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New Passenger Lists On-Line to Brazil, New Orleans, Baltimore and New York

kh440 — 5 May 2007 10:46:38 GMT

Announcing NEW passenger lists now ON-LINE for FREE
in both English and German.

Recently added ships:

BAHIA
Departure Port: Hamburg, Germany
Departure Date: 19-Jun-1879
Arrival Port(s); Brazil via Lisbon
Arrival dates: unknown

S.S. BRAUNSCHWEIG
Departure Port: Bremen, Germany
Departure Date: unknown
Arrival Port: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Arrival Date: 18 Oct 1876

bark CLARA
Departure Port: Bremen, Germany
Departure date: unknown
Arrival Port: New York, NY USA
Arrival Date: 28-Aug-1866

bark DORRETTE
Departure Port: Bremen, Germany
Departure Date: unknown
Arrival Port: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Arrival Date: 27-Oct-1868

bark EBERHARD
Departure Port: Bremen , Germany
Departure Date: unknown
Arrival Port: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Arrival Date: 08-Nov-1855

JAMES EDWARD
Departure Port: Bremerhaven , Germany
Departure Date: unknown
Arrival Date: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Arrival Date: 06-Feb-1849

bark KOSMOS
Departure Port: Bremerhaven , Germany
Departure Date: unknown
Arrival Port: New York, NY, USA
Arrival Date 04-Nov-1872

bark ZANOMI
Departure Port: Le Havre , France
Departure Date: unknown
Arrival Port: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Arrival Date: 10-Dec-1851

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-OR-

Schiffs und Passagierlisten Datenbank:
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Further Information:

Germany-Passenger-Lists:
http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/wiki/Germany-Passenger-Lists

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New Passenger Lists On-Line to Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans and Savannah, GA. U.S.

kh440 — 23 Apr 2007 1:30:48 GMT

Announcing NEW passenger lists now ON-LINE for FREE
in both English and German.

CLARA L. SPARKS, schooner
Departure Port: Jacmel, Haiti
Departure Date: unknown
Arrival Port: Boston, MA, USA
Arrival Date: April 15, 1865
Passenger total: 6

S.S. IRIS
Departure Port: Tenerife, Canary Islands
Departure Date: December 03, 1916
Arrival Port: Savannah, GA, USA
Arrival Date: December 29, 1916
Passenger total: 7

S.S. NUERNBERG, (NURNBERG)
Departure Port: Bremen, Germany
Departure date: unknown
Arrival Port: Baltimore, MD, USA
Arrival Date: November 17, 1876
Passenger total: 50

VON VINCKE, bark
Departure Port: Bremen, Germany
Departure Date: unknown
Arrival Port: New Orleans, LA, USA
Arrival Date: May 08, 1847
Passenger total: 125

S.S. PICKHUBEN
Departure Port: Cuxhaven , Germany
Departure Date: November 23, 1892
Arrival Port: Boston, MA, USA
Arrival Date: December 13, 1892
Passenger total: 163

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Recently added ships were:

SS BOLIVIA
Departure Port: Hamburg, Germany
Departure Date: December 01, 1894
Arrival Port: Boston, MA, USA
Arrival Date: December 19, 1894
Passenger Total: 88

VILLAGARCIA, ship
Departure Port: Hamburg, Germany
Departure Date: May 02, 1929
Arrival: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arrival Date: unknown
Passenger Total: 37

S.S. ELLA WOERMANN
Departure Port: Hamburg, Germany
Departure Date: September 01, 1894
Arrival Port: West Africa
Arrival Date: unknown
Passenger total: 6

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Further Information:

Germany-Passenger-Lists:
http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/wiki/Germany-Passenger-Lists

Thank you!!

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Additional Passenger Lists added - Belgium, France and Germany to U.S

kh440 — 3 Apr 2007 4:54:18 GMT

New Passenger Lists -

Announcing Recently Added Passenger Lists in our Database -

... a free searchable database in German and English.

Ships and Passenger Database:
http://www.saxonyroots.com/ships/

Ship Name: S/S Bordeaux
Ports of Departure: Antwerp, Belgium & Bordeaux, France
Departure Date: 08 December 1889
Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
Arrival Date: 02 January 1890
Le capitouin: Gandillon
Ship Type: Scw. Steamer
Passenger Total: 128

-AND-

Ship Name: S.S.Hecla
Port of Departure: Antwerp, Belgium
Departure Date: 17 August 1881
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
Arrival Date: 01 September 1881
Voyage: III
Captain of Ship: Tanner
International Navigation Company
Shipping Line: Red Star
Tonnage: 2,421
Passenger Total: 247

-AND-

Ship Name: Columbus
Ship Type: bark
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Departure Date: 17 November 1868
Port of Arrival: New York, NY, US
Arrival Date: 12 March 1869
Master of Ship: Hillmer
Passenger Total: 114

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Passenger Lists / Germany to U.S.

kh440 — 3 Apr 2007 4:52:39 GMT

Announcing New Passenger Lists in our Database -

... a free searchable database in English and German.

Ships and Passenger Database:
http://www.saxonyroots.com/ships/

Ship: ERNST MORITZ ARNDT (Bremen Ship)
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Arrival Date: 8 November 1854
Master of Ship : Friedrich Harde
Built at: Vegesack / Fähr by Hermann Friedrich Ulrichs
Owners: Firm of F. & E. Delius, Bremen
Tonnage 670 tons
Passenger Total: 323

-AND-

Ship Name: SS HUNGARIA
Departure Port: Hamburg, Germany
Arrival Port: Baltimore, Maryland USA
Arrival Date: Sept 28, 1889
Master of Ship : Capt C. Droescher
Ship Type: Scw. Steamer
Passenger Total: 138

-AND-

Ship Name: FAVORITE
Ship Type: Bark
Tonnage: 330 tons
Departure Port: Bremen
Arrival Port: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Arrival Date: July 15th 1844
Master of Ship : F. Henerich
Passenger Total: 133

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Ship: Nord German Ship CHRISTEL
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Port of Arrival: New York, NY
Date of Arrival: 06 April 1870
Master of Ship: Franz Friedrichs
Passenger Total: 84

Built in Bremen, North Germany 1864
Tonnage: c. 924
Owners: E.C. Schramm and Co.
Two Decks; Made of Oakwood

REF:
American Lloyd's Register of American and Foreign
Shipping, 1870

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The Gille's in Quincy. Illinois

photopam — 13 Jan 2007 9:00:52 GMT

I have been researching my GILLE ancestors in Quincy, Adams CO, Illinois. I have not been able to find much information on my direct line. It starts with John Christopher GILLE who arrived to this country in 1847 from Germany.

I have noticed that there are still some GILLE's living there. I was wondering if they might be related to my ancestors.

Does anyone have any information on the GILLE family in Quincy?

Thank you so much!

Welcome to the new Germans in Illinois message board

NelliBlu28 — 9 Aug 2004 9:42:32 GMT

Welcome to the new Germans in Illinois message board! If you have German ancestors who came to and resided or passed through Illinois then please post queries, obits, etc here.

Naturalization Records Stored

Kyle — 5 Dec 2006 10:21:22 GMT

Have my G-fathers and G-mothers naturalization forms which list date of naturalization. Was told this is actually form for "intent." So whom or where are the "true" records stored in IL. Was told those have much more information on them.

New Admin

VIOLETS3 — 15 Sep 2006 5:12:03 GMT

Greetings from Massachusetts. My name is Pat Mount and I'm taking over the message board administration from Wolfe. There is a companion mail list for this board...Germans-IL-IN@rootsweb.com
Your subscription would be welcomed.

Any Resources of Clay Co.,IL????

ihemporium — 7 Feb 2006 8:21:09 GMT

I am trying to find out what happened to a certain german family between 1896 - 1900 in clay co., Il. Family story has that the mother could not afford to keep her children and had them "adopted out" because the father was "deported" out of Illinois.

what does this mean???

Thanks in advance,
Lily Furlow

Caspers Family from Germany

caspers1 — 29 Aug 2006 5:04:08 GMT

Looking for info about the Caspers family. James Caspers is listed in the 1880 census living as a boarder in Chicago. He was born in Germany in 1856, his parents were also born in Germany (Prussia). His parents could possibly be Anton and Sophie Caspers but this hasn't been documented yet. James moved to Washington Territory about 1883. He was married to Carrie Peickert and had a son named Lambert. Any help would be appreciated.

German name spelling ??

Dollysister1 — 12 Dec 2004 1:04:12 GMT

I am trying to track a German family in Illinois and Iowa. The
census spells the name 'Stoutiel' Does anyone have any idea what this should be? Please let me know if you do.

Thanks, Margaret

Michelsen

Carol D. Michelsen — 24 Oct 2004 7:15:41 GMT

I am seeking information on Peter Michelsen who lived on S. Union Avenue from 1900 - 1940. His wife's name was Christina and they had three daughters and two sons. Please contact me with any information you might have at
cadpnm@pe.net. Thank you, Carol

KEHRING

JohnKehring92 — 16 Aug 2004 6:57:59 GMT

My gggrandfather and his family landed in New York in Feb 1882 and settled in the Chicago area. The family mainly lived in Harlem/Forest Park and Oak Park. Need any information

Thanks
John Kehring
Yuma, AZ

John Hardin and Anna Vass Hardin

Dianne_Hardin — 20 Aug 2004 4:45:30 GMT

Both my grandparents spoke German and were Baptist.
John Hardin of Texas/Ark. And Anna Vass Hardin of Ky.They
both met in Chicago,Ill. around 1885. Married in 1886.
Where would they likely marry?
I can't find a marriage record online in Illinois where they
marry each other. There are 3 Vass names and tons of
Hardin names in the index. Help please!!!!!!!

New Administrator

saxonyroots — 2 Oct 2004 5:43:47 GMT

Hello All,

Kathie was getting too busy and she asked me to give some TLC
to the board and take over the administration.
I was born in Germany a looong time ago and live now in Alabama, USA.

To help all the non- german speaking researchers I started the
Saxonyroots and Saxony Rootsweb Mailinglists and we also joined
the German CompGen group, which is a major provider of
Ancestry research in Germany.

You are all very welcome to visit our Homepage http://www.saxonyroots.com
and you can take a look at our Ships- and Passengerlists databases.

See you there and have a nice weekend,

Wolf Zscheile

Ernest Neitz (aka Nitz, Nietz)

Frank Neitz — 13 Sep 2004 1:39:16 GMT

Ernest was born as Nitz in Schoenrode, Wirsitz County, Prussia 1889. He migrated with parents and two brothers to Rochester, Mnnnesota about 1893. He married 1910 as Neitz in Nebraska and divorced in Minnesota (abt 1920 ?). Between 1920 and 1928, Ernest moved to 2138 N 75th Court, Elmwod Park, IL and lived with his brother Paul Nietz. There is no record thereafter. Any clue/help will be appreciated. Ernest is my grandfather.

Birchers 1870-1910

Loni — 19 Sep 2004 2:47:29 GMT

I am looking for any info on the Bircher family who lived in Highland, Marine and Jacob Township between the years 1870-1910. Henry Krebs Bircher and Rosine had 6 children in 1880; Robert, Adolph, Bertha, Gustave, Alena and Rosena. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Henry either came from Germany or Switzerland.

Thanks

Emery Elmer Westfall

ljett39 — 22 Sep 2004 4:17:02 GMT

Looking for info on Westfall's and Klingensmith's in Olney (or Noble), Richland Co, ILL. My gg grandpa Emery Elmer Westfall was b. 4/19/1873 in Olney and d. 10/5/1941 in Noble and was buried in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney. His stepfather was a Klingensmith. He married Clara Alice Steffy. I have lots of info on Steffy's and lots on Westfall's but am having trouble tying Emery into the Westfall Line. Emery was a police officer either before 1914 or after 1920 in ILL. Any info regarding this family would be greatly appreciated.

Frank Reitmayer

Cmags111 — 22 Jun 2001 3:11:15 GMT

Looking for info on a Frank Reitmayer who was born on 9-18-1869. He is the son of Frank and Emma Reitmayer. He had 2 sisters Francis and Eleanor and brother Emmil. At the age of 14 he came to the U.S. He was from the town Hlubokan-Vltava. He worked as a conductor on a railroad. He married Frieda Bischoff of Illinois. They had 5 children (3 died very early as infants) and then there was Eleanor(Reitmayer)Ross Housing and a son Arthur Reitmayer. He died in Chicago on 11-20-1955.