Hi Phil, You need to find the information here. Records are not centralized in Germany. Try looking at the manifest for other passengers. Many times people came over in groups. Perhaps, their location of origin may be mentioned. Do you have all the birth, baptismal, death and burial records for the whole family? You can try looking at the census records at their neighbors. If they came over together, they very well might have moved on together. You might also try looking to see if any of them showed up in the newspapers. Bobbi ----- Original Message ----- > I have been searching for the family of Luise C. Schmidt who at age 14 > emmigrated to New Orleans about 1845 w/ her family. > I can track her from there to NY,WI & IL, after she married Johann > Heinrich Roell. > Her family & place of origin other than Hannover, ,are a blank. > What suggestions can you passon to me for further searching? > Thankyou, > Phil