Tracey, did they ever 'americanize' their surname? In my old german home town, we had families named 'Dorn', I never researched them, so wonder if they dropped part of the name etc. None of your names ring a bell with me, but it is just a thought. My German Catholic ancestors come via New Orleans and I think some came on the Breman too. Many of mine came from the same area of Germany/Prussia too. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [MOSTLOUI] Dornbusch > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: goddessofhellfire > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.stlouis/10063.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Madehlinne! > yes, this is the family... but this is a 2nd wife and the oldest son > who I belong to is not hers.... but cannot find who his mother was. > His obit said he was born in New Orleans I am guessing maybe my great > grandmother was told a story of them coming into port there??? and so > when they did the obit assumed he was born there when everything else > says Mo. and his marriage cert said St Louis Mo. > I don't know thier religious pref. either sorry. I am assuming luthern > like most germans were here but I Am not sure. > > I did read that alot of Germans came through new orleans and then went > through ST Louis to thier destination. I also saw a listing for crew > from Bremen that listed a > HIR Dornbush BUT what little I could access says his birthdate was > 1823 which is close to 1825 which is a possibility??? (Hinrich is > Henry in German so it could have been him but then don't know how a > wife would have fit in there? (and Frederick was born in May of 1856) > and Henry was born in German Prussia 4.9.1825 there is no mention of > anyone else in any of the records... and Fred is always listed as > Anna's step son in later census. so???? anything you could find whould > be wonderful! Thanks so much for your help! Tracey > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL > link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >