Thank you for your suggestion. Yes, Lorbach/Büdingen are not in Hanau. However, I'm trying to eliminate this locality because it was reported by other individuals online as being the birthplace for Johann Adam and Nikolaus Koch.
Most likely this is a dead end, but since someone listed exact birth dates, I'm pursuing this.
A researcher from the Volga German Institute did not find anything in the Hüttengesäß records.
I'm slowly working through localities in Hanau. Nothing was found in Langendiebach, Langenselbold, Rückingen, Gründau, Hochstadt, Aufenau, Gelnhausen (Stadt), Altenhaßlau, etc! There are many Kochs but not my ancestors!
Thanks for your input,
Kathy