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.