I am looking for the city Estorf/Esdorf. I'm not sure of the spelling. In my great grandfather's obituary it said that he was born in Estorf/Esdorf, Kingdom of Hannover, Province of Hermosa. What part of the kingdom was the Province of Hermosa?
I can see why this was hard for you to find - google maps has done a
terrible job indexing German towns. Try this: on google maps, look up:
Nienburg (Weser) - exactly like that. You will find Estorf about 8Km
southwest, also next to the Weser River. It's about 50-60Km from the city of
Hannover and in the old Duchy of Hannover. No idea what the Hermosa is all
about - there's no such province. Maybe some clueless person was referring
to the nearby town of Husum?If it was mentioned in whatever records you
have, you might want to check in both Estorf and Husum.
Mike Preiss
San Francisco