Hi everyone, new to this list and was wondering if there would be anyone out there who might be able to help. I am searching for my great grandparents and family's arrival from Germany to Castle Garden between they years of 1886-90. According to my great grandfather's naturalization information, he George Theis b circa 1853 arrived in the US via the port of NY in November of 1886. The actual date on the petition is 20 November 1886. I have searched ship passanger records for about this time, and have not been able to find him. Family lore says that his eldest son John Theis who would have been around 10-12 yrs old traveled with him. According to the 1900 Census, my great grandmother and children arrived later, it says she had been in the US for 10 yrs. Mary/Marie Breit-Theis b circa 1856, Catharine Theis b circa 1877 Max Theis b circa 1878 George Theis Jr b circa 1882 Hannah Theis b circa 1885 My Theis family supposedly came from Alsace-Lorraine Strasbourg. My g grandfather was said to have ran an ironworks there. He was also a bricklayer, mason in the United States. The family settled in NYC where they had the rest of their children. Any help would be greatly appreciated Helene carsonmh@volfirst.net Visit the Rose Family at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~therosefamily Researching: Rose/Rosen, Schwartz, Nurock Theis, Michaels, Moe, O'Neil, Kerr, Kellner & King --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 4/19/02