I DID find one of our German villages. I visited in 1989, have wonderful stories of the people I met who were so helpful. I was even entertained by a woman who lived in the same house my family had owned when they lived there. I’d love to go back and visit again.
TY very much for your work!! Long story short, my German ancestors came by way of Dusseldorf. I say, by way of, BECAUSE: area was a MAJOR trade center. my ancestor known history suggests they possibly/probably were migrant workers, not native-born German. It door-stops my research, but explains a lot about their journey to America.
This is very interesting. I have been trying to find out where my Gr Gr Grandmother came from and more of her family. She was first seen on 1881 census in England Katherina Schwachler, @21yrs, sevant to George Kuch butcher in North Shields. I believe the Kuch family were from Baden Wurttemberg. I know she named her father as Herman, a weaver on her marriage certificate @1884. Any ideas? Wish I could find the passenger list to South Shields or other records online! 🙁
Anyone researching the Schonenberg name from Germany. My great grandfather was born in Germany and was in London, England as a master baker, he was born around 1854 and died in 1918 of the Spanish Flu in Wimbledon, England.
Tried to find Sturzenhart, and was told it was one of hundreds of towns razed by the Nazis. So it was a dead end. Never was able to find anything past my great grandfather on my father’s side. (Not sure of correct spelling).
I have Kleinschmidts and Jungbluts that I understand came around 1860's, where it'd be interesting to know who family is in Germany, maybe Austria? Didn't the original English come from Germany?
Thomas Jeferson Graybeal's kin, ( Robert, or Jim, i forget) he compiled ours from 1497,Bern ,Switzerland, imigrayd through germany, Hoechstetten, and he sent photo of a small castle in Grosshochstetten.. Kray=crow? Biel. a hill or valley i thot seen. my son is the last in our family to keep male blood line.
