Hello Linda, I have not forgotten your Carl. In fact since you didn't reply as soon as I had anticipated, I located the family myself on the different censuses in MN. I also located Wallbruch / Deutsch Krone as I tried to figure out what possible route the family might have taken. I assume and hope that they came through Hamburg as this gives us some hope of finding them on a passenger list. I have checked the Hamburg departures for the year 1882 [it's a tedious process] as I found one Carl Bollmann, but without family. I will check 1883 and also 1881 as young Paul may have forgotten the exact year. I'm also curious about the two sons born in NY according to one of the censuses, which indicates that they spent quite a few years in NY. This throws cold water on my original assumption that they might have entered the country via Canada, especially since their destination was Minnesota. Of course it is possible that their plan to settle in Minnesota may have been forged while still living in NY. So while I don't have anything positive at this time, I'll keep checking the passenger lists I have mentioned. Best wishes, Ursula. -----Original Message----- From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda Westrom Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 11:34 PM To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G-P-L] New to this list... Ursula, This is the information I have: Carl Frederick Gottlieb Bollman, born November 12, 1848 in Zamborst, Pomerania Emelie/Amelia Teske Bollman, born April 27, 1852 in District of Deutsch Krone, Pomerania Carl and Emelie were married February 24, 1875 in District of Deutsch Krone. Children: Paul Herman Richard, born April 7, 1876 Max Carl Theodore, born December 3, 1877 Anna Olga Franrieka, born July 24, 1879 Martha Maria Elizabeth, born November 24, 1881 Carl was a wheelwright and worked in Brooklyn when they came. They moved to Balaton, Lyon County, Minnesota in 1892. When they moved to Balaton, they started farming. I have their lives in Minnesota documented with census records, death records, and land records. The obituary for Carl states they arrived in the U.S. on April 12, 1883. As I mentioned, I have looked at many websites, went through the Germans to America series, checking different spellings of Bollmann, variations of Carl's name, looking for a family of 6 people and can't find it. I also feel as if it is right in front of me and I don't see it. Thank you for any suggestions you may have. Linda -----Original Message----- From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ursula Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 1:05 PM To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G-P-L] New to this list... Hello Linda, Do you have the DOB for Carl Fred. Gottl. BOLLMAN[N] and his wife Emilie [Amelia]? Also do you have the DOBs of the children you have listed apart from Paul? Furthermore, have you found the family on any census and if so, where in Minnesota [county/town] did they settle? Ursula ____________________________________________________ There will come a time, when you'll have no more time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Westrom" <linda996@q.com> To: GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2011 5:20:47 PM Subject: [G-P-L] New to this list... I have been searching for my great-grandparents' names on a passenger list. Their names, as I have them, are Carl Frederick Gottlieb Bollman and his wife Emelie(Amelia). Their children are Paul Herman Richard Bollman, Max Carl Theodore Bollman, Anna Olga Franrieka Bollman, and Martha Maria Elizabeth Bollman. Bollman was probably spelled with 2 n's. These 4 children came with the family and 4 more children were born after they came to the U.S. For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message