His G Grandfather was born in Baden, His Grandfather Ravensburg. Family is untraceable in Germany. I think it's possible that his name was Germanized from a French word meaning butcher IF the last name was not changed when them migrated. Several of the brothers were avoiding German draft in late 1800's and one was found in Southern Illinois and taken back to Germany. Stories about their migration are terribly wrong with their ages... who they came with .... (Age 6 and started a butcher business... I think not!)