Thaddeus Bechtold is my GGrandfather. He was married to Anna Meyer. His children (Wilhelmina b 1853, Pauline b 1850, and Joseph b 1862) immigrated to U.S. and settled in Chicago, Ill. 1873-76. I can't find out anything about what town they came from other than on Census and death records. Whilhelmina is my grandmother her records say: Stuttgart, West Phalli, Wittenberg, Wurttemberg, Germany. I cannot find birth, Immigration, Naturalization or Emmigration records for any of them. How long did the ships take to come to US after leaving Germany. I know it would depend on where they came to in U.S. I don't know what month to look at on the Ship records. Also, I would like to know if Thaddeus Bechtold is on the RAAB Index List. Thank you for any info you may help me with.Nancy