My posting was in an effort to find any information about my paternal GGrandfather, Otto Carl Alexander Bahner (also listed as Bohner in some instances). He came from Baerenstein, Saxony, Germany. I have been unable to find information about his arrival, any other family members, etc., so I have been checking variations of the spelling of his last name. There are public records showing his marriage to Virginia Frances McClamroch on Nov. 27, 1878, in Greene County, Arkansas. I am sorry that I have no information about your Boerner ancestors; I am just checking every site which might be pronounced like my ancestor's surname. I am glad that you have been making progress in your search. Best wishes for your continuing search. Thanks for responding. Mary Day ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 12:07 PM Subject: [Boerner] BOERNER FAMILY IN OHIO > Hi! I believe I sent my first email to the wrong address. Since I also > made a mistake in the body of the post, I'll just start over.......My > GGGrandfather was JOHANNES/JOHN BOERNER. He arrived in the USA either > 1836 or 1837 along with his brother LEONARD and possibly his nephews, > THOMAS and GERHARD. JOHANNES AND LEONARD settled in the Massillon/Canton > area of Stark County, Ohio. THOMAS and GERHARD, who were both Bakers, > settled in the Buffalo, New York area. I was lucky enough to find a > distant cousin who is still living in the BOERNER'S home village of > Oberrodenbach, Germany. He has helped me considerably by checking the > church books of Oberrodenbach (now called Roddenbach) but one thing we > haven't been able to do is find the ship, or ships they traveled by. He > has records stating that Johannes was still in Germany in February, 1837 > (he wasn't given permission to leave until April of that year), while I > have a paper signed by the Priest of St. Mary's Catholic Churc! > h in Massillon, stating JOHANNES and CATHARINE ZEIGER were married there > on February 21, 1837. My feeling is that the Priest may have written the > wrong year and it should have been February 21, 1838. (pretty easy > mistake.....it took me two months to remember to write 2005 on my checks!) > However, I've checked all the ships lists that I could find online for > 1836, 37 and 38 without success. I'm currently homebound so if there's > any one out there who has access to any ship's lists that aren't online, I > would definitely appreciate your help. Sorry this was so long. Thanks in > advance. Susi Boerner Slater from Massillon, Ohio [email protected] > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >