Hi Linda,
My maiden name is Bartsch and I was born in Ostfriesland
( East Frisia ) in Germany .I have been searching for some time now and realize that the Bartsch name could have been changed to Barch/Bartch .
I know that my grandfather Friedrich Wilhelm Bartsch was born to Franziska Bachert in Olzstyn ,East Prussia , now Poland .
Her father's name was Michael Bachert and her mother's name was Friederike Franziska Guenther.
I have some Data , but do not know , if there were Relatives and if they came to the States .
My Grandfather Friedrich Wilhelm Bartsch came to Ostfriesland or Hannover in Lower Saxony apprx. 1906 .
My father , same name , was born 1907 in Norderney/Ostfriesland in Germany .
Grandfather died in WW1. My father died in WW2.
Have you or someone who reads this , ever come across a Bartsch , Bachert ot Guenther that originated in East Prussia , now Poland ?
Please reply to Erika Eder eder4136@shaw.ca