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November 24 2000

Dear Lorraine,

It was good to hear from you. Wonder if you are still at Camarillo or whether back in Lancaster. Was in to the college the other day and Joe wondered if you were back in California or where you were.

Am sending you a couple items. One is a map showing Brethren migrations given out at a Brethren Workshop a year ago at North Manchester, Merle Rummel presented a talk on this, you had mentioned about someone speaking of the Brethren route from Dayton Ohio to Indianapolis, I believe.

Also copied the information from the Seelinger book on Balzer Frantz. Mr. Seelinger gives this as the 1727 immigrant Balzer, don't know if he got this from the Ship Lists, or whether it was in the church books there. His e-mail is — Winfried.Seelinger@germanynet.de. He lives in a town near Bohl and had done research for someone on the Royers in Bohl and found information that no one else ever had, Royers there before we Royers knew they were. I had corresponded with him e-mail about this.

Had mentioned we had been to Bohl and stayed with Mrs. Ruth Schmitt — just made it as a passing comment, didn't ask him if he knew her, although surmised she was one of the well-known people there. He wrote "Of course, I know Ruth Schmitt, my wife played with and went to school with her son Peter." In reality, it was her stepson — she had no children of her own, her first husband killed in WW2, her second husband died before 1988 when we were there.

My den looks like it usually does, I get further behind instead of catching up — I went to the college last Mon pm, then Dale worked 1/2 day Wed, and he wanted to go — so off we went again. Several cards and letters to get out. Yesterday were to church at Eel River, near North Manchester, thought we would go to our daughter Diane's for dinner, but she called and said she was taking cold foods and we were all to go to her in-laws, she had a few others.

Dale is at a sSaJe over near Shipshewana, was 20 this morning, but sun is shining and he put on coveralls. Hasn't come home for dinner so suppose there is something he is interested in or at least wants to see sell. Oftentimes he doesn't get anything.

My Cool family (brother and sister's families) are to come in 2 weeks for the weekend, etween we and Aliens hope to sleep 26-34, there are about 8 girls which we will send to

Allens' basement, am not sure where we will eat — here or there — they have more room

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but I would like to have fir here for Sat supper or Sun dinner at least one more time! of- efeatuz, .40

ope you had a nice Thanksgiving. V '

INGARTEN rules Graf nnes Meyer

Pretten, April 30, 1717.

Olio 33:

Mennnoists living in the Obera m t Heidelberg.

MAUER Ulrich Brandt Hans Mayer

LANGENZELL Christian Mayer Hans Mayer Peter Buehler Daniel Eschelmann Hans Jakob Graf

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House built in 1588 in Eppingen

ALTWIESLOCH tioat Gutzler Nicolas Pf aef fly Hans P f aef fly Peter Achenbach, the so- called "black Andrew"

David Ilinninger's widow Rudolf Kaufmann

AMT DIESBERG ZUZENHAUSEN Hans Musselmann Hans Bergtold Hennrich Landes Hans Martin Landes

BA M MENTAL Jakob Harnist

MECKESHEIM Hans Pletscher

ESCH 'AMON N Hans Benedikt Mussel mann Christian Bamberger

ANGELLOCII Hans Wagner Jakob Hochstaetter

HELM STADT Ulrich Huber Christian Wagner, the older Hennrich Kaufmann Michel Frantz Hans Schm utzer Samuel Schinutzer Hennrich Wagner Christian Schmutz

110F HOHENHARDT Christian Wagner Christian Brennemann

DAISBACH David Kaufmann

SCHATTHAUSEN Rudolf Landes Martin Schaub Ilennrich Kaufmann

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FRIESENHEIM Michael Moselmann Hans Jakob Hiestand Hans fluechsells widow Abraham Eicher Hans Ley Maahes Phem (Bluem) Christian Staufer Andreas Kaufmann Andreas Schwartz Samuel Oberholtzer Jakob Mellinger Jakob Hertzler

DUTTWEILER Johannes Jansen Friedrich Bertold (Bergtold) Abraham Egli

OGGERSHEIM Hans Weber

LACHEN Jost Joder

MUTTERSTADT Hans Kurgi (Knegi?)

folio 19:

KOHLHOF BEI DER REIIHUETTE Ulrich Schneider Hans Gochnauer Hans Jakob Blickensdoerfer Jakob Gochnatier Matthes Staufer

folio 24:

CITY OF MANNHEIM

The following Mennomsts live in the city of Mannheim:

Hans Jakob Sehnebely Ulrich Mayer Valentin Christophel lions Neukom met Johannes Christophel Pauly Eager Matthias Barn Jacob Sandler (Saudter?) Christian Staufer

Ulrich Staufer Christian Fischer's widow Johannes Fried Andreas Berg Jakob Schnebely, widower Philipp No1dt Martin Meyli Hennrich Christophel

A total of nineteen. Mannheim, April 24, 1717.

folio 26:

The following Mennists live in the Hilsbach "Amtskellerei".

REIHEN

Samuel Meyer Hans Meyer, the older, an old, careworn man

Michel Meyer Jakob Schaerer Hans Meyer, the younger Hans /Tuber

STEINSFURT

Marx Grafen's widow Jakob Landes Three families recently

moved to Pa.

KIRCHARDT Hans Ilarnist

IMMELHAUSEN Hans Martin Frey Jakob Kuendig

RIG LIEN Hans Funk Johannes Frey

Hilsbach, April 26, 1717.

folio 29:

Mennonists living in the Oberaint Bretten.

EPPINGEN Rudolf Mueller Ilennrich Mueller

is 50 fl.

Christoph Solinger's wife, 3 fl. protection money per year

ELINGENTIIALERHOF Heinrich Kaufmann, assessed 150 fl.

Michael Krehbiel Hans Kaufmann, a poor man

ANGELLOCII Jakob Hochstaetter, assessed

100 fl.

OCHSENBACH

Hans Kaufmann, assessed 100 fl. Jakob Schallenberger

HELMSTADT Hans Ulrich Huber, assessed 440 fl.

Christian Wagner, the older, 305 fl.

Heinrich Kai/Pram-m-1, assessed 75 fl.

Christian Schmutz Michael Franz, assessed 50 fl. Hans Schmutz Samuel Huber

Heinrich Wagner, assessed 100 fl.

Hams Wagner Hans Klee's wife, assessed 100 fl.

HOP HOHENHARDT Christian Wagner, assessed 100 fl.

BAYERTHAL Christian Brennen: ann, assessed 65 fl.

DAISBACII David Kaufmann, assessed 536 fl.

SCHATTHAUSEN Rudolf Landes, administrator with Lord von Bruegge

Hans Gerber, assessed 155 fl.

CLOISTER LOBENFELD Michael Meyer, assessed 6(1 fl.

chel Mayer

OCHSENBACH Hans Kaufmann

BAIERTAE liennrich Pothen (?)

BIEDERSHACH Hans Graf, just leaving

CENTH KIRCHHEIM BRUCHHAUSEN Melchior Fellmann Hans Jakob Schneider Hans Jakob flagmann

ROHRHOF Hans Jakob Schnebele Hans Schwartz Jakob Fellmann

folio 34:

PLANKSTADT Georgius Steiger

FRIEDRICHSFELD Lorenz Riebenach (Ruefenacht)

NUSSLOCH Bettendorf's steward

CENTH SCHRIESHEIM SCHAARHOF Jakob Pletscher flans Mehlinger Jakob Baecliel Samuel Graf Abraham Tauscher Hans Rudolf Naegelin Christian Neukom meter Hans Guth Co-residents: blacksmith, shoemaker, weaver, and tailor

Heidelberg, July 30, 1717

Archive Number 77/6707 - 1724

Reports on the holder of sheep pastures, flayers and hangmen as far as they (such reports) had been requested and

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Note: Owners of sheep pastures, hangmen, and knackers were persons who, because of their work, stood outside of the society. Since Mennonites, too, had a special status, they too were registered with them.

Specification of the Mennonites or Anabaptists residing at the places of the Amt Dilsberg, furthermore of the knackers, and what their situation is.

ZUZENHAUSEN Heinrich Landes assessed capital of 483 florins

Michael Musselmann asessed capital of 102 florins

MECKESHEIM Hans Pletscher assessed capital of 510 florins

ESCHELBRONN Hans Benedikt Musselmann, not assessed since he was a steward of Baron Felz,

Hans Pletscher, the younger, not assessed since he was a steward of Baron Felz

MAUER Ulrich: /3randt assessed capital of 150 florins

Heinrich Kaufmann assessed capital of 150 florins

LANGENZELL Hans Meyer taxed 1 fl., 4 kr., and 4 hel., monthly

Peter Buehler, taxed the same Hans Buehler, taxed the same Jakob Graf, taxed the same, 6 kr.

Hans Graf's widow taken care of by her son, Hans Graf

Hans Jakob Kaufmann taxed 32 kr., 2 hel., monthly

BIEDERSHACH Hans Weiss' wife whose husband is Reformed. Protection money is 3 fl. per year. Assessed capital

Hans Meyer, assessed 65

Note: All Anabaptists pay six guilders protection money to the Amt Dilsberg,

REICHERTSHAUSEN Andreas Beyer's widow serves as the knacker in the hereditary lease. She is assessed 180 florins

Dilsberg, July 13, 1724.

ROIIRBACH

One Anabaptist with wife and Children, farmhand and maids, as administrator on the estate of Lord von Venningen.

One Anabaptist as administrator on the Barfelderhof estate.

BR UCHHA USEN Five Anabaptists were living

on the Bruchhausen estate: 1) Melchior Fellmann, a subtenant, is cultivating half the farm. He receives his living by using his own cattle on the farm, and makes an average living.

2) Jakob Hackmann, receives his living like Fellmann.

3) Hans Bachmann, linen weaver, does not have any Property, but earns a living as a weaver. Ile has no wealth.

4) Hans lfaurich (Haury?), dayworker, earns his living with his work, and has no wealth.

5) Jakob Schneider, 74 Years old, has no wealth, but receives his living from the above by collecting.

Bruchhausen, July 7, 1724,

LPPFLIIELM Johannes Sutter, wife, and dati., at the Schoenwetter estate. He is a farmer.