Ackerer is a farm labourer German Government gave the permission, or rather the duchy or whereever he was from, as there was no german government at that time Regards Almuth ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Kurtz <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 5:33 AM Subject: [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 > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > ______________________________