Hi Juergen, Thank you for your post on german occupation. I was looking of the occupation that in on a cd# 356-Passengers from Germany to America-1875-1888. For occupation on my gggrandmother and her son (my ggrandfather) they have "uncle". Than I notice that there were more "uncle" as occupation to other people on the cd..I did notice that they were for women and their children with no husbands..do you -or anyone else on this list -know what the meaning or why "uncle" is on there for occupation? Thank you and sincerely, Lorraine Strohkirch Fritsche, Juergen wrote: > 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 > > ==== GERMAN-KINGDOMS Mailing List ==== > Brother, > Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > Ask me why..... mailto:[email protected]