At 07:27 PM 5/30/2006, you wrote: >Debbie in NC: I am also wondering where my German ancestors lived in >Baltimore after arriving there from Bremen in 1836. By 1841 he had settled >in St. >Clair Co., IL. I have lost him, tho from 1836-1841. Perhaps he waited in >Baltimore >until he could be naturalized. But where would he have lived? >Also, I am interested in the books you mentioned. Janet McLain >Jllynjam@aol.com There is one book listing Baltimore Port entries, from 1820 to 1832 (If I recall correctly) and yes there were a number of Germans that came directly into Baltimore listed therein, including one pair of my ancestors in 1828. I know that my ancestors were not listed in the 1830 census, so I guess they were in someone else's household. but there are records for their children baptisms in early 1830s and then I have their deeds starting in 1838 when they bought land. So in that era the point of entry was Baltimore often (vs. Philadelphia which was the common port of entry in the 18th century for the mid-Atlantic area. Lee