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Title: Germany - Bohmwetsch
Post by: jdbPA on Saturday 19 November 11 05:42 GMT (UK)

Anyone know anything about a Bohmwetsh family in Württemberg, Germany?  I have a great grandfather named Ludwig Bohmwetsch with a passenger record listing him as being from Zwinghausen, Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg), Germany.  The surname spelling appears to vary quite a bit.

Ludwig came to the US in 1891 through New York and settled in the Norristown/Conshohocken, PA  area, marrying an Ella Connor in 1894.  I've got census and immigration records for him, but that's it.  I have no idea who his parents were. 
 

Title: Re: Germany - Bohmwetsch
Post by: carinthiangirl on Sunday 20 November 11 17:21 GMT (UK)

german phonebook has 14 Bohmwetsch:
http://www1.dastelefonbuch.de/

the place is possible 71737 Zwingelhausen belonging to Kirchberg An der Murr. this would fit with the phonebook-results like 71364 Winnenden, 71522 Backnang, 71737 Kirchberg, 71554 Weissach im Tal, 71546 Aspach, 73497 Tannhausen:
http://maps.google.at/maps?hl=de&q=Zwingelhausen,+Kirchberg+an+der+Murr,+Deutschland&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x4799cb7278b077f7:0xa1ffd3f303bc8c0,Zwingelhausen,+Kirchberg+an+der+Murr,+Deutschland&gl=at&ei=ZDfJTqvAM-f74QTSyZwr&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CB4Q8gEwAA

Kirchberg an der Murr:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchberg_an_der_Murr
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchberg_an_der_Murr

so some or all of the phonebook-results possible can be relatives....

Title: Re: Germany - Bohmwetsch
Post by: jdbPA on Thursday 24 November 11 02:34 GMT (UK)

Thank you.  Zwingelhausen is closer than my guesses.  Are there any German genie sites out there?

Title: Re: Germany - Bohmwetsch
Post by: carinthiangirl on Thursday 24 November 11 14:26 GMT (UK)

here the archives for Baden-Württemberg
römisch-katholisch = roman-cath.
evangelisch(-lutherisch) = evang.(-lutheran)
http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/web/49315#45556
Kirchberg an der Murr belonges district Stuttgart. i´m not so good with archives at Germany but think this must be the one you would need
evang. > http://www.archiv.elk-wue.de/
roman.cath. >    Diözesanarchiv Rottenburg
http://www.kirchliche-archive.de/Di%C3%B6zesanarchive/RottenburgStuttgart/tabid/94/Default.aspx

hope this helps!

Title: Re: Germany - Bohmwetsch
Post by: jdbPA on Friday 25 November 11 18:06 GMT (UK)

Thanks, I'll try both denominations.