I'm new to this list and don't really know how to write this query. My husband and I have been searching for about 15 years for his MARTIN ancestors. We have found them to be quite elusive. They were supposed to have come to the U.S. in 1833. We cannot find them until the 1860 census in Trimble Co. Ky. That census says they were born in Saxony. The father and mother were John G. (Johann Gottlieb) and Maria Justine/Christine/ Augustine (Gellert) MARTIN. John b. Dec 1800 and Justine in 1804. My husband's gr.grandfather, Charles Augustus MARTIN, their oldest son, was born in Germany in 1830. His death certificate only says Germany and the same as the birthplace for his parents. We are planning a trip to Germany in a couple of weeks and would like to do some research, but are at a loss as to know where to start. We have searched immigration records and ship's passenger lists to no avail. Were there Church of the Brethren congregations in Saxony? This is the cemetery where we find the graves of Charles A. Martin, his wife and several of his children, but John G. and Justine's graves have not been found. So we are unsure if that was their church, but there seems to be strong indications that is was. If anyone has any suggestions, I would be very appreciative of them. Anna L. Martin e.mail [email protected]