and BIEBER from Alsace to Pennsylvania 1850s.

My Grandfather Allen Morley Hodgkinson was born in Hamburg Germany Dec. 1, 1892. His parents were Frederick Field Hodgkinson and Alice Morley. Frederick Field was a diplomat from England. Their were other children that I am trying to trace. I understand that their was as sister Alice? that married a German citizen.
Anyone that know of this family, I would appreciate hearing from you.
Sylvia Irwin

Patrice Houck Schadt, stated in her earlier comment that her ancestor died in Monroe County, PA. However Monroe County did not exist and was formed from Pike and Northampton a few years later. Suggest you look for records in these counties, and you might find records of yout ancestor?
Carol

Bob, I can find your message to message you back, so I'm doing it here. To search anything on this site, go to all groups, then there's a search feature there. Type in a keyword and then it will bring up all the messages and groups relating to what you're searching. Hope this helps.

Heather

Hi, I'm looking for a german family; Catharina Elisabeth Conrad and her parents Heirich Conrad and Christine Schör. I know Catharina is born march 3, 1829 and came to Denmark i 1858. I don't know excactly where she was born, but have some sugestions... Churhesen, Christerode and Oberamt is mentioned in her records... Can anyone tie these together or help me with more information about her, ex. siblings? I don't have any information about her parents either...

I'm looking for my husband's grandparents: Dr. Johann Doum (1915-1996) and Nanni Dunselmann (1917-1988). They were both born in Germany but died in the U.S. They had a son Christopher and Ludwig.

Not all Germans came from Germany!

Scans of Ellis Island records show many - if not most - Germans emigrating around the turn of the century (~1900), and later, were leaving Russian controlled areas of Poland as well as Russia itself.

Hi, I'm looking for information on my maternal Great grandfather. I found my Great Grandfather, Cornelius Rah (b:1857, d:1930) who immigrated from Hannover, Germany in 1868. However, I cannot find his passenger records or who he came over with. He would have only been 11 years old. So I would have thought it would have been with his parent or a parent. I have hit a brick wall on this. If anyone would have any knowledge about the Rah family in Germany I would truly appreciate the help. Thank you.

I am searching for any Barner or Von Barner information. The only information I have is that they came from Prussia in the middle to late 1700's. I can find my ancestor Lewis C Barner on early 1800's information. I am thinking he was born around 1776 in Prussia. The family story goes that he came to America with a brother but I do not know who that brother was. Any help would be appreciated. My email is tammys2007@live.com

Looking for Cluver's of Hannover, Prussian era.

Patty I found these floating at garden island ( so to speak)
First Name: Jwan
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Gallicia
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Feb 24, 1892
Age at Arrival: 31y
Gender: M
Marital Status:
Ship of Travel: Maasdam
Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Holland
Manifest Line Number: 0294
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First Name: Marie
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Austria
Last Place of Residence: Hamfaln
Date of Arrival: Aug 02, 1892
Age at Arrival: 18y
Gender: F
Marital Status:
Ship of Travel: Elbe
Port of Departure: Bremen Manifest
Line Number: 0464
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First Name: Marya
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Galician-Rutherian
Last Place of Residence: Foluoz
Date of Arrival: Apr 22, 1902
Age at Arrival: 18Y
Gender: F
Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Zeeland
Port of Departure: Antwerp Manifest
Line Number: 0024
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First Name: Anton
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Slovene
Last Place of Residence: Zagornoa
Date of Arrival: May 13, 1903
Age at Arrival: 18y
Gender: M
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Port of Departure: Bremen Manifest
Line Number: 0024
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First Name: David
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Hungary - Hebrew
Last Place of Residence: F. Fsokza
Date of Arrival: May 21, 1904
Age at Arrival: 30y
Gender: M
Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Ultonia
Port of Departure: Fuime
Manifest Line Number: 0017
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First Name: Johanna
Last Name: Rah Ethnicity:
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Jul 24, 1904
Age at Arrival: 19
Gender: F
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Moltke
Port of Departure: Cuxhaven
Manifest Line Number: 0018
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First Name: Antel
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Hungarian German
Last Place of Residence: O. Buda,
Date of Arrival: Dec 11, 1904
Age at Arrival: 19y
Gender: M
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Belgravia
Port of Departure: Hamburg Manifest
Line Number: 0024
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First Name: Woicech
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Austria Polish Last
Place of Residence: Lilowina
Date of Arrival: May 15, 1906
Age at Arrival: 19y
Gender: M
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Blucher
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Manifest Line Number: 0020
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First Name: Rosalia
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Austria, Polish
Last Place of Residence: Brayska
Date of Arrival: Jul 14, 1906
Age at Arrival: 20y
Gender: F
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Manifest Line Number: 0012
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First Name: Francisek
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Austria, Polish
Last Place of Residence: Moron
Date of Arrival: Jul 29, 1906
Age at Arrival: 17y
Gender: M
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Amerika
Port of Departure: Hamburg Manifest
Line Number: 0028
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First Name: Alois
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Austria
Last Place of Residence: Palovice
Date of Arrival: May 25, 1909
Age at Arrival: 38
Gender: M
Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Kaiser Wilhelm II
ort of Departure: Bremen Manifest
Line Number: 0011
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First Name: Imbro
Last Name: Rah
Ethnicity: Hungary, Croatian
Last Place of Residence: Youngstown, U.S.A.
Date of Arrival: Aug 17, 1910
Age at Arrival: 20y
Gender: M
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Carmania
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Manifest Line Number: 0009
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Wayne

I AM NEW TO THIS AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKINGFOR THE NAME KRAUTHEIM FOR A WHILE. MY GRANDFATHER WAS JOSEPH KRAUTHEIM AND HE MARRIED MY GRANDMOTHER ETHEL LEITNER. THEY WERE FROM AEYAKA
HUNGARY (NOT SURE IF THE SPELLING IS RIGHT) THEY ALSO WERE IN THE NEW YORK NEW JERSEY AREA WHEN THEY FIRST CAME TO THIS COUNTRY I KNOW MY GRANDFATHER HAD 4 OR5 BROTHERS AND THEY ALL LIVED IN NEW JERSEY.

At present this is a disappointment. There are no instructions, and I sent a message to which I received a notice that a comment was left. However, I don't see it in the discussion forum or in my inbox or in my regular email.

So I am frustrated.

Looking for Wommer ancestery in Saar region of Germany. Have ancestors back to 1641 time frame, but nothing earlier. Ancestors settled in Eitzweiler, a small village west of Freisen. Show having two children, Anna Mary (Marie) & Hans Michael.

I would like to trace my ancestor, John Mest, born about 1822 in Wurttemberg. The name may have been spelled differently, possibly Moest. I do not know the town he lived in or his immigration info. Not even sure on the last name of his wife, Anna Kohler or Fosler. They came to the US with one son about 1 year old, settled in Sheldon, Wyoming County. They may have been in Berks County, PA before coming to Sheldon, as there are many Mests there.

I'm researching my Golze, Maisch and Jakob lines. My Maisch family appears to be from Hanau, I'm not sure what part of Germany my Golze line originated from, and my Jakob lines appears to be Austrian.

This family group sheet is for anyone to fill out and it will make a huge database - try filling it out - like to get anyone with the names I am watching to fill it out - -

https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=bb1909a7-9c4e-419d-9b32-2eca13f1306b

I am trying to track down Hochfelder and Howe lines. Julius Hochfelder born January 28, 1877 and Anna Augusta Howe born in 1878.

Looking for descendants, Germany or USA.
"Die Familian Bernsee", "Der Stamm Marwitz", Folge 1.
Manuscript produced in Germany 1937. My GGGrandfather Johan Frederick Bernsee died in Portland, Oregon. There were 3 sons, Karl and August died in Portland , William My grandfather died in New Zealand. Looking for relations.

I am searching for info on John Fisher - Born in Germany 9/15/1855. Naturalized in 1875. He was a blacksmith and I know he lived in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and ended in St. Louis where he died 5/14/1873. I am also trying to find out about Bonifacius (Boniface) Schmidt and Julianna Kern Schmidt. I know he was born in 1824 and lived in Hebersheim Baden. She was born 3/14/1825 in Ringsheim Baden. I don't know if they came here together. They were married in St. Louis 11/27/1850. Any help would be appreciated.

I made one mistake, John Fisher died 5/11/1934, Boniface Schmidt died 5/14/1873.

I am interested in the Meidinger family. Any info would be great. Thank you!

Bader of Baden-Baden
My great-great-grandfather was Johnas Georg Bader who went by the name of George Bader. He fought in the war of 1848. In 1850 he came to America with his wife, two small children and his brother. In Ohio, his wife died but he kept moving on to Iowa. When the Civil war broke out, he mustered up and fought until he was mustered out in 1865. Then along with his children, he arrived in Jamestown, Colorado Territory. They moved to the plains and set up their home where he built a school - the Bader School House is still standing today.
His eldest daughter, Mary Elizabeth married a neighbor - the homesteader of Haystack Mountain, William Arbuthnot - these are my great-grandparents.
I would love to know more about the war of 1848 and why the Germans left in 1850. I'd also like to continue the family tree back. I've been told that J. George Bader's father was Konrad Bader. That's all I have.

Hi Donlyn-
I also have an ancestor who was in the 1848 war, he was jailed and escaped to America in 1849. I found good info on Wikipedia and on Google Books. My ancestor was jailed because he was part of the rebellion.

Looking for Wetecamps from Hameln to Ohio and also Knerr from Bavaria (or Prussia - depends on the record) also landing in Ohio. Knerrs near Dayton Ohio by early 1800s, Wetecamp were a bit later but Henry G wetecamp was a soldier in Union for Ohio during civil war.

One website on war in 1848, Denmark & Germany
http://www.ohio.edu/chastain/dh/germsept.htm

I am researching the last name of Bretz that may have been changed from Breest. I have not had a lot of luck with this over the last few years. My Grandfather was named Rayford Lawerence Bretz and his father was Henry George Bretz from Toledo, Ohio any help would be appreciated.

Is there a German surname of Messinger or Mersinger? Or could it be a Swiss name? This was my great-great-grandmother's maiden name. Any help would be most appreciated!

To Donlyn Arbuthnot...There is a page on Ancestry.com that might be helpful
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Messinger-family-history.ashx

I think there is a Messinger in a friend whose PA German tree I was comparing to see if/how we connected.

I an searching for relatives of Carl Michler, born about 1830 or 1832. he immigrated to South Africa in 1860. From published records, he came from Steinrode.

My 6th great-grandfather Nicolaus Stagner (Stegner, Staganer, Stagener) was living in York Co, PA as early as 1753. I have a copy of his land survey from 1753 and a copy of his will dated 17 April 1759, proven 29 Nov 1764. I have not been able to find him on a ship's passenger list because his name was not listed under any of these variations.

George, Adam. Phillip Scheer Family from Weisenheim Am Berg,1870's migrated to Kansas and Oregon, looking for current family members

Looking for the surnames of SCHLEGEL, BELLESFIELD, MINEHARDT/MINEHART, DEINER/DIENER. Moved to Lehigh Co., PA in the mid to late 1700's.

Have been trying to find info on my grandfather & grandmother without success hope you can help..Herbert Erich Knoll born 21.9.1908 Rasburg Viz Zeitz Died Brisbane Australia 1975. Married Elisabeth Weigel born 27.7.1901 in Bayreuth. They married in Schweinfurt on 27.11.1931. Elisabeths parents were Heinrich and Katherine Weigel (Hohburg)

I'm reseearching my mother's paternal family name Harris, who include Adam Harris, William & William F. Harris possibly immigrated from Frankfurt and migrated to Sarnia, Ontario Canada. Also searching my father's paternal family name Reinbold, including Jacob Reinbold, Adam Reinbold immigrated from Stuttgardt or nearby cities. Adam Harris and Jacob Reinbold immigrated from Germany probably in the early to mid 1800's. I don't have any information on how they came here. Jacob Reinbold came to settle in Waterloo, Illinois.
If anyone can help me understand where to even begin this search I would be ever so grateful. Thank you and looking forward to hearing from anyone out there.

My husband's family are Kroll's German ancestry that settled near new orleans, LA.
My mother was a Hellmer's on her father's side, which is all German.

Hi Pam-
Have you found any of your Krause and or Kissingers on census records?

Kate