I am new to your list and hope to find my ancestors along the way ! I am looking for the surname Killian/Kilian in the Hesse area in the time frame of 1850-1888.. Here is what we know as fact John Killian b 1850/1855 Hesse, Germany married Carolina Yoeman of Baden abt 1872, they had 2 children John Adam Killian b March 26,1876 Rose Marie Killian b April 15,1878 Sometime before 1885, John (the father) died, and is said to be buried in Hesse. John's widow, Carolina remarried in 1887 to John's younger brother, Karl/Carl/Charles Killian b 1860 Hesse Karl and Carolina had two children Josephine Killian b 1885 and Lena b September 19,1887 also in Hesse. All of the above immigrated from unknown Germany in 1888 to either NY or NJ Any help is appreciated ! Trisha Fitz Randolph