Last night I made a great find. I finally found my Poffenroth/Pfaffenroth ancestors emigration path. Seems they went from Yagodnaya Polyana, Russia -> Hamburg, Germany -> Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1907. They then must of spent four years in South America and Mexico before finally crossing in Laredo, TX in 1911 headed for Endicott, WA. I actually found botht the 1907 and 1911 records. Very cool. I have heard of others going through South America (often because of potential illnesses which would have kept them out of US ports), but I suspect this isn't very common. The four year stay in South America is also an interesting one. Were there German/Russian places where people lived down there? Now that I know all the family members, I had a chance to track a few children and such and am now looking for living relatives. So if any of you know the following, let me know. I haven't gotten the parents plugged into the Pleve charts either as they are just after the last census, so if there are any ideas here, let me know as well. John Poffenroth and Amelia ? were parents of Heinrich Poffenroth (b: 12/9/1863; d: 6/22/1944) Philip Lust and Mary Stang were parents of Anna Marie Lust (b: 3/2/1867; d: 12/6/1938) Heinrich Poffenroth and Anna Marie Lust married about 1884 Children include: 1. Elisabeth (b: 1890) who married 1912 to Peter Beutel One child at least, Adam Henry Beutel (b: 1919) 2. Anna Maria who married 1912 to Henry D. Schierman (father Henry M. Schierman) Two children: Sylvan (b: 1913) and Herbert (b: 1914) 3. Anna C (Ekatarino?) who married 1917 to Peter B. Poffenroth (b: 1894 in Calgary, Canada) Several children I found: Elma (b: 1917), Aldred (b: 1920), Delbert (b: 1924) 4. Henry (b: 1899; d: 1923 in Endicott, WA) At some point I want to track down where they lived in Endicott as well. The 1920/1930 census indicates in or near town, although they might of had farm land farther out like many. Hope everyone has a great weekend. I know this latest data sure made mine! --------------- Rick D. Anderson (rick.d.anderson@tektronix.com) Tektronix, Inc. Beaverton, OR 503-627-2630