Hi Ann, looks like you are 'stuck'.. :-(( Yes, you are right, the surname 'JAEP' is NOT a very common name and you should also look for ' JÄP'.. There are 2 entries in our database: http://www.saxonyroots.com/Ancestors_Database/ but not much more info about them. Just saying they were living in Jena, Saxony in 1928.. What about going the other way around.. The German telephone directory: http://www.dastelefonbuch.de/ has 30 listings for that surname.. what about contacting them ?? They 'might' have some more info for you... Good luck and have a nice evening, Wolf [Zscheile] ******************************************** Visit our homepage with ALL the latest NEWS http://www.saxonyroots.com ******************************************** > -----Original Message----- > From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Ann Brown > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:13 PM > To: GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [G-P-L] Jaep and Happich > > > Hello, > > I am new to this list. I am just starting my research in > Germany and need a little help. I have these 2 names and > they are not in your surname list. Hoping that someone has > heard of them. > > My gGrandfather's marriage registration says his name was > Edmund Henrich Carl Jaep b 22 May 1850 and he was from > Hanover area of Germany. According to the 1900 census of > Philadelphia he had changed his name to Charles Henry Jaep > and had been in this country 38 years, coming in 1871. > > His wife was who he married in 1881 was Wilhelmina Happih / > Hoppick was from Pr. Hesse, Germany and she had been in this > country 23 years from the 1900 census. She was born Feb 1868. > > They had 5 children in Philadelphia and Charles had a Tobacco > and pipe shop 16 N. 6th, Philly. > > Can anyone stear me in the right direction. I have tryed to > find their names on the lists of immigration on Ancestry > without results. I don't know where to turn next. Any help > appriciated. > > Ann Brown > Florida -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/478 - Release Date: 10/17/2006