Hello NIES family researchers, checking through all
postings on this Board, I was unable to detect the
original places of your German ancestors. Seems to me,
judging by my own research, that they did not come from
one single place, but in general from the area of Hessen,
situated in or near the Vogelsberg region.

Katherina Elisabetha NIES was born on 21.Sep.1809
in Bobenhausen bei Ortenberg im Vogelsberg/Hessen,
her father was ELIAS NIES, place and date of birth has
not been found as yet. Her mother was Anna Dorothea
WESTERWAELLER, probably also from Bobenhausen.
Katherina Elisabetha Nies married on 2.Apr.1843 in
Bobenhausen den Johann Konrad FILGES, born
22.July 1815 in Bobenhausen.

Sollten deutsche Familienforscher in der Lage sein mehr
ueber die NIES oder andere Namen zu berichten, so sind
diese gerne eingeladen, solche Meldungen in deutsch
auf dieses Nachrichten Board zu bringen. Wir moechten
alle Moeglichkeiten erschoepfen diesen Namen zu
erforschen und seinen Ursprung zu finden. Im Voraus
meinen besten Dank. This is to encourage German
family researchers to bring forward der Information in
respect to the NIES and related names, and I welcome
any such help.
John Merz, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
MERZ, MATZ, FILGES, BOOS, WEIDER, WENTZEL,
WESTERWAELLER, NIES.