Yes, this is the person. I'm having trouble finding the passenger list. He's one of those people who stayed in the same place most of the time he's been in the US, so he's pretty easy to find in the censuses. I also live in Douglas Co., MN, so he's a local. Thanks. Judy -------------------------------------------------- From: "Aida Kraus" <draytonharbor@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:38 PM To: <german-bohemian@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Spelling of the name Beheng > Could this be the person you are looking for? click on the blue > underlined > links for more, there are a lot of Behengs in Minnesota, pages and pages > of > it.... > > Link from Aida to Judy: > > https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3ABeheng~&offset=40 > > > Sign in to see free image > <javascript:callSigninLink();> > > - Search > collection<https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fcollection%2F1503044> > - About this > collection<https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Minnesota_1885_State_Census_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)> > - About image > restrictions<https://www.familysearch.org/learn/image-access> > > Name:Peter Beheng Residence:Bell River, Douglas, Minnesota Age:50 > years Estimated > Birth Year:1835 Birthplace:Germany Race:White Gender:Male Family Number:46 > Volume:Douglas Page Number:6 Film Number:000565737 HouseholdGenderAge > Peter > Beheng M50yAnna Beheng > <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQXZ-J9P>F44yPeter > Beheng <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQXZ-J95>M15yNic > Beheng<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQXZ-J9R> > M11yMary Beheng <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQXZ-J9T>F9y > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Aida Kraus > <draytonharbor@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Since you know the name and the year Peter Nicholas Beheng was born, you >> should start at the Ellis Island register to find the shiplist,perhaps >> there is a notation on it as to his origin. If not enough info is given, >> you can then go to the Bremen shiplist (if he sailed from there) to >> search >> there. Once you have a connection to the place where he was born, you >> can >> zoom in on more information from German records. Also go to the death >> register and census records because sometimes they are listing >> information >> that can help to break through a barrier. Key in "Family Search" for >> recent data input. >> Aida >> >> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Judy Olson <jolson@rea-alp.com> wrote: >> >>> Peter Nicholas Beheng was born about 1834. Sorry I omitted that. Judy >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Judy Olson" <jolson@rea-alp.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 1:55 PM >>> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Spelling of the name Beheng >>> >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > I'm helping a friend locate info on the passenger lists for her >>> > ggrandfather Peter Nicholas Beheng, who immigrated from Prussia to >>> > Belle >>> > Plain, Scott Co., Minnesota in about 1867. His wife-to-be Anna Von >>> > Pitz >>> b. >>> > about 1842 was also on the ship. I'm told the captain wouldn't let >>> > them >>> > leave the ship until he married them, supposed to protect women on the >>> > voyage. >>> > >>> > However, I'm having trouble finding that Beheng name as it is spelled >>> > so >>> > very many ways. So is Von Pitz, for that matter. Does anyone know how >>> the >>> > original spelling might be? Thanks. Judy >>> > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ >>> > ------------------------------- >>> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without >>> > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ----- >>> > No virus found in this message. >>> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4897 - Release Date: >>> 03/27/12 >>> > >>> >>> German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4897 - Release Date: 03/27/12 >