Where is Hesse Cassel?
http:/feefhs.org/maps/gerw/wg-hesse.html FEEFHS Map Room: German Empire-West (1882) Hesse-Cassel & Darmstadt-223K Shirley Doug & Darlene Steffens wrote: > I am researching my Steffens ancestors who were from the village of Spieka, > but am confused about the birth place of my ggrandmother. Her birth name > was Catherina Margaretha Rebecca Schuhardt and she married Frederick > Steffens while still in Germany about 1851. A person of interest, possibly > Catharina’s brother, whose name is Johann Schuhardt has shown up in the 1860 > Illinois census. On this census the enumerator wrote Johann’s place of > birth as “Hesse Cassel”. Is anyone familiar with this location? Any and > all help is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Darlene Steffens > Redmond, Washington > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > _______________________________________________ > Hannover-l mailing l
> You can print out a map of Germany, It seems to be in abt. the middle of the > map. > I am also searching in the same area. Shirley [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Doug & Darlene Steffens wrote: > > > I am researching my Steffens ancestors who were from the village of Spieka, > > but am confused about the birth place of my ggrandmother. Her birth name > > was Catherina Margaretha Rebecca Schuhardt and she married Frederick > > Steffens while still in Germany about 1851. A person of interest, possibly > > Catharina’s brother, whose name is Johann Schuhardt has shown up in the 1860 > > Illinois census. On this census the enumerator wrote Johann’s place of > > birth as “Hesse Cassel”. Is anyone familiar with this location? Any and > > all help is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Darlene Steffens > > Redmond, Washington > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > >
