I have found my great-grandfather's Declaration of Intention filed in Franklin, Texas-Robertson county- June 24, 1991. He was 73 years old when he filed. According to the document, EMIL CONITZ was born in Posen, Prussia August 24, 1845. There is a brief physical description and says that his wife, LOUISA (MEIER), lives with him in Calvert, Texas. He was a merchant. He emigrated to the U.S. from Bremen, Germany on the vessel "ADERMAL" or it could read "ADENMAL" (can't tell if that is an "r" or an "n".). He arrived at the port of New York on September 10, 1867. I wondered if anyone might have some information about this ship, and perhaps a list of passengers. We are trying to find out if EMIL traveled with a cousin, HERMAN CONITZ, who was age 14. EMIL was about 21. Another brand of the family heard that the two young men traveled together to New York, then went their separate ways-the younger man settled in Indiana while my great-grandfather settled in Calvert, Texas. I tried searching a little, but my computer is not working properly. The internet stays on a little while, then it says it can't find the server, and I can't do anything on the internet until I unplug it for a while. Then I have to start over. Thanks for any help. In case this might help someone else: I also found records for Emil Pietsch, living with wife Anna, who came to the U.S. from Zerpenschleuse, Germany in 1872, arriving in Galveston aboard the "Bremen"; Theodore A. Klawetter who arrived in New York in 1870 from Kolmar, Germany aboard the "Deuctschland"; Otto Meier, who arrived in Galveston in 1884 (there was little information given for him-a different form was used); and Oscar Peterson who arrived in New York in 1876 at age one year from Jonkoping, Sweden. His wife was Johanna Sjohlander or Shelander. No ship name was given. All of these people lived in Calvert, Texas. Johanna Sjohlander Peterson's cousin, Augusta Christina Eureaka (or it may have been spelled with an O) Sjohlander left from Jonkeping, Sweden and arrived in the U.S. via the Cunard Lines in 1878. She met her husband, Peter Franz, in Calvert during her visit to cousins, and remained in Calvert. While I was able to find other people of interest in the index at the courthouse, the actual books seemed to be missing. Cecelia Heinrich