My gg-grandparents came from Rheinbischofsheim, a small town about midway between Baden-Baden and Strasbourg, France. (bc = born circa). Jacob Yeager (bc1819), wife Magdalena (bc1820), and children Jacob (bc1844), Magdalena (bc1846), and Barbara (bc1848) crossed to America on the ship Columbus, which departed Antwerp Belgium and arrived New York on 6 January 1852. On the passenger manifest, they were listed with the family name Jaeger from Rheinbischofsheim. Can anyone provide any info about this family's ancestry/history or point me to a source that might lead to more info? Thank you, Charles A Mayer Ormond by the Sea, Florida USA

In the Southwest Germany Emigration Index, I found the following: Emigrant identification 249121 Title First name Jakob Last name Jäger Second name Last place of residence Rheinau District Rheinbischofsheim Domicile Marital status Denomination Profession Name at birth Sex Year of birth Date of birth Reference Emigration year 1851 Date of emigration Continent Nordamerika Country of destination Nordamerika Point of destination Age at emigration Number of adults Number of children Motive Remigration Bailer Comments insgesamt 5 Personen; Capital Assistance County nicht zuweisbar Archive Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe The phrase "insgesamt 5 Personen" in the comments field. My translation is "in total 5 people [traveling together]" This fits your group exactly. The LDS films for Rheinau don't appear to go back further than 1896 so they could be included in another nearby parish. However, even though Rheinau is only about 1 kilometer from Rheinbischofsheim, it's not certain that they are included in the later's books based on the film's notes. A little research (or someone on this list) may reveal in which parish the ordinances were done for Rheinau in the 1800's. I'd do it myself but must off to the dentist (I'd rather be researching but . . .) Also, the online church books suggested by another list member don't cover Jakob's (1819) and later birth years yet. Regards, Paul near Portland -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mayer, Charles" <PSU113@att.net> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 4:48 PM To: <BADEN-WURTTEMBERG@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BW] Yeager / Jaeger Family > My gg-grandparents came from Rheinbischofsheim, a small town about midway > between Baden-Baden and Strasbourg, France. (bc = born circa). Jacob > Yeager (bc1819), wife Magdalena (bc1820), and children Jacob (bc1844), > Magdalena (bc1846), and Barbara (bc1848) crossed to America on the ship > Columbus, which departed Antwerp Belgium and arrived New York on 6 January > 1852. On the passenger manifest, they were listed with the family name > Jaeger from Rheinbischofsheim. > > Can anyone provide any info about this family's ancestry/history or point > me to a source that might lead to more info? > > Thank you, > > Charles A Mayer > Ormond by the Sea, Florida USA