Hi, Evelyn, Do you know the church at which he married in Memphis? I've found that if the church was "German" (served a German immigrant population), the marriage records were very complete, including the town the person was from. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn W." <ewicke@gvec.net> To: <GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 12:16 AM Subject: [G-P-L] Kellers/Steinmann from Switzerland & Germany > Hello -- I have been looking for my ancestors trip across to the New > World for several years without success. Part of the problem is a very > common name, Joseph Keller, which I am told is the 6th most common name > in Switzerland. Here's what I know: > > Joseph KELLER born about 1820 in Switzerland, married Elisabeth > Steinmann 1845 in Memphis, Tennessee, died 1864, buried in Memphis, > Tennessee. Parents: John J. Keller & Verena Klingenfuss. > > Don't know when Joseph came across. And "John J." is undoubtedly the > anglicized version of his father's name. > > His sister, Anna Marie Elisabeth Keller emigrated from Switzerland in > 1856. She uses the name "Elizabeth" and sometimes "Louisa". > > There is a George Keller who appears in Memphis in 1855. I believe he > is a brother to the other two. He may have been in the U.S. earlier > than 1855. > > If anyone can help me locate these folks on passenger lists, I would > appreciate it. I understand that most Swiss emigrants traveled up the > Rhine to one of the German ports to embark on their journey to America. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Try the archives here: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com Catherine Wells Mensi -----Original Message----- From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Susan Clark Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 5:23 AM To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Kellers/Steinmann from Switzerland & Germany Hi, Evelyn, Do you know the church at which he married in Memphis? I've found that if the church was "German" (served a German immigrant population), the marriage records were very complete, including the town the person was from. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn W." <ewicke@gvec.net> To: <GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 12:16 AM Subject: [G-P-L] Kellers/Steinmann from Switzerland & Germany > Hello -- I have been looking for my ancestors trip across to the New > World for several years without success. Part of the problem is a very > common name, Joseph Keller, which I am told is the 6th most common name > in Switzerland. Here's what I know: > > Joseph KELLER born about 1820 in Switzerland, married Elisabeth > Steinmann 1845 in Memphis, Tennessee, died 1864, buried in Memphis, > Tennessee. Parents: John J. Keller & Verena Klingenfuss. > > Don't know when Joseph came across. And "John J." is undoubtedly the > anglicized version of his father's name. > > His sister, Anna Marie Elisabeth Keller emigrated from Switzerland in > 1856. She uses the name "Elizabeth" and sometimes "Louisa". > > There is a George Keller who appears in Memphis in 1855. I believe he > is a brother to the other two. He may have been in the U.S. earlier > than 1855. > > If anyone can help me locate these folks on passenger lists, I would > appreciate it. I understand that most Swiss emigrants traveled up the > Rhine to one of the German ports to embark on their journey to America. > > > ------------------------------- > 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