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Comment by Emiko Lanier on July 11, 2009 at 11:48am: Most of my family members married into the German ancestry. But I only have three nephews from 2 sisters and 2 brothers. My oldest sister married Kniefel from Munich, Germany. Another sister married Hauptman; one brother married into Lambert family and another married into Vilbrandt. I have only one French Nephew interested in German language and traveling in Germany.

Comment by Sally Davis, on the right on July 11, 2009 at 10:47am: I also am searching for Germans from Russia, some born in Marienberg. Have some info I would glad share. I am quite ignorant about the research in this area, about how to verify,a dsearch further back into Germany and how and when the families of SCHMALTZ, RAUSCH, MILDENBERGER came from Germany to Russia to begin with. Thanks Barbara for the invite.

Comment by Becky Jamison on July 11, 2009 at 10:14am: Reply to Jill Nowak: A very large group of Germans emigrated to the Volga Region of Russia in the mid 1700s when Katherine the Great issued a Manifesto promising free land, exemption of military service, freedom of religion etc. Please look at the web site of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia as http://www.ahsgr.org. You can read all about by checking out the links. I think I'll go start a group for "Germans from Russia" here on G Wise!

Comment by Frances Baer on July 11, 2009 at 10:11am: To Linda K, you are correct on the meanings however there are 32 ways to spell Baer and one of those are Bauer. The Baer (Bar) family came from Switzerland to Germany then to the US. Thanks anyway.

Comment by Susan Turner on July 11, 2009 at 9:41am: Another branch of the family is Slafter from WI/IL areas. Have a lot on them and willing to share. Interested if anyone knows what caused family split

Comment by Jill Nowak on July 11, 2009 at 9:35am: I am looking for information about the Russian Germans... and the Schaefer/Schafer family that settled in the Dakotas and Wisconsin. From what I gather a group of Germans immigrated to Russia upon the promise of farmland, and after farming for a while were kicked out of the country by one of the Czarinas. Any history to this story would be greatly appreciated!

Comment by Lesley Cooper Clarke Cluff on July 11, 2009 at 9:30am: Fiedler --- Henry Fiedler of Posen Prussia. Died early 1800's most likely in Prussia..
Son went to England. Family made carpet bags, sold internationally.
Sound familiar?

Comment by Linda K. on July 11, 2009 at 8:40am: To Frances Baer:

I don't think we link up. Bauer means farmer. Baer I believe means bear. We did not have any Baer's in our family. We had Sigle's mostly in the Schorndorf area!

Good to talk to you!

Comment by Cheryle Hoover Davis on July 11, 2009 at 7:54am: I am researching these surnames:

BOLTZ
HOLDEMAN (HALTERMAN)
HUBER (HOOVER)
MESSER
MINEAR
MUELLER (MILLER)
RUTSCHLEY (RITCHIE)
SHUMACHER (SHOEMAKER)
WINTERS
WOLFE

Comment by Shannon Stokes Sheppard on July 10, 2009 at 10:32pm: Searching for Surnames: Heartsill (Hartsell, Hartzell, Hertzell, Hirtzel), Featherkille,Antoni,Sechler, Maurer, Duringer & Sinter