Hi, Dawna. Dawna wrote: > <>I am new to the list and am researching the families of SENKIRIK and > BLEZEK that immigrated to texas from bohemia or moravia in 1907. I > found them on the ship Chemnitz that left from Bremen Your information below seems to specify Moravia. > <>Date: 06/10/1907 Destination: SWEETWATER,TX > > Port of Departure: BREMEN Date Departed: 05/17/1907 > > Family Last Name: SENKECIK ? Origin: MORAVIA > > Name Age Sex Occupation > > 1 JOSEF 58 M FARMER > > 2 FRANZ 31 M FARMER > > 3 MARIE 26 F na > > 4 JOSEF 4 M na > > 5 ALOIS 11MO 0 M na > > 6 MARIE 15 F na > > According to information gathered from the family Frank/franz was born > in Bloeslav (may be it is Boleslav >boleslav?) Marie Blezek was born in Prahura (possibly Praha) and Louie /Alois was born in Tlumacas (could be Tlumacov?) > > Shtetlseeker might resolve these town names for you. >Does anyone have suggestions on sources to search for further information? > > Assume you got this information at Ellis Island. You might check the Port of Bremen to see what their departure list says. Have you been into the 1910 Census? If you can track where they appeared to live, you might be able to find death certificates and obituaries. Plus possibly other court records. Joe >Thanks, > >Dawna > >