Welcome. Have you tried [1]www.familysearch.org fill in the blanks and you may be lucky and get some hits. Walk in peace, Linn On 03/26/12, [email protected] wrote: I am new to this list. I have no idea what area I should be asking about. I am searching Philip Kessler His wife may have been Eva Ruh. The information I have is they came from Hesse Darmstardt. Sometime in the 1850's to Brooklyn NY What port would they have left from? I find them with a Scrader family. I don't know if they are related. Would appreciate any help. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN[2][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. http://www.familysearch.org/ 2. mailto:[email protected]