Back then that was a reasonable way to get there as the primary mode of travel was by water. The Mississippi River is joined by the Ohio River and goes right by Cincinnati. C > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:01:18 -0700 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BW] BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Digest, Vol 7, Issue 86 > > I have a couple of emigration records of possible ancestors living (in their time) in Cincinnati, OH that allegedly came from Baden to New Orleans before ending up in Cincinnati. But I have been very skeptical that someone would emigrate to Cincinnati through New Orleans: New York or Philadelphia would seem far more reasonable, but I have so far not found similar records of family members coming through those ports. > > Does anyone on this list have reason to accept such a claim? Why would someone travel from New Orleans to Cincinnati to settle when there were so many other more convenient towns along the way to homestead? > > -Stuart > > > > I have trying to find out where in Baden, Germany my gGrandfather, Valentin Mueller was born. He was born Jan. 1835, he left Germany for la Harve, France around 1855 and came to the United States through New Orleans, La. He arrived in Jan. 1857. He made his way to St Louis, Mo. He settled there, married Henreitta Gihr, they had seven children, he had a dairy farm. > > He died in St. Louis in 1906. > > Bill Mueller > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

As late as the Civil War steam ships would come out of Shreveport travel south 250+ miles to New Orleans on the Red River then head north to St Louis on the Mississippi. FYI The Colorado, Ohio, and Missouri rivers flow into the Mississippi River then travel to New Orleans. One can cover quite a bit of country on the Mississipi. Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Gauger Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 7:22 PM To: B-W Roots Web Subject: Re: [BW] BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Digest, Vol 7, Issue 86 Back then that was a reasonable way to get there as the primary mode of travel was by water. The Mississippi River is joined by the Ohio River and goes right by Cincinnati. C > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:01:18 -0700 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BW] BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Digest, Vol 7, Issue 86 > > I have a couple of emigration records of possible ancestors living (in their time) in Cincinnati, OH that allegedly came from Baden to New Orleans before ending up in Cincinnati. But I have been very skeptical that someone would emigrate to Cincinnati through New Orleans: New York or Philadelphia would seem far more reasonable, but I have so far not found similar records of family members coming through those ports. > > Does anyone on this list have reason to accept such a claim? Why would someone travel from New Orleans to Cincinnati to settle when there were so many other more convenient towns along the way to homestead? > > -Stuart > > > > I have trying to find out where in Baden, Germany my gGrandfather, Valentin Mueller was born. He was born Jan. 1835, he left Germany for la Harve, France around 1855 and came to the United States through New Orleans, La. He arrived in Jan. 1857. He made his way to St Louis, Mo. He settled there, married Henreitta Gihr, they had seven children, he had a dairy farm. > > He died in St. Louis in 1906. > > Bill Mueller > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message