Carol, your message does not indicate whether you have contacted the church regarding information on your Welter family. Perhaps the death entries for your gg grandparents in the church records might mention their hometown. If you have not done so already, you might want to contact St. John Lutheran Church, 6630 Southeastern Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46203. web site www.stjohnindy.org .. telephone 317-352-9196. Good luck in your search. Jerry - Greenwood, Indiana -----Original Message----- From: ERobin6886@aol.com Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:21 PM To: GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS@rootsweb.com Subject: [G-P-L] Welter/Welder surname 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". 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

Jerry, thank you. I had not thought about death records at the church. The records are in German and the day I was there, the staff was obviously having a difficult day so I didn't stay long. I'll contact them after the holidays. I grew up in Greenfield and get back there every year or so. Someone recently told me that the church should have family pages that would contain considerable information. Thanks again. Nancy in CA. -----Original Message----- From: gerkiesken@webtv.net To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Welter/Welder surname Carol, your message does not indicate whether you have contacted the church regarding information on your Welter family. Perhaps the death entries for your gg grandparents in the church records might mention their hometown. If you have not done so already, you might want to contact St. John Lutheran Church, 6630 Southeastern Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46203. web site www.stjohnindy.org .. telephone 317-352-9196. Good luck in your search. Jerry - Greenwood, Indiana -----Original Message----- From: ERobin6886@aol.com Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:21 PM To: GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS@rootsweb.com Subject: [G-P-L] Welter/Welder surname 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". 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.

Jerry, thank you. I had not thought about death records at the church. The records are in German and the day I was there, the staff was obviously having a difficult day so I didn't stay long. I'll contact them after the holidays. I grew up in Greenfield and get back there every year or so. Someone recently told me that the church should have family pages that would contain considerable information. Thanks again. Nancy in CA. -----Original Message----- From: gerkiesken@webtv.net To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Welter/Welder surname Carol, your message does not indicate whether you have contacted the church regarding information on your Welter family. Perhaps the death entries for your gg grandparents in the church records might mention their hometown. If you have not done so already, you might want to contact St. John Lutheran Church, 6630 Southeastern Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46203. web site www.stjohnindy.org .. telephone 317-352-9196. Good luck in your search. Jerry - Greenwood, Indiana -----Original Message----- From: ERobin6886@aol.com Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:21 PM To: GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS@rootsweb.com Subject: [G-P-L] Welter/Welder surname 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". 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.