Hi Keith, someone posted the following URL tip regarding "German terms of occupations" lately on another list: "This particular site is one of the best I have found for finding occupations, both current and archaic. While I am sure that many people have seen this site over the years, here it is again: http://www.worldroots.com/brigitte/occupat.htm". Hope it is helpful. Juergen > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Keith Kurtz [SMTP:[email protected]] > Gesendet am: Dienstag, 7. September 1999 05:33 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: [GERMANKING] Loesch > > On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, "Michael Palmer" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Der Ackerer Johann Loesch, 43 Jahre, mit seiner Frau Katharina Fuchs, > 44 Jahre, und den Kindern Peter, 15 Jahre; Katharina, 13 Jahre; > Barbara, 11 Jahre; Johann, 9 Jahre; Jakob, 4 Jahre; und Maria, 6 > Monate. Of Uchtelfangen [now part of D-66557 Illingen]. Permission > to emigrate to the U.S.A., 26 June 1846. > > > I can not find the word Ackerer, but I found that acker is to till or > of the land I thought Ackerer is a farmer but there was another word > in the dictionary for farmer. Could Ackerer be the land owner or > perhaps a farm laborer and not a farmer? > > Who gave the permission to emigrate, The German Government, or was it > permission from the US government to enter the US? > > What German government would have been in power in Uchtelfangen at that time? > > According to my other records Peter should have been 17 in 1846, My > Aunt once told me that her great grandparents (Johann) had emigrated > to keep Peter from having to go to war. What where the laws like > regarding military service ? If they they had admitted he was 17 > could he have left the country? Was there a specific war going on or > just the never ending fueds? > > > I am trying to find the ship they sailed on. Once permission was > granted to leave how long would they have to wait to get a boat and > from what port would they have likely taken? > > > Your help and patience is appreciated. > Keith Kurtz