Translation of Town Name
Hello - Thank you for allowing me to join this group. I was looking for some help in deciphering the name of the town both parents are from. I have asked on German Facebook groups but still haven't narrowed down what the town names are. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
September 14, 1783 Birth Record of Joseph Antonius Schwemberger. Heitersheim, Heitersheim, Staufen, Baden, Deutschland
Parents are Caspar Schwemberger and Anna Maria Villringer.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q1W8-8NMM
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It's very helpful if you include the name of the parish/village for the record.
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I read the following:
Casparus Schwemberger verator ex hoen Emmz et Anna Maria Villringer ex Schausbach in Alsatia
Alsatia is Alsace, the border region (now France) on the other side of the Rhine river. I couldn't find a place called Schausbach though.
"Hoen Emmz" sounds in German like Hohenems (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenems) a city on the border between Austria and Switzerland. However, this place is about 100 miles away from Heitersheim.
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Thank you so much!!! I have been looking through old maps at town names - any chance that the Schausbach could be Sultzbach (Soultzbach)? That seems like it could be close enough to the area in Alsace. Then looking at Hohenems - any chance that could be Hohenzollern in Germany? I know these are guesses but just want to know your thoughts as my knowledge is little to none. Thank you!!!
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