Some of my 'Germans' were in Württemberg. On the FamilySearch webpages, church extractions have helped me get back to the 1670s. Use caution. Rich in LA CA
--- On Mon, 7/4/11, Elizabeth Cunningham <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Elizabeth Cunningham <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] number of people in your file > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, July 4, 2011, 11:10 AM > These were all Germans. My father's > mother was from Baden-Wuerttemberg, > cannot find out where my father's father was from. My > mother's father > was from Hesse, (I have not yet started on my > husband's Irish ancestors.) > > Elizabeth C > > Mike Fry wrote: > > On 2011/07/04 18:43, Elizabeth Cunningham wrote: > > > > > >> My ancestors were all very poor, and most lived > below the radar. With > >> my father's family, I feel lucky to have gotten > >> to 1850 in one line. In my mother's it is > easier. Her mother was from > >> a group of Bucks County people who actually owned > land. I can get my > >> father's mother to a ship manifest, and that is > it. Good for all those > >> people who can go back farther, but > >> a lot of us cannot. I feel very lucky to > have 1200. > >> > > In England& Wales, it should be relatively > easy to go back to the beginning of > > the 19th century. Beyond that, it helps to have > relatives with uncommon names > > living in small communities. > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
