Hello Thank you for your reply. According to my G-grandfather's Declaration of Intent to become a citizen of the USA, filed 3 April 1847 in the "state" of Wisconsin, Christian Bellmyer, age 32, was born in the Werttenburgh and in the Kingdom thereof. Born 14 May 1814. He left from Bremen in May of 1838 and landed in Baltimore 29 June 1838. He signed his name. He worked in the coal mines of Pennsylvania as a blacksmith until he had saved enough money to buy land in Wisconsin. He was also known as Johann Christian, John Christian, John Christopher. Also 1850 census-unknown 1855 census-BYLMYER 1860 census-BILMYRE 1870 census-BELLMYER He died in 1873 Ron Habel (Hebel) Vista, CA **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://news.aol.com?ncid=emlcntusnews00000002)