My understanding is that Ellis Island doesn't have records until 1892. I'm probably wrong about that. Will look. Thanks for all your suggestions. I was not aware that I was on the wrong list. Sorry. Thanks again. Judy -------------------------------------------------- From: "Aida Kraus" <draytonharbor@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:30 PM To: <german-bohemian@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Spelling of the name Beheng > 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 >