Notes:

> In my line, it is my great-great grandmother, Barbara Metz (nee Karch) who
> emmigrated from Insheim in the Pfalz, near Landau with her eight children
(two or
> three came over first). This was in the 1860's (1866?) after she was
widowed. Her
> husband's name was Joseph Metz. He died in Insheim in 1862 of a bee
sting. The
> family left because one of the sons was going to be drafted into the army.
My great
> grandfather was Joseph Metz (1853). The other children who came over were
Nikolaus
> (1842), Anna-Maria (1843), Barbara (1845), Elizabeth (1849), Rose (1856),
John
> (1859) and Peter (1862). In adulthood, half lived in the Cincinnati, OH
area, the
> other half lived across the river in Covington, KY.
>
> By the way, the daughters married as follows: Barbara married John Zimmer
(they
> lived in Kentucky), Rose married John Strassel (no children, lived in
Germantown,
> OH), Mary (Anna-Maria) married George Radenheimer (also lived in
Kentucky),
> Elizabeth married Joseph Pontius.
>
> Of my ancestors in Germany, my great-great grandfather's name was Peter
Metz who
> married Maria Josepha Buckel. Peter's parents were Andreas Mez who
married
> Appolonia Schwein. Andreas parents seem to be Martin Mez and Magdalena
Gademann.
> All of these folks lived and died in Insheim. The earliest date I have is
for
> Andreas who was born in 1747. Martin and Magdalena were married in 1745.
It's
> possible their birthdates predate the Catholic church in Insheim.
>
> Back to my Metz immigrants. From my research in the 1970's, talking with
one of my
> grandpa's cousins, we know the two or three kids who came first lived with
an
> uncle. We don't know his name, nor whether he was a Metz or a Karch,
although I can
> find no record of any Karches here in Cincinnati, so I'm guessing Metz.
My
> great-great grandfather had a brother Adam, so we think that might be who
it was,
> because there are several Adam Metzes here in the 1860's.
>
> I've traced the descendents of these eight children, so I've got a handle
on who
> were related to in my immediate line. It's the lines that shoot off from
my third
> great grandfather, Peter Metz back in Germany (and the other families
older than
> them) that I'm curious about.
>
> I'm copying this post to the Pfalz-L list on Rootsweb too.
>
> Stan Metts wrote:
>
> > Is there any way to document the original Metz / Metts who came from
Europe
> > to America? There has to be a root person or family for each of the
strains
> > of Metts/Metz.
> >
> > Mine is Samuel Edward Metts. He came from Metz, Alsase Lorraine, after
a
> > falling out with a step-father. (No details or names on his home /
family.)
> >
> > You can check out the line of his descendents on Rootsweb at the
following:
> >
> >
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dsmetts&id=FPMZUP
> >
> > Stan

Andreas married Maria Apollonia Schwein on 4 May 1777 in Insheim, Pfalz. Maria (daughter of Vitus Schwein and Maria Barbara Martz) was born on 4 Apr 1756 in Steinweiler, Pfalz; was christened on 4 Apr 1756 in Steinweiler, Pfalz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married Magdalena Gademann. Magdalena was born in 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vitus married Maria Barbara Martz on 23 May 1746 in Steinweiler, Pfalz. Maria (daughter of Lorentz Martz and Apollonia) was born in 1723 in Steinweiler, Pfalz; died on 25 Jan 1758 in Steinweiler, Pfalz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lorentz married Apollonia. Apollonia was born in 1688; died on 28 Jun 1758 in Steinweiler, Pfalz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]