These are the only Hellenschmidt's I found. No luck on the alternative spellings. Sandra in Oregon Passenger's Name: Joh. G. Hellenschimdt (typed as spelled) Age: 26 Gender: Male Occupation: Laborer Last Residence: Germany Date of Arrival: Mar 11, 1872 Final Destination: United States Ship's Name: Hermann Port of Embarkation: Bremen Port of Debarkation: New York Passenger's Name: Margar. Hellenschmidt Age: 24 Gender: Female Last Residence: Germany Date of Arrival: Sep 20, 1872 Final Destination: United States Ship's Name: Rhein Port of Embarkation: Bremen Port of Debarkation: New York Passenger's Name: Rosine Hellenschmidt Age: 22 Gender: Female Last Residence: Germany Date of Arrival: Jun 21, 1873 Final Destination: United States Purpose for Travel: Staying in the USA Ship's Name: Rhein Captain's Name: Meyer Manifest ID Number: 00032965 Port of Embarkation: Gibraltar Mode of Travel: Steerage Passenger's Name: Michael Hellenschmidt Age: 35 Gender: Male Occupation: Farmer Last Residence: Heinsberg in Wurtemburg Date of Arrival: Mar 13, 1888 Final Destination: New York Ship's Name: Bohemia Manifest ID Number: 40357 Port of Embarkation: Hamburg & Havre ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evie Brogan" <brogan@htc.net> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 2:19 PM Subject: [StL-Metro] Germans to America Sandra and List Sandra I noticed that you are doing lookup from Germany to St. Louis area. I need a look up of grgrandparents of my husband. I only know the first name and last name his grandmother but am looking for her parents. She was Mary Louise Hellenschmidt. Other spellings that I have found are: Helensmith, Helenschmidt, Hellensmith. I know she was born in tje 1850s but do not know if she was born in Illinois (Waterloo) or Germany. Her father may have been Leonard Hellenschmidt or it may be a brother's name. Many thanks for all you are doing for the list. Evelyn Flinn Brogan