JAMES W. HOOK
80 TEMPLE STREET
NEW HAVEN 6
CONN.
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| April 24, 1956
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Mr. Lynn E. Eller
Hq. Air Forces Europe Exchange
A.P.O. 633
New York City, New York
Dear Kinsman:
Your sister, Dorotny Vaughn., who lives in nearby Stratford has Told me of your new job in the Air Force in Germany and says that you might find time to do some Eller family researching during your spare time. Regretfully I cannot tell you exactly where our emigrant ancestor came from in Germany but suspect that it might have been from near Dusseldorf. There also was an Eller family of about the right period., to have been the forebears of our American Ellers., that lived at a place called Untermesbach but I can find no such place on any maps of Germany that I have seen.
Our emigrant ancestor was George Michael Eller who lived in Frederick Co., Md. and died there in 1778 leaving children, Peter., our ancestor, Leonard, Elizabeth and younger children named Jacob, George,, John, Eve, Catherine and Maria. AU of these children., apparently, were grown or nearly grown at the time of their father's death. If in your researches you find a George Michael Eller born, say between 1700 and 1725, it is quite likely that he would be the man we're after. He probably would have had parents or brothers and sisters with names like Christian, George, Peter,, Leonard, Jacob, John. Michael, Henry or Melchoir. I wish you success and hope if you find anything that looks promising that you'll tell me about it.
Dorothy told us about your interesting job in Germany and we wish you every success. We see Dorothy and Sidney occasionally and are so glad they live near by, Your father and mother have been to our house also and if you ever come this way be sure and let us know.
Best of good wishes to you,
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| Sincerely,
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James W. Hook |
Son of your father's aunt, Virginia (Eller) Hook.
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