Hello,
Looking to connect with individuals researching the family EICH of Saarland, Germany (formerly known as Rhineland "Prussia")
Family members resided in the villages of Spiesen, Reichenbrunn & Sengscheid, and later in Merchweiler & Friedrichsthal.
My ancestor - Jacob Eich, born 1815 in Merchweiler, the son of Nikolaus Eich & Anna Kath. Alt, emigrated to the U.S. in 1847, later settling in the Town of Wayland, Steuben County, NY. He was married to Maria Schafer of Bildstock, the dau. of Ferdinand Schafer & Maria Kramer of Bildstock.