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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Where Was He Born?

Where was this man born? This statement comes from a discharge paper found in his homestead application.

5 comments:

  1. Wow, that is terrible spelling. I wonder if its pronunciation is Ferenuh. I don't know what that would translate to in German. Perhaps it is a neighborhood or region within Hanover. Nice mystery to solve here! Have fun with it!

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  2. It looks like Feieruh, but there is no such place in Meyers. That doesn't mean it could not be some small hamlet. There is no Feueruh/Feuruh in Meyers, either. There are a Feuereut,Feuerhof, Feurer, Feurers, and a Feuereck, which seems to be good - but it is in Bavaria.

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