This is Megan Williams. I’m researching my family history going back four generations of family’s member The Helbling Family, Stupy, Beerbower, Heyl etc.. I have a couple of photos of Flora B. Helbling and her family members identified with my great aunt Loretta Heyl. Please let me know if you know the family that posted these photos so I can get in contact with them.

Thanks.

Also, the Springsteels we’re tracing use the more common Springsteen spelling almost interchangeably. Apparently, Dutch surnames and their spellings were a lot more flexible, and an “l” or “n” were attached to the end of a surname as a term of endearment, much like “-ita” in Spanish.

Also, the Springsteels we’re tracing use the more common Springsteen spelling almost interchangeably. Apparently, Dutch surnames and their spellings were a lot more flexible, and an “l” or “n” were attached to the end of a surname as a term of endearment, much like “-ita” in Spanish.

My friend descends from a James Springsteel (“l” not “n”) who is almost certainly a brother, son or nephew of your John and Mary Springsteen. The “L” ending of the surname appears on John’s entry on the 1820 census in Crosby, Hamilton, Ohio. I can also tell you what this family was manufacturing in 1820.

Can you email me at k.platt@jacksonandplattgenealogy.com for more details?

Hi Kimberly-

Thanks for letting me know about the broken link- must have happened with the last update.

I would love to share info on the Springsteens- how are you related?