I have a lot of information pertaining to my gr,gr,grandfather, John Adam Scheller but can not find out where his home town is in "The Kingdom of Bavaria. Facts I have proof of: * Born 4/28/1814 (year confirmed by census reports in 1860 and 1870) * Died 12/26/1888 in New York City (confirmed by death certificate) * Adam was Lutheran * Buried in Lutheran Cemetery, Middle Village, NY (confirmed by death certificate and Cemetery records) * Became a citizen 10/21/1852 in New York (confirmed by NARA) * Married Dorothea Eva Goring (confirmed by Family Search IGI) - date un known Dorothea was born 11/10/1825 and died 12/12/1875 (Per death certificate) * Had 5 children (one died early) * Census information: 1860: Adam Schiller - 44 (?); Doretta (?) 34; Adam 11; Amelia 9; Henry 6; Margaret 2/12; Adam and Doretta's listed place of birth was Bavaria Adam was a cabinet maker. 1870: Adam Scheller - 56; Dorothy 45; Adam 21; Henry 16; Minnie 9 Adam and Dorothy's listed place of birth was Bavaria Adam was a cabinet maker. 1880: Nothing found for Adam - Dorothea passed away in 1875. Son George Adam Sheller listed with his family. Census shows birth place for both Adam and Dorothea to be "Lippe". * Dorothea Eva Goring emigrated from "Deutschland" on the Ship Howard. Arrival date was May 28, 1847, Her age was 22. Port of Departure was Hamburg, Germany. Port of Arrival was New York. On the same ship was a passenger named Adam Schille (?). This info came from the New York, 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists. * A search at _www.jewishgen.org_ (http://www.jewishgen.org) reveals the following about Lippe: Lippe - located 274.6 miles W of Berlin Lippe - located 260.7 miles W of Berlin Lippe - located 29.8 miles SE of Berlin Lippe - located 204.1 miles W of Berlin Lippe - located 289.0 miles WSW of Berlin Lippe - located 260.8 miles WSW of Berlin Lippe (Emscher-Lippe) - located 264.5 miles W of Berlin Any help received will be greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance.