Hi Bob; If you're searching for Americanizations of the name Kaes, you might want to try homonyms such as Case, Kase, Cass, Keys, etc. Although some folks went for direct translations of their surnames, such as Carpenter for Zimmerman, or Miller for Mueller, it's less likely with a name like Kaes. I'm including some variants from Ancestry's immigration list. Hopefully one of them will work for you. Cheers, Masugu New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: Josef Kiez Arrival Date: 31 Dec 1906 Estimated birth year: abt 1876 Age: 30 Gender: Male Trade; Farm laborer Can read and write: No Place of Origin: Galap, Hungary People: Magyar Cash: $6.00 Marital Status: ?Married? Ship Name: Batavia Port of Arrival: New York Final Destination: ?Scalp Level?, PA Relative in US: ??? ?Lu?? ?Feldermann?, Box 257, ?Scalp Level?, PA Line: 7 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_815 Page Number: 133 Birth Location Other: Galap Source Citation: Year: 1906; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_815; . New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: Josef Kase Arrival Date: 7 Jun 1905 Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Age: 27 Gender: Male Trade: Butcher Can read and write: Yes Cash: $16.00 Marital Status: Single Place of Origin: N. Kdyne, Bohemia Ship Name: Kaiser Wilhelm II Port of Arrival: New York Final Destination: Omaha, Nebr. Conn. Relative in US: Uncle, Wilh. Radil, 154 17 & A St., Omaha, Nebr. Line: 24 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_586 Page Number: 123 Source Citation: Year: 1905; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_586; . New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: Josef Kase Arrival Date: 2 Sep 1902 Estimated birth year: abt 1882 Age: 20 Gender: Male Trade: Farmer Can read and write: Yes Cash: $56.00 Place of Origin: Bohemia Ship Name: Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Port of Arrival: New York Final Destination: NY Relative in US: Uncle, Josef ?Kossricky?, No. 1006 Line: 20 Microfilm Serial: 15 Microfilm Roll: T715_296 Page Number: 98 Source Citation: Year: 1902; Microfilm serial: 15; Microfilm roll: T715_296; . New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: Josef Keese Arrival Date: 9 Apr 1905 Estimated birth year: abt 1887 Age: 18 Gender: Male Trade: Farmer Port of Departure: Havre Can read and write: Yes Cash: $10.00 Marital Status: Single Place of Origin: Wimal, Austria, Lang: Slovenian Ship Name: La Touraine Port of Arrival: New York Final Destination: Calumet, MI Relative in US: Friend, Marko Mannin, PO Box 580, Calumet, MI Line: 18 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_556 Page Number: 131 Source Citation: Year: 1905; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_556; . New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: Jos Keiz Arrival Date: 6 Oct 1903 Estimated birth year: abt 1887 Age: 16 Gender: Male Trade: None Port of Departure: Can read and write: Cash: $30 Marital Status: Single Place of Origin: Graz, Austria, Lang: Slovenian Ship Name: Finland Port of Arrival: New York Final Destination: Irwin, PA Relative in US: Irwin, PA, Westmore & N.A. Line: 7 Microfilm Serial: 15 Microfilm Roll: T715_400 Page Number: 80 Source Citation: Year: 1903; Microfilm serial: 15; Microfilm roll: T715_400; .