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This column will be a place to post answers to research questions, suggestions, and other information for immediate access, until these items can find a permanent home elsewhere. | This column will be a place to post answers to research questions, suggestions, and other information for immediate access, until these items can find a permanent home elsewhere. | ||
==== "Steinhausen, Germany" ==== | ==== "Steinhausen, Germany" ==== | ||
'''Question''': "My ancestor's U.S. church burial record stated that he was born in "Steinhause, Rhein Kreis, Bavaria" in 1780. Other records also identified his birth place as Steinhausen. He was Protestant. I would like to identify his birth place." | '''Question''': "My ancestor's U.S. church burial record stated that he was born in "Steinhause, Rhein Kreis, Bavaria" in 1780. Other records also identified his birth place as Steinhausen. He was Protestant. I would like to identify his birth place." | ||
'''Answer''': Technically the "Rheinkreis" was in the Pfalz [Palatinate] region of Bavaria during parts of the 19th Century. However, when the term shows up in U.S. records it may also mistakenly refer to Upper or Middle Franconia. A search of the Bavaria gazetteer showed two localities called Steinhausen in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The population of both towns was Roman Catholic. A separate gazetteer for the Pfalz [Palatinate] did not list any entries for "Steinhausen". | '''Answer''': Technically the "Rheinkreis" was in the Pfalz [Palatinate] region of Bavaria during parts of the 19th Century. However, when the term shows up in U.S. records it may also mistakenly refer to Upper or Middle Franconia. A search of the Bavaria gazetteer showed two localities called Steinhausen in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The population of both towns was Roman Catholic. A separate gazetteer for the Pfalz [Palatinate] did not list any entries for "Steinhausen". | ||
However, it is possible that the town name included something else besides "Steinhausen", may be "Steinberghausen" or "Untersteinhausen" etc. A reverse-sort gazetteer is a good tool to check out those possibilities. This kind of book lists all localities in a certain region alphabetically, beginning with the LAST letter of the name. As a result, places with the same ending, such as "hausen", are grouped together. Roger P. Minert has published a whole series of gazetteers that include a "reverse-sort" section. For this problem I used: | However, it is possible that the town name included something else besides "Steinhausen", may be "Steinberghausen" or "Untersteinhausen" etc. A reverse-sort gazetteer is a good tool to check out those possibilities. This kind of book lists all localities in a certain region alphabetically, beginning with the LAST letter of the name. As a result, places with the same ending, such as "hausen", are grouped together. Roger P. Minert has published a whole series of gazetteers that include a "reverse-sort" section. For this problem I used: | ||
Minert, Roger P., ''Palatinate place name indexes : identifying place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes,''Woods Cross, Utah : GRT Publications, 2000, ISBN 0967842026 (FHL 943.3 E2m 2000 copy 1 ) | Minert, Roger P., ''Palatinate place name indexes : identifying place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes,''Woods Cross, Utah : GRT Publications, 2000, [[/en/index.php?title=Special:BookSources&isbn=0967842026|ISBN 0967842026]] (FHL 943.3 E2m 2000 copy 1 ) | ||
This gazetteer suggested two possible localities: Grosssteinhausen and Kleinsteinhausen. | This gazetteer suggested two possible localities: Grosssteinhausen and Kleinsteinhausen. | ||
The Shtetl Seeker on [http://www.jewishgen.org www.jewishgen.org] can also be used in a similar way. It will work for localities known to be situated in the former Federal Republic of Germany [West Germany before 1989], since the German part of this tool is based on a 1960 gazetteer. Use the [http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp ShtetlSeeker-Town Search]. There are four search options: | The Shtetl Seeker on [http://www.jewishgen.org www.jewishgen.org] can also be used in a similar way. It will work for localities known to be situated in the former Federal Republic of Germany [West Germany before 1989], since the German part of this tool is based on a 1960 gazetteer. Use the [http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp ShtetlSeeker-Town Search]. There are four search options: | ||
*phonetically by Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex | *phonetically by Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex | ||
*is exactly | *is exactly | ||
*starts with | *starts with | ||
*contains | *contains | ||
The search can be narrowed down to a certain region or European country. In this case, choose "Germany". A search for place names in "Germany" containing "steinhausen" results in eighteen matches, including | The search can be narrowed down to a certain region or European country. In this case, choose "Germany". A search for place names in "Germany" containing "steinhausen" results in eighteen matches, including Grosssteinhausen and Kleinsteinhausen, both located in the Palatinate. | ||
Both Grosssteinhausen and Kleinsteinhausen belonged to Hornbach Reformed parish. Civil registration records beginning in 1798 were kept in Grosssteinhausen. The ancestor's marriage was found in the Grosssteinbach civil registration records. | Both Grosssteinhausen and Kleinsteinhausen belonged to Hornbach Reformed parish. Civil registration records beginning in 1798 were kept in Grosssteinhausen. The ancestor's marriage was found in the Grosssteinbach civil registration records. | ||