My German Greatgrandfather(Charles Herman Fickenwirth) , a carpenter, went from St. Louis to England (for work?) in 1902. He was there about 6 months. I am unable to find his name at Ellis Island. What port could he possibly leave from when living in St. Louis? Any ideas? Donna St Louis surnames: Fickenwirth, Kuhl, Herzog

I agree with the other person that I would look at New Orleans as the port. Remember it was easier to travel directly by water than to go overland. Happy Hunting, Lisa Dunn Washougal. Washington Looking for SAEGER, BECKER,EBERLE, KRAMER in St. Louis, MO On Saturday, April 17, 2004, at 08:34 AM, Dmke512@aol.com wrote: > My German Greatgrandfather(Charles Herman Fickenwirth) , a carpenter, > went from St. Louis to England (for work?) in 1902. He was there about > 6 months. I am unable to find his name at Ellis Island. > What port could he possibly leave from when living in St. Louis? Any > ideas? > Donna > > St Louis surnames: Fickenwirth, Kuhl, Herzog > > > ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list click on > mailto:GERMANS-STLOUIS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > (list mode) or > mailto:GERMANS-STLOUIS-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > (digest mode) – Contact mailto:GERMANS-STLOUIS-admin@rootsweb.com for > list related problems. For the GERMANS-STLOUIS-L archives, go to > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/germans-stlouis. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Hi Donna: New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston all had ships to Europe at that time. If you know when he went to England and on which ship, you might check the NYTimes to see if it left from there - believe most larger libraries have their archive tapes or uplink. If so, you MIGHT reason that he came back the same way. Of course, the decision probably came down to money, time and the bargains du jour. If he was a citizen, then he would not have had to go through Ellis. If he wasn't, was there a 'resident alien's status then that would have allowed him to bypass Ellis - especially if he had a wife or children here? Maybe someone out there could answer this. Good hunting Gary Stoltman Mercerville, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dmke512@aol.com> To: <GERMANS-STLOUIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 11:34 AM Subject: [Germans-STL] From St. Louis to England > My German Greatgrandfather(Charles Herman Fickenwirth) , a carpenter, went from St. Louis to England (for work?) in 1902. He was there about 6 months. I am unable to find his name at Ellis Island. > What port could he possibly leave from when living in St. Louis? Any ideas? > Donna > > St Louis surnames: Fickenwirth, Kuhl, Herzog > > > ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list click on mailto:GERMANS-STLOUIS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (list mode) or mailto:GERMANS-STLOUIS-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (digest mode) - Contact mailto:GERMANS-STLOUIS-admin@rootsweb.com for list related problems. For the GERMANS-STLOUIS-L archives, go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/germans-stlouis. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >