Hello, I am new to the list and would like to introduce myself. My name is Marion Heidenreich from Germany and I am searching on my family. As many of my ancestors have immigrated to the US, and most of them to Indianapolis I hope someone in this list has more information on me, as we have completely lost contact to them. My great-grandparents were JOSEF HEIDENREICH oo ROSALIA (or Rosalie) SAUER, living in WIESE-GRAEFLICH, (NEUSTADT), Oberschlesien (Silesia, nowadays Poland). Looking of the birth dates of their children they themselves should have been born sometime between 1850 and 1870. All my ancestors most probably were catholic. Josef and Rosalia had 10 children, all born in WIESE-GRAEFLICH, as far as I know: JOHANN * 1889 + 1972 in Indiana, USA. 1907 via Ellis Island immigration to the USA, changed his name to JOHN HAYDEN. EDUARD * 10.April 1893 +15.February 1915 JOSEF * 15. June 1894 + died in WW II, oo ANNA OTTE, WIESE-GRAEFLICH (My grandfather) MARIA * 26.October 1901 + 07. March 1994 in INDIANAPOLIS, USA KARL * 1895/96 > 1923 via Ellis Island immigration to the USA, supposed to have lived in INDIANAPOLIS. Maybe he had a nursery? RICHARD * ? + died in WW I Had 2 daughters MARIA und ANNA (Anna immigrated to USA, their oo CARL NEUDECKER, born 1904/05). He also came from WIESE GRAEFLCH, but they met and married in the US. He probably came to the USA in 1923 via Ellis Island and wanted to join his brother ALBERT in ST: LOUIS) BERNHARD, * 1900 * ? > maybeb 1923 via Ellis Island immigration to the USA, GREYBULL, WYOMING to join his brother: PAUL, * ? + ? > Immigration to the USA, maybe GREYBULL, WYOMING? PAULINE * 1895/96 > 1923 via Ellis Island immigration to the USA. Lived in INDIANAPOLIS ANNA * ? + ? Furthermore I am looking for information on JOHANN HEIDENREICH, brother of my great-grandfather JOSEF. According to ellisisland.org he must have immigrated to the USA as well and lived in INDIANAPOLIS, as he was mentioned as contact and payer of the ship passage for later immigrants to the USA. There he had changed his name to JOHN HEIDENREICH. His address at that time: JOHN HEIDENREICH 715 Sora Street Indianapolis, Ind. Maybe someone in this list can help me in finding out more information on my family? I am looking forward to hearing from you! Thank you very much Marion Heidenreich