In 1973, I took a chance and sent a letter to the genealogy agency for what was then East Germany. To my pleasant surprise, they responded to my request and I found someone to translate the letters into English. This letter deals with:


* The baptismal record for August Heiden from February 4, 1838. It shows the 3 people who "stood up" for him.
 

 
 

 

 

 

Central Agency for Genealogy
in the German Democratic Republic
DDR -701 LEIPZIG, Geroge Dimitroff Place 1

November, 1973 Mr. Ralph Heiden, Holt, Michigan

Statement from the Christening record book from the Village of Gross Wokern

August Friedrich Anton Theodor, illegitimately born
Born: January 27, 1838 in Gross Wokern
Baptized: February 4, 1838

Father: Alleged to be Johann Cansier, Farm worker from Thürkow

Mother: Maria Heiden, a housemaid from Gross Wokern

Godparents:
1. August Hillmann, a daily wage laborer from Bergfeld
2. Friedrich Froh, a daily wage laborer from Gross Wokern
3. Anton Schreiber a weaver's apprentice from Amalienhof

In verification:
Herr Moritz