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Subject: Re: German settlement Bellville, St. Clair County Illinois
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 14:58:46 GMT
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In article <>,
(MontyKnapp) wrote:
> My german ancestors (Knapp) settled near Bellville (St. Clair County) around
> 1854. Some moved to Effingham County and then to Decatur (Macon County) -
> which is my present family. I've just started tracing my ancestors (maybe at
> it for 1 month). I haven't found any information regarding military service -
> but if I do, I'll let you know.
>
> Have you found any good places to trace the line back in Germany? My people
> apparently came from Hesse Darmstadt but I haven't yet found those settlers
> parents and grandparents in Germany..
Try to find the obituaries, either church or newspaper. It was very
common for those to list the town of birth in Germany. church records
like that got be "into" Germany in two of my lines.
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