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Subject: Re: [ALS-LOR] Help with surname Hoock
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 21:36:26 +0000

Ewald,

Thank you for the information. Do you know if Deidesheim, Pfalz, Bayern was part of Alsace during the 1830s? I found a birth record on the LDS site that might be my Apollonia.

Best Wishes,
Mary from Arkansas, USA

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From: "EWALD" <>

> Mary,
>
> Hoock is an Americanized name for HUCK, a common name in Alsace-Lorraine.
> The pronunciation of Hoock in English and the pronunciation of Huck in
> German are the same pronunciation.
> To hear both pronunciations you can use the site
> http://public.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php : choose the language,
> enter the word then click on ''speak''
>
> Ewald
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 3:32 PM
> Subject: [ALS-LOR] Help with surname Hoock
>
>
> > Good morning,
> >
> > My gr gr grandmother, Apollonia Hoock Steppig (Stoeppig/ Stoppig), is one
> of my brick walls. The 1880 Federal Census has her from Alsace (spelled
> Elsa). Does anyone on this list know if Hoock is an Alsace surname or if
> this could be a derivation of another Alsace surname that became
> Americanized? I do not have access to her date of birth (I am in San Diego
> on business and do not have my personal computer) but I seem to remember she
> was born abt 1832. Michael Steppig, her husband, is from Alsace and he was
> born abt the same time. A fellow list member is a distant cousin of mine
> and he shared his Steppig ancestral file with me and I am very grateful for
> his kindness. Anyway, I can not find an immigration record for Apollonia
> and am wondering if Hoock is the correct spelling. Any help you and give me
> will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you and blessings,
> > Mary from Arkansas, USA
> > Searching Hoock, Reis/Ries, Ish/Isch, Friedrich, Rabel, Gold, Schubert
>
>
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