Angelika, It was unclear from your query whether you are interested in researching the family ancestors in Germany or the descendants in America. There is this entry in the LDS IGI File at FamilySearch that is most likely your Katharina Maier. Since it was posted by a patron, there is someone researching that family. ========================= IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 Katharina MAYER Birth: 01 JUL 1836 Joehlingen, Karlsruhe, Baden Father: Franz Peter MAYER Mother: Maria Klara or Clara LEHRER LUHRER Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. ========================= There are also patron submitted entries for Philipp Maier and Franz Maier, probably submitted by the same patron. In addition to a patron submitted records, there are this extracted records. ========================= IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 JOSEPH MAIER Christening: 09 JAN 1875 Katholisch, Joehlingen, Karlsruhe, Baden Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. Batch No.: C949723 1852 - 1875 1052129 IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 FRANZ KARL MAIER Christening: 01 JUN 1864 Katholisch, Joehlingen, Karlsruhe, Baden Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. Batch No.: C949723 1852 - 1875 1052129 ========================= I find it strange that there are no parents listed for any of the children in either the patron submitted or extracted data. Was she an unwed mother? At 02:02 AM 11/26/2008, you wrote: >From: Angelika Dannenberg <Angelika.Dannenberg@web.de> >Subject: [BW] search for MAIER-FAMILY >To: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG@rootsweb.com > >Who knows anything about following MAIER-Family: > >Katharina Maier (born 01.07.1836 in Joehlingen/Baden) mother > >Philipp Maier (born 04.05.1869 in Joehlingen)my greatgrandpa > >Franz Karl Maier (born 31.05.1864 in Joehlingen) brother > >Joseph Maier (born 07.01.1875 in Joehlingen) brother > > > >they all arrived by the ship "S/S Frisia(Fresia >named in America) of the HamburgAmericaLine on 19.05.1875 in New York. > >After arriving(so the story of my greatgrandpa) >his mother disappeared.Only the 3 boys were >there.Philipp and one of his brothers they came >to two different families.The third boy was >taken by the captain of the ship(maybe the >baby).Philipp did not see neither his brothers >nor his mother in life again.When Philipp was >about 19 years old, he returned to Germany.But >nobody knows anything about the ways they have gone in America. > >I have learnt days ago, that the captain of the >ship was a German too,his name Emil Maier(but >not an ancestor of the family).Maybe he arrived >in Germany with the little Joseph?Or maybe not. > >Angelika ____________________________________________________________ Click for online loan, fast & no lender fee, approval today http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/PnY6rx9LUCtywtmUcEP3BqIHjuB8OgOm4iIjdprHEbfBMWH2crXpi/