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2006 Archives

Message Number: 46

Thur - Nov 9, 2006 10:01:36 PDT Name: Sylvia Weimar How did you learn about the DVHH site?: research google Comments/suggestions about the Project: good Surnames you are researching: Herbert, Herwerth, Kindtner Villages of interest to you: Budaörs/Wudersch Comments: It is a great pleasure to see that there are lots of others like me who are interested in their donauschwäbischen Ancestors. I do hope that the area around Budapest finds more researchers at dvhh. Greetings from the south of Germany.

Message Number: 45

Thur - Nov 9, 2006 10:01:36 PDT Name: Franciska How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Donauschwaben research exchange Comments/suggestions about the Project: good Surnames you are researching: Heorik & Repnik Villages of interest to you: Gakovoi Comments: I wonder if you can help me? I am an orphan born to German man and Austrian /German  women after the 2nd world war. Do you know of a German organization that can help me find information on how to get dokuments that relate to my mother Marija Repnik ,who was detained in prison camp around Vojvodina, Novi Sad. She was held there from 1945 to 1949 with a child and she was also pregnant with me .Yours sincerely Mrs. Franciska Payne [Repnik]

Message Number: 44

Mon - Nov 6, 2006 17:03:27 PDT Name: Laura Jahn How did you learn about the DVHH site?: connection from www.feldenzer.com Comments/suggestions about the Project: very informative! Surnames you are researching: Gerber Villages of interest to you: Batsch, Plavna Comments: Very informative site for someone just discovering her Donauschwaben roots!

Message Number: 43

Mon - Oct 30, 2006 11:08:27 PDT Name: Mary Chisman How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Stumbled upon it Surnames you are researching: Hess, Junger Villages of interest to you: Hatzfeld, Serb St. Peter (Newsanktpeter) Comments: I'm hoping someone can help me with the families of my grandparents. Leopold Hess, Hatzfeld, before 1906, parents: Johann Hess, Francesca Neiderbach; Terez Junger, Gross (or Serb) Sankt Peter, before 1906, parents: Johann (?) Junger, Elizabeth Niedenhofer

Message Number: 42

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 09:45:47 PDT Name: Elek Schneider How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Internet Surfing/Searching Comments/suggestions about the Project: I'm impressed by the effort and enthusiasm. Surnames you are researching: Schneider, Bender, Zimmermann, Brandt Villages of interest to you: Elek, Almaskamaras, St. Anna, Arad Comments: I'm fortunate to know quite a lot about my family history, both in Elek and in our original home town of Amrichshausen.  The latter is located in what is today Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany in an area called the Hohenloherland, which is about an hour and a half northeast of Stuttgart.  The local dialect sounds very similar to that of the Elekers, which itself is a mixture of Frankish and Swabian.  I was very pleased to be able to take part in this year's (2006) Weltfreundschaftstreffen der Eleker (world reunion of Elekers) and get to know several distant relatives.  This was my fourth trip to Elek and I feel like a know the area pretty well by now.  I've been in contact with Matt Tremmel, who has been doing his own genealogical research on the Tremmel family.  It turns out that both of our grandmothers were from Almaskamaras and married men from Elek.  Almas (shortened form) was actually settled by several families from Elek, so everyone in the two towns is somehow related.  I should mention that I grew up near Stuttgart and, consequently, speak German fluently.  This has been a tremendous help in getting information and being able to read it in its original German.

Message Number: 41

Thur - October 19, 2006 12:11:09 PDT Name: Lara Hess How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Rudolfsgnad.net Surnames you are researching: Hess, Anwender Villages of interest to you: Seultour Comments: In response to the email regarding the Nikolaus Hess book on Seultour, Sankt Hubert and Charleville. Nikolaus is my great-grandfather. We would be interested to know as well if there is an English translation of the book. There was an updated version and forward by Michael Gross in 1980 but was also in German.

Message Number: 40

Tue - October 17, 2006 20:45:19 PDT Name: Elizabeth Heil Shell How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Google Comments/suggestions about the Project: This is wonderful!!! Surnames you are researching: Heil, Erdmann, Schaaf, Hartenstern, Trautmann Villages of interest to you: Gyonk, Jink, Varsad, Kalaz, Felsonana Comments: My family and I immigrated to the US in 1955.  I was born in Gyonk, but left there during the war.  We lived in East Germany until 1949 and then in West Germany until 1955.  I have used the LDS church records as much as possible, but have run into some dead ends.  Any help would be appreciated.

Message Number: 39

Tue - October 17, 2006 14:28:13 PDT Name: Hans Kopp How did you learn about the DVHH site?: From you Comments/suggestions about the Project: One more helping hand, that is great Surnames you are researching: Kopp Villages of interest to you: Batschsentiwan Comments: So far I find it wonderful and I hope I can help you with additional material you may be able to use. I do love your enthusiasm and creativity for the sake of our culture and people and especially for all those we had to leave behind and for those yet to come. With this website you too have become an emissary for the Donauschwaben. With best wishes. Hans Kopp

Message Number: 38

Tue - Oct 17, 2006 14:06:24 PDT Name: Cherie Ellis How did you learn about the DVHH site?: genealogy site Comments/suggestions about the Project: I'm getting closer Surnames you are researching: Walaschin/Markul Villages of interest to you: Setschan Comments: I believe I am getting closer to finding my elusive grandfather, Vincent Walaschin.  A great site.

Message Number: 37

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Message Number: 36

Sun - Sep 24, 2006 00:22:28 PDT Name: Cliff Vogel How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Link from Banat List Surnames you are researching: Vogel, Gilde, Eichof Villages of interest to you: Setschan, Weisenheit, Kreuzstatten Comments: My father's family immigrated to Mansfield, Ohio from the Banat.  Many of them came from Setschan and I have found the excellent web site of the Setschan.  The Vogel side of the family came from Kreuzstatten and Wiesenheit.  I have not been able to find out much about the people from those small villages.  Are there any family lists for them? Regards, Cliff Vogel Mogadore, Ohio

Message Number: 35

Mon - Sep 18, 2006 16:59:01 PDT Name: Harold Tabar How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Banat-L Surnames you are researching: Stein, Tabar, Retzler, Kollner & Welther Villages of interest to you: Hatzfeld & Mergeln Comments: Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, Harold Tabar

Message Number: 34

Mon - Sep 18, 2006 13:55:28 PDT Name: Johann Jung How did you learn about the DVHH site?: LUCK Comments/suggestions about the Project: JUST BRINGS BACK OLD MEMORIES. Surnames you are researching: JUNG Villages of interest to you: MRAMORAK Comments: GREAT SITE, MY FAMILY IS FROM MRAMORAK

Message Number: 33

Sun - Sep 10, 2006 19:58:30 PDT Name: Judith Coates How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Internet search Comments/suggestions about the Project: I think it is great Surnames you are researching: Kieffer, Shandor Comments: On a 1920 Census, my great grandparents were listed as from Serbia.  I don't have much information on them. Great grandmother's maiden name was Kieffer. She was called Lena (or Lina). Other names could have been Carline or Caroline, and Elizabeth. She was born around 1860. My great grandfather was Hungarian, Shandor (not sure of spelling) was his last name, first name John. He was born around 1858. He had been married previously and had at least one child from his marriage, a daughter named Rose. Rose was born before 1892. They possibly immigrated to the United States @ 1892. If anyone could give me any help in this matter it would be appreciated. Thank you. Judith Coates

Message Number: 32

Wed - Sep 6, 2006 17:05:24 PDT Name: Aue, Christina Villages of interest to you: Grabic Comments: Hallo, I'm interesting for Donauschwaben, I will find the family from Richard Ellenbruch, he lived in Grabic, near by Donau . Can you help me? He has a wife and 4 children. In the 2. world war he was in Sibirien, we has no found the family later.

Message Number: 31

Mon - Sep 4, 2006 17:23:24 PDT Name: DJ Bauer How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Member Surnames you are researching: Bauer, Helleis, Maldacher, Blank, Bohnert Villages of interest to you: Palanka, Batsch, Parabutsch, Filipowa, Hodschag, Weprowatz, Gajdobra Comments: To all that have contributed to this site, GREAT JOB, Dennis Bauer of the Trenton Donauschwaben.

Message Number: 30

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Message Number: 29

Thur - Aug 17, 2006 22:51:12 PDT Name: Robert Davids How did you learn about the DVHH site?: surfing for Varjas Comments/suggestions about the Project: looks pretty extensive; will take some study Surnames you are researching: Backhaus and Lambert Villages of interest to you: Varjas Comments: I am interested in the region/people as a result of tracing my maternal grandparents, Adam Backhaus and Barbara Lambert as well as a great aunt, Barbara Backhaus.  Varjas was cited on their manifests for sailings to New York from 1903 and 1906.  Adam was a good man and sponsored several people to this country, before and after both World Wars.

Message Number: 28

Wed - Aug 9, 2006 22:10:58 PDT Name: John Koch How did you learn about the DVHH site?: surf the net Surnames you are researching: Koch Villages of interest to you: Gross Jetscha Comments: Looking for information on a Johann Koch. Born November 4, 1885 in Gross Jetscha, Hungry.  Father's name John J Koch, Mother's name Catharina Racher.  He left for America in February, 1904 at the age of 18. He sailed on the SS Moltke out of Hamburg, GR.  Any help on Johann Koch would be great.

Message Number: 27

Mon - Jul 17, 2006 12:18:29 PDT Name: Mike Miller How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Dave Dryers Database Surnames you are researching: Miller/Muller/Mueller, Hart, Koch, Russ, Peters, Frye, Tschudy Villages of interest to you: Panscova, Weisskirchen, Mramorak Comments: Hello! Greetings from a descendant of a Donauschwaben! I have been conducting family research for years and would like to continue to learn about the Donauschwaben heritage. My family settled in Mansfield, Ohio after departing from Pancevo near the turn of the 20th century. Feel free to write!

Message Number: 26

Fri - Jun 23, 2006 15:57:00 PDT Name: Louise Battin How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Google Surnames you are researching: Battin Villages of interest to you: Apatin Comments: I want everyone to know a new Book came out from Mr. Jakob Shuy,-Familienbuch Apatin 1750-1825  $80.00 Breslauer St. 12 T 0631/77609 67659 Kaiserlautern, Germany. It is very good Book. Mrs. Louise Battin

Message Number: 25

Tue - March 7, 2006 09:42:07 PST Name: M Mendell How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Reading about Adam Martini Comments/suggestions about the Project: Well-organized, easy to track subjects Surnames you are researching: Just perusing Villages of interest to you: None specific Comments: I bumped into this web site while researching Adam Martini, the cabinet-maker.  Pleasantly surprised at the wealth of interesting information about not only Adam, but also many other interesting people and subjects, I will go back and read everything I missed.

Message Number: 24

Fri - Feb 17, 2006 10:30:05 PST Name: Tim Reiter How did you learn about the DVHH site?: exploring the web Surnames you are researching: Reiter, Rolzhauser, Rack, Held Villages of interest to you: Parabutsch Comments: My Oma was Magdalena Rolzhauser born in Parabutsch and came to the US in 1905 sponsored by her cousin Georg Rach also from Parabutsch, She married Jakob Reiter( who I am still trying to find out what town he was from ) and had six sons, the first two were born in New York or Jersey and the others were born in Detroit, Mi Jakob, Franz, Josef, Hans, Karl, and Georg. Karl is my father and the only one still living. We still live in Michigan and are members of the Carpathia Club. I f anyone has any info. on the family I would love to talk to them.  Vielen Dank, Tim Reiter

Message Number: 23

Fri - Jan 20, 2006 15:51:16 PST Name: Nancy Fisher How did you learn about the DVHH site?: searching the net Comments/suggestions about the Project: Its wonderful Surnames you are researching: Horvath, Anisics, Gubanyi Villages of interest to you: Bacsalmas, Bajmok Comments: I have been researching my family history for just over a year now. This site has been an invaluable tool in that search. I have found cousins from my Anisics side of the family that still live in Bajmok as farmers. Unfortunately, I have yet to find any Horvaths that I am related to. I do not believe that any of my Horvath relatives left the area beside my great grandfather Janos. I hope to make more connections in 2006.

Message Number: 22

Thur - Jan 19, 2006 20:13:09 PST Name: Arnold Reiter How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Google Villages of interest to you: Lenauheim Comments: Viele Grüsse aud Deutschland. Super Seite, super Photos. Macht weiter so. Schaut mal bei uns vorbei www.lenauheim.ro und schreibt uns was ins Gästebuch.wir würden uns freuen.

Message Number: 21

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Message Number: 20

Mon - Jan 2, 2006 16:21:00 PST Name: KATHY How did you learn about the DVHH site?: BY SEARING THE INTERNET Comments/suggestions about the Project: IT HAS BEEN THE BEST. I LOVE IT AND THE PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH IT TOO. I AM BASICALLY DONE WITH THE HELP OF ALEX & JODY Surnames you are researching: KIRCHER/TOBIAS Villages of interest to you: BILLED Comments: MY GREAT GRANDFATHER IS MICHAEL KIRCHER AND HE CAME OVER FROM BILLED IN 1904 AND HE IS THE SON OF PHILLIP AND CATHERINE (TOBIAS) KIRCHER. I HAVE ALL INFO IF ANYONE HAS A INTEREST FOR IT

 

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2007 Archives

Message Number: 101

Thursday, December 20, 2007 07:57:28 PDT Name:  Carolyn Hoelzle How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  Surfing the Web Comments/suggestions about the Project:  I am so impressed with the generosity of spirit of all who are helping us find our families. Thank you. Surnames you are researching:  Zimmerman, Goetz, Buchholz, Pikar, Tojnko Villages of interest to you:  Sackelhausen, Kisorosz, Brestovec Comments:  I would welcome any information on my great grandfather, Joseph Zimmerman from Sackelhausen.  He was married to Annamarie Goetz and died mysteriously.  She then remarried Matthias Kunst and they moved to America with the children. I am also looking on any information on my grandmother's sister, Rosa Tojnko, from Brestovec Yugoslavia.  She was the on one of the three sisters who stayed in Europe. Thank you.

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Message Number: 100

Thur - November 29, 2007 01:03:31 PDT Name:  Maga Enugu Becroft How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  surfing the Web Comments/suggestions about the Project:  Good but can be better Surnames you are researching:  Karstad Villages of interest to you:  rad, bapstad Comments:  Great to be here. I will be back for an extensive research

Message Number: 99   Saturday, November 17, 2007 09:28:07 PDT Name:  Mauricio How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  google Surnames you are researching:  Dipold; Kratochwill, Dardin, Till Villages of interest to you:  Ploschitz (Yugoslavia) Konigsgriad (Romania) Comments:  Hello My name is Mauricio Dipold and I live in Brazil. I've been looking for records about my ancestors, who lived in  Konigsgriad, Romania (Josif Dipold, grandpa) and Ploschitz, Yugoslavia (Rosina Kratochwill, grandma). It's been very hard to find any kind of info about their home cities or personal records. Would you help me? Do you have any info about this  surnames and cities? Thanks for your assistance     Message Number: 98   Thursday, November 8, 2007 17:29:05 PDT Name:  Lora Surnames you are researching:  Kester/Keszter Villages of interest to you:  Nagy Kikinda Comments:  I was thrilled to find this site. i have been doing family history for years and are trying to find the exact town in Germany that the Kester family came from before going to Nagy Kikinda.     Message Number: 97   November 17, 2007 Name:  Laurie How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  internet google search Comments/suggestions about the Project:  Wow.... you have collected a lot of information! Surnames you are researching:   Lotz, Altheim, Fischer, Gabert, Mohr, Nonnenmacher Villages of interest to you:   Tscherwenka, Schajkasch-Sentiwan, Jarek, Titel Comments:   My ancestors were one of the first settlers in Tscherwenka (Hungary?) in 1785 Georg Nikolaus Lotz (b. 1758) and Elisabeth Weberling (b, 1760) from Kaiserslautern (Bensheim), Germany.  They had 4 children Christian (1782 in Kaiserslautern), Mar. Salome (1785 in Kaiserslautern), Leopold Georg (1791 in Tscherwenka) and Johann Phillip Heinrich (1794 in Tscherwenka?). My family are descendants of Johann Phillip Heinrich Lotz (B. 1794).  However, I found no reference to him in the Unswer Tscherwenka book by Angela Hefner.  Is it possible that he was not part of this family or were there records missing from 1794? I am a bit confused because my grandfather (Filip Lotz b. 1898) was born in Schajasch-Sentiwan as was his father (Kristian or Christian Lotz b. 1875) but the others were born in Tscherwenka Johannes Lotz b. 1849, Kristian Lotz B. 1824, Johann Philip Heinrich Lotz b. 1794, and George Nikolaus Lotz b. 1758 in Bensheim, Germany. Did Tscherwenka become Schajasch-Sentiwan or are they different towns?  Are they close to one another? Also does anyone know where I can get information (Heimatbuch) on Sentiwan? I would GREATLY     Message Number: 96   Saturday, November 3, 2007 14:50:26 PDT Name:  Renate Curran How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  Internet Comments/suggestions about the Project:  it is a great website to help novices start Surnames you are researching:  Till, Frisch, Fuchs, Wagner Villages of interest to you:  Kathreinfeld/St Georgen an der Bega/Ernsthausen Comments:  I am trying to establish where my Till ancestors came from before Kathreinfeld and my Frisch relatives background - they lived in St Georgen.     Message Number: 95   Private Message     Message Number: 94   Monday, October 29, 2007 10:27:21 PDT Name: Larry Schmoll How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  GRHS/ Peter Haas Comments/suggestions about the Project:  New to site and I'm finding it very interesting. Surnames you are researching:  Schmoll Villages of interest to you:  Torschau Comments:  My Great-Great Grandfather Heinrich Schmoll(b.1814) was from Gluckstal, Russia and I'm searching for his parents Heinrich Schmoll who may have settled in Hungary before traveling on.? on age(abt.1763) and originally from Frei Laubersheim Alzey, Rheinland. Family says he could speak Hungarian.   Message Number: 93   Thursday, October 25, 2007 05:59:31 PDT Name: Carolyn Hoelzle How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  internet Surnames you are researching:  Pikar, Goetz, Buccholz, Zimmerman Villages of interest to you:  Sacalaz, Kisorosz Comments:  My great grandmother was Anna Goetz, married first to a Zimmerman, then to Matthias Kunzt.  I would give anything to spend an hour with these passed relatives to ask the questions that I now seek answers to.   Message Number: 92   Wednesday, October 24, 2007 18:15:39 PDT Name:  Eva Just How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  through the Hrastovac website by Rosina Schmidt Comments/suggestions about the Project:  What a great way to make contact with lost relatives Surnames you are researching:  Just, Kehl, Muench, Ochs Villages of interest to you:  Hrastovac, Tolna Comments:  My Grandfather Jakob Just was born in Hrastovac he married Magdelaine Muench, after WW2 the family had to go back to Germany. They settled in Riebensdorf. My father also Jakob Just emigrated to Canada in 1964 to Harrow Ontario, we followed shortly after. I understand that after the war many of the Hrastovac people relocated to the United States and Canada. I would be interested in hearing from some of you who may know more of my family background or may be related.   Eva Just

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Friday, October 5, 2007 18:05:41 PDT

Name:  Mathilda DeLorenzo

How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  I found this site while exploring on the internet.

Comments/suggestions about the Project:  I think this is a wonderful project. I am living in New Jersey.

Surnames you are researching:  Napholcz and Heil

Villages of interest to you:  Sagas, Josefhausen, Turterebesch

Comments: I think this is a wonderful project. I am living in New Jersey.

Sunday, September 30, 2007 16:06:53 PDT

Name:  Josef Dara

How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  random hit using Metacrawler

Comments/suggestions about the Project:  Helpful and interesting

Surnames you are researching:  Lauer, Kessler

Villages of interest to you:  Erdosmecske(Racsmecske)

Comments: I am English born, living in Malta. My mother was born in Erdosmecske, Hungary to Stefan and Elisabeth Kessler nee Lauer in 1924.My mother's family included her 2 sisters fled from Hungary into Austria in 1945 after escaping Soviet selection for deportation to Siberia. My father was Hungarian hailing from Nagykaniza.I know nothing of my grandparents ancestry. I visited Erdosmecske last year after25 years and oh how it has changed after 50 plus years of Soviet occupation.

It irks me that Volksdeutsche expelled from all over Europe during and after WW2 received no restitution from the German govt or any govt for that matter for everything that was taken from them though not for the lack of trying ('Czech' Germans). Unlike some, it seems as though Germans still pay the price.

 

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 18:56:37 PDT

Name:  Andrea K. Zimmermann

How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  A DonauSchwabian Club Member

Comments/suggestions about the Project:  I would love to become involved. Please contact me.

Surnames you are researching:  Holl, Schank, and Zimmermann

Villages of interest to you:  Siwatz, Yugoslavia

Comments: I am an historian conducting family/community/European history of Siwatz, Yugoslavia. My ancestry is DS - German of course but also Hungarian. My father's family is from Pecs, Hungary. In October 1944, my mother's family, the Zimmermanns, fled Siwatz, and escaped into Hungary, and eventually settled in the village of Boly, Hungary and the city of Pecs. My mother and father settled in New York City in 1959 from Germany. If anybody is interested, please visit my website at: www.angelfire.com/planet/andreakzimmermann. I live in the German neighborhood of Yorkville in Manhattan, New York.

 

Thursday, September 13, 2007 20:07:44 PDT

Name:  Gary Muncy

How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  Mara Henderson

Comments/suggestions about the Project:  Very nice site.

Surnames you are researching:  Matye, Rausch, Bauer

Villages of interest to you:  Mollidorf, Kistozseg, Deutsch Zerne, nearby smaller villages/estates??

Comments: Have limited information to share re Banat history...that is my current desire, to develop that information and back track that to origins in Western Germany. Have information to share on Turtle Lake/Almena, Wisconsin; Athens, Wisconsin and can refer to source re Kansas.
Limited information re Nicklaus Matye b. 1829-1833 unknown village; left Deutsch Czerny in 1909 as a widower (wife's name unknown) He moved to Wisconsin to be with son, Nicklos Matye b. 1862 and his wife, Anna Bauer b. 1867 and Johann Matye b. 1860? and his wife Margaret b.1862. Nick and Johann and families had earlier emigrated from unknown village in Hungary 1890's.
Other generous source has Matye's as witnesses to baptisms/weddings in Molidorf area in 1870's and 80's ( Josephus, Susanna, Petri, Petrus, Anna, Maria, Borbala)  This has been a very enjoyable experience and my family had no knowledge about the Banat history in the family....very, very interesting!  I would appreciate any advice or assistance.

        

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Friday, July 27, 2007 13:44:52 PDT
 
Name:  Frank Hambalek

How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  surfing

Comments/suggestions about the Project:  Great project

Surnames you are researching:  Hambalek

Villages of interest to you:  Kernei

Comments: Would love to exchange and discover information about my ancestors and the village they came from prior subsequent to the Tito era.

 

Wednesday, July 25, 2007 16:35:15 PDT
 
Name:  Virginia Robbins

How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  surfing the internet

Surnames you are researching:  Ebner

Villages of interest to you:  Gross Jetscha

Comments: My grandfather was Josef Ebner who left Gross Jetscha at the age of 18 in the early 1900's and sailed to Philadelphia.  His father was Phillipus Ebner and his mother was Margarethe Schmidt.  If anyone has any information on the history of this family in Gross Jetscha I would enjoy hearing from you.  I would like to know the names of Phillipus's parents and Margarethe's parents and any other info.  I believe they lived in house #138 in Gross Jetscha.

 

Monday, July 23, 2007 07:00:59 PDT

Name:  Karen Gray

How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  surfing through internet

Comments/suggestions about the Project:  Great site!

Surnames you are researching:  Haupt, Becker, Thierjung, Kratochwill, Jager, Kreider
Villages of interest to you:  Families from Bogarosch, Perjamosch, Billed, Triebswetter

Comments: My Haupt family is mostly from Bogarosch. I'm hoping to find any Haupts that came from there. My grandfather's second wife comes from Perjamosch, her name was Barbara Kreider, searching for any members of her family...also interested in  the Bohn family from Triebswetter for my friend. Looking to find any Jagers related to this family.
Hope to find anyone else interested in these places, and or families. Thanks, Karen

 

Friday, July 6, 2007 21:20:53 PDT
 
Name:  Claire Birkenheuer

How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  Internet Search

Comments/suggestions about the Project:  I appreciate this site, it is very helpful.

Surnames you are researching:  Birkenheuer

Villages of interest to you:  Buzias

Comments: Buzias is the city of my ancestors, who immigrated to the United States around 1923.  I know very little about this part of my ancestry and was hoping to gain some information.

   

76 - July , 2007

How did you learn about the DVHH site?:  friend

Comments/suggestions about the Project: GOOD

Surnames you are researching:  MILTON

Villages of interest to you:  OREGON

Comments: THIS IS AN INTERESTING SITE THAT HAVE HELPED ME SOLVE MY NEED..  

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007 11:50:41 PDT

Name: Dave Tiefenbach

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Family Tree Magazine

Comments/suggestions about the Project: I am very excited to have this project available

Surnames you are researching: Tiefenbach

Villages of interest to you: Gajdobra, Novi Sad

Comments: I have been looking for a site where I may be able to get help in locating my family from the Batschka region.

 

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 08:06:34 PDT

Name: ivana

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: find on google

Surnames you are researching: legler

Villages of interest to you: bapska, tovarnik

 

Sunday, February 25, 2007 14:29:14 PDT

Name: Marko

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: surfing the web about Apatin

Comments/suggestions about the Project: good stuff

Surnames you are researching: Kunert

Villages of interest to you: Apatin,Sentiwan,Sonta,Szilagy(Svilojevo)

Comments: Looking for any information about Kunert family who presumably resided in, either Apatin or Sentiwan or Szilagy(now Swilojewo), possibly also Sonta.As far as the story goes, certain Herr Josef Kunert, to avoid being deported, married a Hungarian lady from Swilojewo village and took her name Koletar. His grandson/greatgrandson is searching for his possible relatives who survived. Thank you for any info.
Selbstverstaendlich koennen saemtliche Informationen auch in Deutscher Sprache gerne gesendet werden.Viellen Dank im Voraus!

 

Friday, February 16, 2007 14:43:43 PDT

Name: Veronica Godfrey

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Google

Comments/suggestions about the Project: Very enlightening.

Surnames you are researching: Mueller

Villages of interest to you: Resita

Comments: My mother's family lived in Resita, in Str Oituzului or Str cel Mare.  Moriz and Katharine were my grandparents, of Austrian descent.  Their children were Leah, Erika, Walter and Herta, my mother.  I know little of my grandparents except that both died during WW2, my grandmother killed by Russian soldiers.

I often wonder if I have family still in the area.  My first cousins now live in Austria or Germany.  I believe that there are more distant relations still living in Romania.

I also wonder if anyone remembers my mother.  She's still alive, living in England as she has done since 1946.

 

Friday, February 16, 2007 14:43:43 PDT

Name: Veronica Godfrey

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Google

Comments/suggestions about the Project: Very enlightening.

Surnames you are researching: Mueller

Villages of interest to you: Resita

Comments: My mother's family lived in Resita, in Str Oituzului or Str cel Mare.  Moriz and Katharine were my grandparents, of Austrian descent.  Their children were Leah, Erika, Walter and Herta, my mother.  I know little of my grandparents except that both died during WW2, my grandmother killed by Russian soldiers.

I often wonder if I have family still in the area.  My first cousins now live in Austria or Germany.  I believe that there are more distant relations still living in Romania.

I also wonder if anyone remembers my mother.  She's still alive, living in England as she has done since 1946.

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2007 20:13:57 PDT

Name: Hans Martini

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Dennis Bauer

Comments/suggestions about the Project: great resource for all Donauschwaben. Thanks to all involved.

Surnames you are researching: Martini, Mayer, Wagner, Lang, Helmlinger, Haag, and others

Villages of interest to you: Bukin, Palanka, and Obrawatz primarily

Comments:
Absolutely delighted with this website and with the DVHH.

Thanks to all who make it possible. 

Prosit from Trenton!

 

Thursday, February 8, 2007 03:35:39 PDT

Name: Darko Brucker

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: google

Comments/suggestions about the Project: all best ,congratulations

Surnames you are researching: Zwipp,Wolfardt,Milla,Findrich and Brucker

Villages of interest to you: Vrpolje ,Brod , Slawonien Croatian

Comments: I am from Croatia and i looking to find any information about family Wolfardt from Vrpolje-Strizivojna near Djakovo or Gjakovo in Slawonien, two brothers Hans and Jakob ,family have brick-field factory before WWII ,and they leave ex. Yugoslavia about 1950 or 1952.

txc a lott

 

Sunday, February 4, 2007 09:06:54 PDT

Name: Rosemarie (Schneider) Ramirez

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: via banat-request@rootsweb.com

Comments/suggestions about the Project: Was pleased to find another source to research my family.

Surnames you are researching: Schneider, Bayer, Bach, Bear, Roth,Eben, Raiser, Petsch

Villages of interest to you: Bobda, Gertianosch

Comments: May parents (Anna Marie Bayer Schneider and Frank Schneider) came to the U.S. in 1923.  Mother was from Gertianosch and father was from Bobda.  Mother's parents were Johan Bayer (1861 - 194?) and Elizabeth Roth (1861- 194?). Elizabeth's parents were Peter and Marion (Ebin) Roth.  Peter's parents were Jacob and Elizabeth (Raiser) Roth. Johan's parents were Simon and Eva (Petsch) Bayer.

Frank Schneider's parents were Michael and Katrina (Bach) Schneider.

 

Friday, February 2, 2007 19:58:12 PDT

Name: Evelyn Stein

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Google

Comments/suggestions about the Project: Great site just needs more Signees

Surnames you are researching: Stein, Anton

Villages of interest to you: St. Hubert, Ostern

Comments: Looking for info on My Husbands Grandparents Johann Stein (St. Hubert Anna Anton Ostern (Siblings? Parents?) Possible Cousins also researching Steins & Antons

 

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 07:54:47 PDT

Name: Nikola

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: surfing the web

Comments/suggestions about the Project: you should be proud

Surnames you are researching: none

Villages of interest to you: vojvoda stepa, crnja

Comments: hello. I'd like to ask you to share information with me about persons from vojvoda stepa and crnja who took part in postwar acts in this area, names and surnames, nationality, ww2 or ww1 clonists. thanx! I'm conducting a project within students group at Belgrade University. 

 

Thursday, January 11, 2007 04:59:27 PDT

Name: Lilly

How did you learn about the DVHH site?: Internet

Comments/suggestions about the Project: Fantastic

Villages of interest to you: Orzydorf

Comments: Dear Orzydorf descendants

please help me create a group of do-gooders for our village

Thank you! Lilly

 

Tuesday, January 2, 2007 06:09:00 PDT

Name: Karen M. Lessing

Comments/suggestions about the Project: I think it's a great site for research.

Surnames you are researching: Manes, Mannes

Villages of interest to you: Klenak, Irig, Apatin

Comments: I'm a novice researcher trying to find information about my father's family who left Klenak, Yugoslavia during WW II.  The surnames are Mannes or Manes.  My grandmother's maiden name was Fellinger.

I don't know where to go to find information about Klenak or the town of Irig where my grandmother was born.  Apatin and Ruma are also places where there may be information about the family.  In addition, I am looking for information about the camp my father's family lived in after being forced to leave Klenak.  The camp was in Austria and was called Gradig (or something like it)

Any information or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

Comments: I started looking for my family history having little to go on back in 2005, and within a 2 week span-Thanks to Alex and Jody I had it all done back to the 1700's. I tell a lot of people about the DVHH and the great info to be found. But best of all the great friends and family I found and made.  

 

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