Re: Lewis SCHOEFFLER b 1852 Alsace-Lorraine
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Lewis SCHOEFFLER b 1852 Alsace-Lorraine
4/16/98
Very interesting.This is as far back as I can go (verbally, as I am a novice).My family is in Oklahoma and grandfather was Earl.My grandmother (Ninnie Hail Schoeffler) has minimal documentation which goes back exactly as you describe, no further than 1852 though.Unfortunately, I do not speak German and have not attempted any further inquiries in Metz.The only story I remember was something about Lewis being a stow-away on a merchant ship.