I haven't posted to this list in quite a while, so I thought I'd resend my Kiem ancestors and see if I can make a connection: Christian Wilhelm Keim was born in Prussia around 1816. He married Augusta M. Shank, also from Prussia, and they emigrated to the U.S. and landed in New York City @ 1845-46. He is listed in New York City city directories starting in 1846 as William Keim, music teacher. Their children were: John b. @ 1844 Sarah (Rosa?) b. @ 1845 Henry b. @ 1849 (my great-grandfather) Isaac b. @ 1853 Matilda b. @ 1854 Emma b. @ 1855 George b. @ 1856 Jane b. @ 1857 Henrietta b. @ 1858 Augusta b. @ 1861 The only things I know about any of Henry's siblings are that John fought in the Civil War (we have a photocopy of a letter he wrote to Henry from his camp) and that Henry and George had a flower shop on Prince Street in New York in the 1870s/1880s. Henry married a woman named Mary Agnes. They had four children: Adelaide, b. Feb. 14, 1879; Sarah and Katie, who both died as children; and Chauncey. Adelaide is my grandmother. She had a successful theater career from the late 1800s to about 1921, the year my father was born. Henry was her manager. It would be wonderful to find a descendent from one of Henry's nine siblings on this list! Molly Murnane

Found your ancestor on the 1860 census: 1860 William Kein 47 M Musician Bavaria Alice 40 F Bavaria John 15 M Clerk New York Rosa 14 F New York Henry 11 M New York Jane 9 F New York Matilda 6 F New York George 4 M New York Henrietta 2 F New York Who was Alice? 2nd wife? --- Molly Murnane <[email protected]> wrote: > > I haven't posted to this list in quite a while, so I thought I'd > resend my Kiem ancestors and see if I can make a connection: > > Christian Wilhelm Keim was born in Prussia around 1816. He > married Augusta M. Shank, also from Prussia, and they emigrated to > the U.S. and landed in New York City @ 1845-46. He is listed in > New York City city directories starting in 1846 as William Keim, > music teacher. > > Their children were: > > John b. @ 1844 > Sarah (Rosa?) b. @ 1845 > Henry b. @ 1849 (my great-grandfather) > Isaac b. @ 1853 > Matilda b. @ 1854 > Emma b. @ 1855 > George b. @ 1856 > Jane b. @ 1857 > Henrietta b. @ 1858 > Augusta b. @ 1861 > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com