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From: Victor Paul Furnish <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] Lentz/Moselman German Location
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:54:04 -0500
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I can find no "Walderoff" listed in any of my travel guides to
Germany. I suspect the town referred to is actually Walldorf, which
is, indeed, in Baden-Wuerttemberg. In 1972 (my most recent info)
Walldorf had about 13,000 inhabitants. It is located almost straight
south of Heildelberg, just off of Autobahn A-10. I find no other
location in Germany with a name similar in spelling to what you have
given. (Walldorf happens to have been the birthplace of John Jacob
Astor.)

vpf

At 8:28 PM -0400 6/25/04, Roberta J. Estes wrote:
>Recently in the Lentz DNA project, we were informed that the Jacob Lentz
>(b 1783 immigrated 1816) line from Montgomery Co. Indiana matches the
>DNA from an earlier Lentz immigrant. We are looking for the location in
>Germany that either of them immigrated from in order to try to find the
>German location of the Lentz family. In a reference book, the
>descendents of the earlier immigrant refer to the German city that he
>immigrated from as Walderoff in Baden. Does anyone know if Walderoff in
>Baden is also in Wurttemburg or later became Wurttemburg? I can't find
>it on any map today, and may not be spelling it right. I don't speak
>German. Jacob Lentz's family in the 1880 census said they were born in
>Wurttemburg.
>
>Can anyone help me with locating this city or family in Germany. Jacob
>Lentz married Fredericka Moselman (Musselman?) prior to immigrating in
>1816, so the Moselman family is likely in that city as well.
>
>Any hints of assistance are greatly appreciated.
>
>Bobbi Estes
>
>
>
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