Lioebe Franziska:
ich hoffe das du kan english verstaen - ich kann nicht zuviel Deutsch schreiben.
I have been trying to research my family "roots" in Germany and France for several years
but have recently taken a "sabbatical". It does get tiring. The names I have been researching are:
Strauff fron the Koeln am Rhein and further back from the Vorgebirge...in Waldorf and
surrounding area
Maffre ( Maffrei ,Maffry,Maffri etc-( the Germans did not know what to do with an Alsatien-French name)
from the are around Bielefeld and further East
Winter- also from around Bielefeld
von Hagen from around Bielefeld
these familes go far back. I am the 3rd generation in the US and I am 85...so you see these families are very ancient. If you recognize any of these names we could "talk" Otherwise I wish you luck in your pursuit and maybe I will get back to my research later on. It does get to be very anstrengen!
All the best
Mary-LIna Strauff Kosicki