Source: Germans to America 1875 thru 1888 CD. Pasenger's Name: John Ch. Dietrich Age: 31 Gender: Male Occupation: Farmer Last Residence: Germany Date of Arrival: Jun 9, 1879 Final Destination: USA Purpose for Travel: Staying in USA but not a citizen Ship's Name: City of Chester Captain's Name: Brooks Manifest ID Number: 35245 Port of Embarkation: Liverpool & Queenstown Mode of Travel: Steerage ........................ Tons of Dietrich's on the Wuerttemberg Emigration Index CD, but none that matched your parameters. Sandra in Oregon ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ruthfam@aol.com> To: <CASTLE-GARDEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:18 PM Subject: [CASTLE-GARDEN] Re: CASTLE-GARDEN-D Digest V02 #100 Sandra, I'm reluctant to add more work for you, but I'm at a brick wall over my grandparents from Germany. John and Clara (KIES) DIETRICH came to America about 1878-1880. John was about 31 and Clara about 18-19. They got married aboard ship, but I don't know the port they sailed from, or the exact year. They settled in Far Rockaway at first, and had three children born in New York City before moving to Narrowsburg NY and then to Scranton, PA. One of them was born in Woodside Heights, NY. His name was listed as Martin W. Ditrich (incorrectly spelled). I believe another son, John, was born in Greenpoint or Greenport, NY. I've been looking for 50 years, and can't find their entry into the US anywhere. They were not at Ellis Island, because they came before 1890. John Sr. may have come from Mainz or Koblenz, Germany. Clara Kies came from Kreuznach, Germany. A son by John's first marriage came over later. His name was Frank Dietrich, which was his grandfather's name also. I would be so grateful for any info - I'm really stumped! Ruth