Julie, I'm a descendant of Peter Anton Hornig of Bavaria. I have found the name spelled Horning, Hoernig and Hornig. Our line settled in Washington D C and Baltimore and then on to Philadelphia. Try Germans to America at you Library. They may have been listed. Our Hornig's arrived in 1854. Good Luck, Rosemarie, Lancaster, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie" <juls92627@yahoo.com> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 8:59 PM Subject: [G-P-L] Bavaria to USA in early 1800s - Hornung/Horning > Hello - my name is Julie and I need help :D > > I am trying to trace back my ancestors and I'm stuck. I know they came > from Bavaria (census) but other than that I'm SOL. This is what I have > > Margaret and ? Horning/Hornung had their first child John in 1840 in > Kentucky (have no clue what city) > They had their second, Jacob and third, Margaret in Missouri. > On the 1850 St. Louis, MO census it lists the children and the mother - > no father > then Jacob goes to Kentucky (1860 census) and pretty much stays in that > area KY/IN. > Jacob's death cert, (1889) doesn't have any info. > > I have no idea where Margaret ended up. > I think I might have found John on the 1880 census, and it stated > widower, but I don't know when he died or where (I'm thinking he might > have stayed in the St. Louis area) > There is a John Henry Horning probate 1849 on the MO website, but it > doesn't list a wife and I think it's the same from another list which has > him as being 29 in 1850, which would have him as 19 when John was born, so > possible, but only kind of probable - don't you think? > > Does anyone know, or can suggest where they would have landed? Was this > a normal route? Why the Kentucky to Missouri route? Both locations seem > to have a strong German population, was this normal back then? What > religion they might have been? (my dad's family was catholic, but back > then??) I have no clue if they married here or there? Came over together > or seperately? Any and all help would help. Thank you > > Julie > > > --------------------------------- > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >