No, this is not my family although their names, ages, etc. are very close. There could be a connection between that family & mine but to my knowledge there isn't. Some of my aunts and a cousin researched our family 25 or 30 years ago and this family does not show up. There is so much more information available online that I've been able to fill in some gaps but can't get through my brick wall to Germany. Thanks for taking time to help me. Nancy in CA -----Original Message----- From: jlloyd@chartermi.net To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] New Member info 1850 census Indiana, St Joseph Johan Welter head--age 45--Germany Elisabeth wife----age 40--Germany Catherine dau--age 15---Germany Margaret dau---age 8--Germany John son --age 6---Germany Peter son--age 1---Indiana Nancy is this your family? Jerrald ----- Original Message ----- From: <ERobin6886@aol.com> To: <GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:09 AM Subject: [G-P-L] New Member info > This is who and where I am genealogically. I'm looking for the home, > departure date and location, and any other relevant information about my > gg > grandparents. I've been researching this for more than a decade and would > appreciate > any possibly relevant information. > > What I know about them follows: > 1. Johan Welter, born about 1807 in Prussia, died in Marion County, > Indiana > in October 1879. > 2. His wife was Christiana Maria Hamer/Horner was born about 1805 in > Prussia > and she died in Marion County, Indiana in March of 1876. > 3. They brought with them to America five children, each born in Prussia: > Elizabeth (b. 1834), Christian (b. 1839), John (b. 1842), Emma (b. 1844) & > Margaret (1851). > 4. According to the 1860 US Census, they were farmers and were living in > Marion County, Indiana. > 5. In US Census records, they arrived in 1853 and all listed Prussia as > their > birthplace except Christian whose place of birth is Hannover. > 6. They were members of St. Johannes Evangelische Kirche in Warren > Township, > Marion County, Indiana. > > Family oral history says they came from “Grafsolms, near Cologne”. > According > to German researchers, this cannot be a place name. I believe English ears > heard a German voice say something that sounded like "Grafsolms". > > Personally, I'm retired and overly busy with volunteer work and hobbies, > none > of which I consider a waste or something to give up. My husband also > enjoys > researching his family history. > > Nancy in CA > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.