Now I'm wondering, did both voyages depart and arrive at the same ports? I'm hoping this will be the case. The husband had such a common name, John Shafer and knowing he won't be with his family any lone man with that name could be him. Andrea On Wednesday, December 06, 2006, at 06:30PM, "Cecelia" <cheinric@tca.net> wrote: >My great-grandfather came over in 1867. He sent for his mother, a widow, >who came over in 1869. He met and married his wife in 1877. (I had thought >his mother came over after he married and was established, but I found the >date of her arrival and was surprised -as I usually am!) >I've found several families who came over after their husbands died. >Cecelia > > > >>I found similar results in my family.... wife and children arrived in June >> 1865, father came in December 1864. >> >>> did the wife come with children? If so, a good estimate is the birth >>> (minus 9 months) of the >>> last child born in Germany. >>> The years between immigration of husbands and wife that I have come >>> across >>> was generally one >>> to two years. >>> >>> Ursula >>> >>> Andrea Welter wrote: >>> > Greetings, >>> > >>> > As was likely typical I found when the wife and children arrived: >>> > Arrival Date: 28 Jun 1854 >>> > Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany >>> > Port of Arrival: New York >>> > >>> > The father is not on that ship, I presume he came earlier. Those of you >>> who have found both parts of a family coming over, how long was it >>> between >>> voyages? >>> > >>> > He did not live long enough for the 1900 Census to give year of >>> immigration. >>> > >>> > Andrea >>> >