Hi Barbara,
Thanks for the tips and advice. I am within 45 minutes of an LDS center so
that is an option I should explore. I'm afraid the Johanna Eberhard you
found would have been too old to be my great grandmother, but I might
consider the option that a niece might have also been named Johanna. I
think the Spieka connection might be worth exploring further.
I really appreciate the efforts you have put forth to help me. Thank you
very much.
Rick
[Original Message]
From: R&B Stewart <raybarbara@comcast.net>
To: Hannover-L <hannover-l@genealogy.net>
Date: 3/17/2005 3:36:32 AM
Subject: Re: [HN] Brook, von/Leutermann/Pass/EberhardtHello again,
The LDS list a Johanna Dorothea Eberhard born in the town of Spieka
in
1831. Spieka is south of Oxstedt. Her parents were Erich Friederich and
Catharina Dorothea Eberhard. The spelling without the final "t" probably
would not be significant. There is an earlier Johanna born in 1799 in
Spieka. The LDS also have the church records for Spieka. This may not be
of any significance to you, but the town is in the same general area of
your