Looking for my Grandfather's (Michael Andre) sister who came to America to McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania in the early 1900's. Her one sister, Rosina, settled there but we know nothing of Barbara and another sister, Katharina. They were born in Covaci, Romania. Their parents were Michael and Katharina (Jung) Andre. They were in America too for a period of time but returned to Covaci, Romania before WWI. Thank you, Ronnie McDermott Sent from my iPad

Hi Ronnie, Looking at the NY passenger lists, it seems that either your great-grandparents Michael and Katharina Andre traveled back and forth several times over the years, or there’s unfortunately other folks with the same names clouding the issue. I can send you some digital images off-list if you like, but to sum up: Michael Andre born ca 1862-1865 1. Arrived in New York on 14 Feb 1896 on the ship Westernland out of Antwerp, Belgium, destination: Youngstown, PA. He appears to have been traveling alone. 2. Arrived in New York on 19 Aug 1902 on the ship Kronzprinz Wilhelm out of Bremen, destination: Youngstown, PA. He appears to have been traveling alone, going to meet someone named Johann Wagner. 3. Arrived in New York on 3 Oct 1905 on the ship Kaiser Wilhelm II out of Bremen. He was traveling with wife Katharina (born ca 1872) and son Friederich Michael (born ca 1896). Destination appears to be Niles, Ohio. 4. Arrived in New York on 7 Oct 1910 on the ship Carpathia out of Fiume. He was traveling with daughter Borbala (Barbara, born ca. 1897). Says he is going to meet his wife in New York. Also: Katie Andre + two children arrived in New York on 30 Jul 1902 on the ship Koenigen Louise. They were temporarily detained while awaiting money from her husband Michael. His address is given as Niles, Ohio. Rosine Andre (born ca 1890) arrived in New York on 14 Jan 1904 on the ship Brandenburg out of Bremen. She may have traveled alone; there were two other adults from Kovacsi on the ship, Elisabetha Enders and Johann Tanczes, but unclear if any relationship. Says she is going to meet her father at McKees Rocks, PA. Taking a very quick look at census records, I see that the 1920 US Census has a Michael and Kathryn Andre living alone in Niles Ward 2, Trumbull, Ohio, and it mentions that they were both naturalized citizens. The years that each first arrived in the US match the ship records above (1896 for Michael, 1902 for Kathryn)… but obviously they didn’t return to the old country for good before WWI. Perhaps that’s a misunderstanding, or that there’s some confusion with other relatives? Because I also found other Andres from Kovaczi: There is another Andre family from Kovaczi that arrived in New York on 20 Oct 1908 - perhaps related to your Andre family. Their names are Johann (born ca 1880), wife Katharina (born ca. 1883) and daughter Katharina (born ca. 1906). They were going to meet Johann's father-in-law, Johannes Schmitt. Katarin Andre (born ca 1868) from Kovaczi that arrived in New York on 23 Nov 1910 on the ship Cleveland out of Cuxhaven. She was traveling with two children, Mihaly (Michael, born ca 1903) and Janos (Johann, born ca 1908), going to meet sister-in-law Borbala Andre in New York. If you have some other names or specific information in hand you might be able to determine which if any of these people are relatives, and then go forward from there. Cheers, Linda On Sep 7, 2017, at 8:18 AM, Ronnie McDermott via DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking for my Grandfather's (Michael Andre) sister who came to America to McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania in the early 1900's. Her one sister, Rosina, settled there but we know nothing of Barbara and another sister, Katharina. They were born in Covaci, Romania. Their parents were Michael and Katharina (Jung) Andre. They were in America too for a period of time but returned to Covaci, Romania before WWI. > Thank you, > Ronnie McDermott > > > Sent from my iPad > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message