Gale: Probably every Buetow is some how connected with either Kreis Buetow or the city of Buetow or possibly the Teutonic Knight Castle Buetow. I have traced my family name back to Kreis Stolp, town Gross Duebsow. Kreis Stolp is next to Kreis Buetow ( North ). If you are researching the name Buetow you might look at pommernkontake, that site list many people researching the Buetow name and what Kreis they are interested in. Also Kenneth Butow of South Africa ( they did not add the e when they dropped the umlaut ) has collected numerous Buetow family histories and has published a few books on the families.
Mac Buetow
Hi Mac:
I am not researching Buetow/B�tow. When I saw the name, I just had to find out. My GM is from Zeitlow Demmin, so I spend some time on http://list.genealogy.net/mailman/listinfo/pommern-l
and one of my favorite URL's is
Pommerninfo
The unlaut was also dropped from my name, but without changing the spelling B�sche/Bosche. It was done because mechanical reproduction (typewriters, printers) and most computer programs do not accept the umlaut. I use the umlaut when ordering on-line so that I know if my name suddenly appears where it shouldn't. With the use of the unlaut my name comes out simply Boe or B sche.
Gale