I am looking for family from Alsace - Lorraine, I have both France and Germany for country.Are they both possible? Don't know anything about the area. Looking for Fortunat Mailluchett who married Josephine Schneider and came to America.Also her parents Elias Schneider (1818-born) and Catherine Dentinger (1820-born).Any info on family or area appreciated.

Yes, our Alsace relatives were required to change countries at least five times from 1830 to 1900!

I have a coonection in my family also from farnce and Germany. Louis Schollian rom Alsace Lorraine France married a Anna Dorethea Henizling from Hesse Germany.
Apperently it looks like somehting during that time where people wer marying each other from the tow ares, thought that may help

Your question concerning France & Germany probably refers to a source that was called " Prussia " for many years. This area would have included border countries both in Germany & France that were on the Rhine River. In France , it would be the Alsace/Lorraine etc.. area ...
It can be confusing but when you research the census' in the U., S. , search source countries as Prussia, Germany, France, Deutschland or the regions ( Hesse etc...). You will find that they will change in different census' depending on which country now was in posession of that region.
Good luck.

Is anyone a relative of the Schlernitzauers who hailed from Lorraine, France. My Great Great Grandfather's name was Matthias married to Mary. Great Great Grandmother Sophia married Henry Miller. They were all glassblowers..and settled originally in N. J. - then upstate New York & Pennsylvania. They immigrated from Le'Havre to the U. S. in approx. 1845. I have info on all the children and cousins.........Nicholas Schlernitzauer was a son and a brother.

"Historic Pittsburgh" site lists Schlernitzauer-Dusch marriage...both from Alsace. Contact me privately for more details on the Dusch side. These were also a family of glass workers.

HI Paul,

That sounds very interesting as most of the Schlernitzauers in the United States were connected. I do know that the glassworking families of New York, Penn.,Illinois etc.. usually were relatives. I would like to contact you directly but do not have an e-mail to do that.

Let me know how to proceed.
JK

I tried to email but it was returned as undeliverable. Email to pabauer"AT"dynamic-manufacturing.com...replace"AT"with@

Hi there,

Thank you for the lead. I read the information and they are definitely relatives. I believe the original immigrants were Matthias Schlernitzauer - Nicholas Schlernitzauer & possibly Peter Schlernitzauer... They all hail from Moselle , Lorraine, France. Troisfontaine is a small village that is in that area. Schlernitzauers were in Gloucester County , New Jersey originally - then to Verona County , New York - then Pennsylvania when Pittsburgh Plate and Glass essentially shut down the plants on the Erie Canal...My relatives went to Ottawa, Illinois....Some stayed in New York a while longer - Some were in Penn.... Allegheny County....
Hope this rings a bell........
Thanks again..
JK

JK,
I am looking for info on a Charles Schlernitzauer b. 1860s also a glassworker who lived in Pennsylvania, Allegheny Cou nty, Pittsburgh. He married a Margaret and had several children. One of which was my husbands grandmother Frances. Do you have any info on him?
Wendy