Looking for a german ancestor

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Permalink Reply by Marianne Szabo on April 24, 2010 at 9:27am

It would be helpful to know what research you've already done, so we don't duplicate your efforts.

Permalink Reply by Elizabeth A Helmintoller on April 24, 2010 at 11:04am

All I have is a name of Johann Hellenthal who is suppose to be Michael Helmantel's father and that is all.

Permalink Reply by Elizabeth A Helmintoller on April 24, 2010 at 11:05am

also I only have a birth year 1725 in St Ingbert, Germany

Permalink Reply by Marianne Szabo on April 24, 2010 at 12:43pm

Have you tried going to www.familysearch.org and entering the names and time frames? This is the website of the Family History Library of the Mormon Church.

Permalink Reply by Catherine Davis on April 24, 2010 at 1:32pm

I'm assuming from your comments that you have information on the family between you and Johann Hellenthal, and you are stuck from him backwards. You would need the church records for Sankt Ingbert for 1725 and earlier. From the LDS catalog, it does not look like these early years have been microfilmed by the LDS, which might mean the records no longer exist. To find out, you may have to write to either or both the Catholische and Evangelische churces in Sankt Ingbert, depending on whether you know the family's religion.