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Offline jdbPA

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Germany - Bohmwetsch
« 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. 
 
Barr, Lamont, Sproul, Duncan, Shedden, Gilmour, Connor, Armstrong, Maxwell, Carson, Tweed, Woods, Sharp, Brown, Oliver, Harris, Ramsey, McConnell, Walk, Wagner, Rhone, Helm, Harshberger, Bohmwetsch, Bisbing, Levering and DeHaven

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Re: Germany - Bohmwetsch
« Reply #1 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....

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Re: Germany - Bohmwetsch
« Reply #2 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?
Barr, Lamont, Sproul, Duncan, Shedden, Gilmour, Connor, Armstrong, Maxwell, Carson, Tweed, Woods, Sharp, Brown, Oliver, Harris, Ramsey, McConnell, Walk, Wagner, Rhone, Helm, Harshberger, Bohmwetsch, Bisbing, Levering and DeHaven

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Re: Germany - Bohmwetsch
« Reply #3 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!


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Re: Germany - Bohmwetsch
« Reply #4 on: Friday 25 November 11 18:06 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, I'll try both denominations. 
Barr, Lamont, Sproul, Duncan, Shedden, Gilmour, Connor, Armstrong, Maxwell, Carson, Tweed, Woods, Sharp, Brown, Oliver, Harris, Ramsey, McConnell, Walk, Wagner, Rhone, Helm, Harshberger, Bohmwetsch, Bisbing, Levering and DeHaven