Well i'd ask how many kids in each family were born there.. For Philidelphia < in Penn. > was a major immigration port... and it's a good possibility that some women gave birth to a child soon after landing there... Heck i have found some that were born "on board ship"...* If a bunch were born there i'd say they "wintered" there <in Penn> before "heading out"... Perhaps they had to earn their travel money before embarking on the rest of the journey... U'd have to get individual family histories to verify that one.... Very interesting observation/find though! As to your original question... it would appear likely that at least some were coming thru Phili. With the tremendous treasure of records at Ellis Island Records Org. it's easy to < momentarily > loose sight of the fact that folks came in elsewhere too... A very good article is at: http://www.genealogy.com/tip13.html?Welcome=1006357110 It also provide many links to other immigration info. ;j. * Or for that matter some who were born in Germany, just before boarding. It seems that being pregnant didn't stop the women from traveling. I suppose they might never have gotten away, eh! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [GERmanRUSsian] G-R of Michigan > Hi, > > They were definately Germans from Russia. The place of birth for either > the individual or one of the parents was Russia and the native language was > German. So they are Germans from Russia. > > Gene > > > > > Hello Gene, > > Are U sure these folks are "GR".... > > They might also be Germans via Pennsylvania... > > > > For instance i know a lotta HUMMELs came from Pennsylvania > > where they were well established < and originally from Germany > > > > > ;j. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 11:49 PM > > Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] G-R of Michigan > > > > > >> Dear Listers, > >> > >> In doing some of the extracting work in Bay County, Michigan I noticed > >> numerous families that had several of the oldest children born in the > >> U.S. being born in Pennsylvania. Was there a reason for this? Did a > >> majority of G-R's coming this route come through Philadelphia. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Gene Jenkins > >> Selah, WA.

Our messages are crossing a bit. My many Volhynian Bay County, MI relatives who emigrated first to Clearfield County, PA around 1900 mostly arrived through Baltimore, a few through NY. Dale Mattis ÷j. wrote: > > Well i'd ask how many kids in each family were born there.. > For Philidelphia < in Penn. > was a major immigration port... > and it's a good possibility that some women gave birth > to a child soon after landing there... > Heck i have found some that were born "on board ship"...* > > If a bunch were born there i'd say they "wintered" there > <in Penn> before "heading out"... Perhaps they had to earn > their travel money before embarking on the rest of the journey... > U'd have to get individual family histories to verify that one.... > > Very interesting observation/find though! > > As to your original question... it would appear likely > that at least some were coming thru Phili. > With the tremendous treasure of records at Ellis Island > Records Org. it's easy to < momentarily > loose sight > of the fact that folks came in elsewhere too... > > A very good article is at: > http://www.genealogy.com/tip13.html?Welcome=1006357110 > It also provide many links to other immigration info. > > ;j. > > * Or for that matter some who were born in Germany, > just before boarding. It seems that being pregnant didn't > stop the women from traveling. > I suppose they might never have gotten away, eh! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 8:39 AM > Subject: Re: [GERmanRUSsian] G-R of Michigan > > > Hi, > > > > They were definately Germans from Russia. The place of birth for either > > the individual or one of the parents was Russia and the native language > was > > German. So they are Germans from Russia. > > > > Gene > > > > > > > > > Hello Gene, > > > Are U sure these folks are "GR".... > > > They might also be Germans via Pennsylvania... > > > > > > For instance i know a lotta HUMMELs came from Pennsylvania > > > where they were well established < and originally from Germany > > > > > > > ;j. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 11:49 PM > > > Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] G-R of Michigan > > > > > > > > >> Dear Listers, > > >> > > >> In doing some of the extracting work in Bay County, Michigan I noticed > > >> numerous families that had several of the oldest children born in the > > >> U.S. being born in Pennsylvania. Was there a reason for this? Did a > > >> majority of G-R's coming this route come through Philadelphia. > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> > > >> Gene Jenkins > > >> Selah, WA. > > ==== GermanRussian Mailing List ==== > Information about your GermanRussian Mailing List is at > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/RUS/GermanRussian.html