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From: Fred H Held <>
Subject: Re: [A-L] GERSPACH - DESCHLER
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:44:54 -0600
References: <mailman.69.1202889630.16578.alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <mailman.69.1202889630.16578.alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com>


Florence,

The 1900 census shows that Ferdinand was born Oct 1839 and Mary Apr
1844. They immigrated in 1882 and were married for 27 years (1873).
They had 7 children of which 4 were alive in 1900.

At 02:00 AM 2/13/2008, you wrote:
>From: "peloquin" <>
>Subject: [A-L] GERSPACH - DESCHLER
>To: <>
>
>I have some very old messages posted in my search for my
>GGrandfather Ferdinand GERSPACH and his wife Mary Josephine DESCHLER
>and ny address has changed to . Ferdinand was
>born in Wyhlen, Baden, in about 1840 and went to Alsace-Lorraine as
>a young man where he married a Marie Josephine DESCHLER. They had
>several children there including my grandmother Marie (Mary)
>Caroline GERSPACH. The family came to United States in 1882 and
>settled in Wisconsin. I am really looking for where my grandmother
>was born in Alsace-Lorraine in about 1871, and also where Marie
>Josephine DESCHLER was from. I believe DESCHLER went by the name of
>Josephine, but the ship's list says Marie. Can anyone help?
>
>Florence


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