I noticed that the Petry website had “Wirstenburg“, Germany listed as George Petry’s (my gggg grandfather’s) place of birth.
I had never heard of this place before so I did a few searches…
Turns out that there is no such place (family researchers are only human, so it really doesn’t surprise or bother me much when I find errors; comes with the territory).
I have found two possible alternatives, however.
(map borrowed from this website)
OR
Map of Baden Wurttemberg – Visit us for more German Maps
The more logical choice would seem to be Wurttemberg, though IMO.
What do y’all think?
Gale Petry said,
July 27, 2007 @ 11:16 am
I grew up in Germany and also speak fluent German.
I believe that George Petry was from the town Baden Baden which is located in the state of Baden Wuerttemberg, right by the Black Forest.
Liz Petry said,
May 19, 2008 @ 9:16 pm
Based on the information I’ve found the George Petry from Germany is my great-grandfather. I know that sounds preposterous, but my grandfather was born in 1858; my father (also George Petry) in 1907. He was was 42 when I was born. According to my dad, we had family from Alsace-Lorraine. He didn’t say who, or exactly where, but Baden Baden is much closer to the border as it exists today.
Hope this helps.