Hi Diane, The possible connection to a KUDRON caught my eye. I've check my files under various spellings, but do not find a connection. -- Marge Galus Sandlier <>< Forget Me Not http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sandlier/ ---- [email protected] wrote: ============= Looking for information on John Siemek/Shemek born 16 October 1885 at Duncan Nebraska

The saddest thing I read about Peter Falk, is that he developed dementia from anesthesia used for dental surgery. I once met a cousin who told me that her father, developed the same thing after anesthesia for a hernia operation. Beware of anesthesia! KathyB ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 3000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e0d4013b5ff118745est04duc

Remarkably preserved? Don't you mean "plasticized"? :) Dean, A10FLYR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas E. Lassek" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:48:17 AM Subject: Re: [NEPLATTE] OH NO !! Hehehehe -  Wife : Shera Danese Falk 62 (remarkably preserved). I "met" her. Tomasz

Hehehehe - Well, a little levity at times is a good thing, especially if there's a slow period on the list. By the way, the Moscato was good !! (May COLUMBO rest in peace) !! Did you know that he had a glass eye ?? Wife : Shera Danese Falk 62 (remarkably preserved). I "met" her. I have noticed for some extended time now, that all genealogy email lists and message boards have apparently peaked out. Either that or we simply don't see many Genies researching any more. Its probably a combination of both since most basic research has already been done and available to those interested in their roots. Such was not the case so many years ago. Maybe the "Magic" of genealogy simply doesn't exist anymore ?? Tomasz On Jun 29, 2011, at 3:38 PM, [email protected] wrote: On Jun 29, 2011, at 4:20 PM, Cris Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: OMG you made my day. > But FIRST,....you must come and clean the mouthfull of coffee off my monitor!!!! > > Dean, > A10FLYR > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas E. Lassek" <[email protected]> > To: "Platte County Nebraska Genealogy Email List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:54:26 PM > Subject: [NEPLATTE] OH NO !! > > I am undone !! > > While dutifully searching obituaries in support of NE genealogy today, the news ticker on the web page happened to mention the passing of Peter Faulk on the 24th of June. Of course he was known as - COLUMBO - > > I am now in deep depression - he was my "favorist" of all actors. A close second of course would be Peter Sellers of "Pink Panther" fame, followed by Don Knots from Mayberry and Tim Conway from the Carol Burnett show. > > In tribute I have decided to drink my aged bottle of Riunite De Oro Moscato I just bought at Walmart this afternoon. > > Woe unto us. > > Tomasz > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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

Some further information on the 1940 census. I do not want to whine, but darn I will be happy when the index gets done. http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/06/new-one-step-tutorialquiz-on-1940-census-searching-tools.html ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

But FIRST,....you must come and clean the mouthfull of coffee off my monitor!!!! Dean, A10FLYR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas E. Lassek" <[email protected]> To: "Platte County Nebraska Genealogy Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:54:26 PM Subject: [NEPLATTE] OH NO !! I am undone !! While dutifully searching obituaries in support of NE genealogy today, the news ticker on the web page happened to mention the passing of Peter Faulk on the 24th of June. Of course he was known as - COLUMBO - I am now in deep depression - he was my "favorist" of all actors. A close second of course would be Peter Sellers of "Pink Panther" fame, followed by Don Knots from Mayberry and Tim Conway from the Carol Burnett show. In tribute I have decided to drink my aged bottle of Riunite De Oro Moscato I just bought at Walmart this afternoon. Woe unto us. Tomasz   ------------------------------- 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

OMG you made my day! On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Thomas E. Lassek <[email protected]>wrote: > I am undone !! > > While dutifully searching obituaries in support of NE genealogy today, the > news ticker on the web page happened to mention the passing of Peter Faulk > on the 24th of June. Of course he was known as - COLUMBO - > > I am now in deep depression - he was my "favorist" of all actors. A close > second of course would be Peter Sellers of "Pink Panther" fame, followed by > Don Knots from Mayberry and Tim Conway from the Carol Burnett show. > > In tribute I have decided to drink my aged bottle of Riunite De Oro Moscato > I just bought at Walmart this afternoon. > > Woe unto us. > > Tomasz > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- Life may not be the party we hoped for.. But while we're here we might as well dance !

I am undone !! While dutifully searching obituaries in support of NE genealogy today, the news ticker on the web page happened to mention the passing of Peter Faulk on the 24th of June. Of course he was known as - COLUMBO - I am now in deep depression - he was my "favorist" of all actors. A close second of course would be Peter Sellers of "Pink Panther" fame, followed by Don Knots from Mayberry and Tim Conway from the Carol Burnett show. In tribute I have decided to drink my aged bottle of Riunite De Oro Moscato I just bought at Walmart this afternoon. Woe unto us. Tomasz

looked at the library today for your Ernest Egger in Oregon - I did find a couple Ernest Egger names but none of them matched age wise - checked the city directories for washington co, multnomah county, marion county in the 1930's - nothing - if he was in any of them - he lived in a rooming house - checked state death register and a couple other places including our obit index - nothing even close - did check other state death indexes and found 1 that was close but no idea if it was the right one or not - Olmstead Co MN - Ernest Egger born in 1878 died on 6/30/1964 - found a second one - Ernest Egger died 11/8/1955 in Fergus MT - but it listed his age at the time of death as 57 - so figured it wasn't even close to what you were hunting for - if he was in Oregon - he left no trail behind and must not have been here very long. dianne In a message dated 6/24/2011 11:35:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Not finding a thing......which makes me wonder if or how long he was actually in Oregon. His brother, Moritz, was in Oregon for I think 7 years (or something like that). He was in Washington County, Oregon at the time of the 1910 census. I don't know what drew him there.....but thought that might hold some clue. Moritz moved back to Columbus and lived here the rest of his life. One note I made said Ernest moved to Oregon in 1936, but I just don't find anything that verifies that. Thanks for the offer, Dianne, but unless you have other resources, I'm not sure there's any paper trail that's going to help. If/when California extends their online death index, that might help if he died there. And he must not have drawn social security, because I don't find anything there either. He's a mystery..... Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NEPLATTE] Ernest Egger, b 1878 i will look for him on Monday when I next work at the Genealogy library in Salem. If you search the historical records index at the Oregon State Archives, it will tell you if there are any historical documents such as a death certificate available for him - go to Oregon.gov and click on all agencies and then choose Archives - on that page choose genealogy and then historical records index. it wont give you the document, but if you find anything - you can send me the info and I will stop by the archives and copy the records for you - Dianne In a message dated 6/24/2011 7:47:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi list members! I'm still searching for my Grandmother's brother, Ernest Egger, b. Oct 28, 1878. He immigrated from Switzerland in 1901 with my Grandmother, Lena. He lived in Platte County for a few years, then moved to the west coast. I have found him in California (Santa Clara, Glenn and Placer counties) in 1910, 1920 and 1930, working as a hired hand. Although one census record shows him as widowed, I don't believe he ever married. A relative remembers him visiting Nebraska in the early 30's when she was young. She, and others, say he was living in Oregon at the time. No one seems to have heard from him after that visit. Any help on finding his date of death and final resting place would be much appreciated. Thanks. Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - <blocked::http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

Looking for information on John Siemek/Shemek born 16 October 1885 at Duncan Nebraska I know that: ============================================= His father was: George (Adalbertus) Siemek ( 23 Apr 1856- died 6 Jan 1931) buried St Peters cemetery Fullerton Nebraska and His mother was: Constancia Czarnik Siemek (18 Feb 1867 - died 16 Sep 1911 ) buried Krakow, Nance, Nebraska. He married Sophia Szatkowski /Shotkoski on 14 Oct 1908 at St. Peter and Paul church at Krakow, Nebraska Sophia was the daughter of Jacob Szatkowski and Agnes Michon. Sophia Szatkowski was born 2 Feb 1890 near Duncan, Nebraska and died 9 April 1917 at the age of 27. ================================================ Does anyone know where either John Shemek (don't know death date) or Sophia d 1911 are buried? They had four, maybe five children who were probably born in Nance County: 1. Mary Shemek 26 Jun 1909 married John Medinger (they are buried at St Anthony Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Boone County NE); 2. Theresa Shemek b 6 Sep 1910 married Charles McIntyre (they are buried at Dublin Cemetery in Primrose, Boone County, NE); 3. Eleanor married a KUDRON: (anyone know more?) 4. Constance bc 1917 married Anton Gregoski (they are buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Howard County, Nebraska) 5 ? On the 1920 census, there appears to be a "Levi" listed with birth c 1914. (anyone know more?) ================================================ In 1910, John Shemek and Sophia are on the census in Woodville Township, Platte County with one daughter, Mary age 10/12 In 1920, John is widowed living in Cedar precinct in Boone County, Nebraska. There are children listed: Mary age 10; Threse age 8; Lev age 6; Ellen age 4 ?/12; Stance age 3 8/12. The only John SHEMEK that fits the profile in Findagrave is a John Shimek born 1885 and died 1964. This does seem to fit because John and Sophia's daughter, Constance #4 above, is buried there. I don't have any other confirmation that this is the right John Shimek. HELP!

Thank you Shirley for sharing about Charlotte Morton. What a loss to all of us. Her wonderful daughter Kathy kept us up to date on her mother's health. Charlotte still used her computer to keep in touch right up to a few months ago. Remarkable person! Rose Mary -----Original Message----- From: Shirley Martys <[email protected]> To: Nebraska - Platte <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Jun 26, 2011 11:41 am Subject: [NEPLATTE] Obituary ttp://www.gasshaney.com/ ot sure how many of you are aware that we have lost a great lover of the enealogy world. Charlotte Morton has passed away and will be missed by many of er friends and commrads in the genealogy world. If not for Charlotte, I would ever have gotton started in this fantastic hobby. She was always willing to ive a hand when she could had many years of experience to pass on. Now she ill be able to meet all those ancestors she was looking for over the years.... hirley ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

I'm so very sorry to hear about Charlotte. When we were in Columbus in 1994, she spent hours and hours over several days helping us search the PVK records in the basement at the museum and in the courthouse. She took us around to churches of our ancestors and was just a font of information. We were never able to thank her enough. In 2009 we visited with her again, and while she was not in the best of health, took us around again to see the sights, including the Indian School in Genoa. It was closed, but she had access and gave us a personally guided tour. Tom and I were very happy to go through that historical building. We will always treasure the time we spent with her and are prayerfully giving thanks for her life and send condolences to her loving family. Judy Schefcick Martin, an almost-lifelong New Yorker born in Columbus, now residing in Jacksonville, FL On Jun 26, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Shirley Martys wrote: > > http://www.gasshaney.com/ > > Not sure how many of you are aware that we have lost a great lover of the genealogy world. Charlotte Morton has passed away and will be missed by many of her friends and commrads in the genealogy world. If not for Charlotte, I would never have gotton started in this fantastic hobby. She was always willing to give a hand when she could had many years of experience to pass on. Now she will be able to meet all those ancestors she was looking for over the years.... Shirley > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

http://www.gasshaney.com/ Not sure how many of you are aware that we have lost a great lover of the genealogy world. Charlotte Morton has passed away and will be missed by many of her friends and commrads in the genealogy world. If not for Charlotte, I would never have gotton started in this fantastic hobby. She was always willing to give a hand when she could had many years of experience to pass on. Now she will be able to meet all those ancestors she was looking for over the years.... Shirley

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our library is full of genealogy resources and old newspapers etc - so we can look - that's not a problem - that's what we are there to do and during the summer months - customers are not very plentiful - i always hunt for things to keep me busy - otherwise it makes for a long boring day -so will let you know Monday if we find him in any of our Oregon files - we have a ton of files for Washington CO - and you never know what will turn up - dianne PS - I have no idea what would draw someone to WA county in 1910 - have no idea what draws them to it today other than good fishing and Nike headquarters- lol In a message dated 6/24/2011 11:35:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Not finding a thing......which makes me wonder if or how long he was actually in Oregon. His brother, Moritz, was in Oregon for I think 7 years (or something like that). He was in Washington County, Oregon at the time of the 1910 census. I don't know what drew him there.....but thought that might hold some clue. Moritz moved back to Columbus and lived here the rest of his life. One note I made said Ernest moved to Oregon in 1936, but I just don't find anything that verifies that. Thanks for the offer, Dianne, but unless you have other resources, I'm not sure there's any paper trail that's going to help. If/when California extends their online death index, that might help if he died there. And he must not have drawn social security, because I don't find anything there either. He's a mystery..... Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NEPLATTE] Ernest Egger, b 1878 i will look for him on Monday when I next work at the Genealogy library in Salem. If you search the historical records index at the Oregon State Archives, it will tell you if there are any historical documents such as a death certificate available for him - go to Oregon.gov and click on all agencies and then choose Archives - on that page choose genealogy and then historical records index. it wont give you the document, but if you find anything - you can send me the info and I will stop by the archives and copy the records for you - Dianne In a message dated 6/24/2011 7:47:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi list members! I'm still searching for my Grandmother's brother, Ernest Egger, b. Oct 28, 1878. He immigrated from Switzerland in 1901 with my Grandmother, Lena. He lived in Platte County for a few years, then moved to the west coast. I have found him in California (Santa Clara, Glenn and Placer counties) in 1910, 1920 and 1930, working as a hired hand. Although one census record shows him as widowed, I don't believe he ever married. A relative remembers him visiting Nebraska in the early 30's when she was young. She, and others, say he was living in Oregon at the time. No one seems to have heard from him after that visit. Any help on finding his date of death and final resting place would be much appreciated. Thanks. Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - <blocked::http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

Not finding a thing......which makes me wonder if or how long he was actually in Oregon. His brother, Moritz, was in Oregon for I think 7 years (or something like that). He was in Washington County, Oregon at the time of the 1910 census. I don't know what drew him there.....but thought that might hold some clue. Moritz moved back to Columbus and lived here the rest of his life. One note I made said Ernest moved to Oregon in 1936, but I just don't find anything that verifies that. Thanks for the offer, Dianne, but unless you have other resources, I'm not sure there's any paper trail that's going to help. If/when California extends their online death index, that might help if he died there. And he must not have drawn social security, because I don't find anything there either. He's a mystery..... Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NEPLATTE] Ernest Egger, b 1878 i will look for him on Monday when I next work at the Genealogy library in Salem. If you search the historical records index at the Oregon State Archives, it will tell you if there are any historical documents such as a death certificate available for him - go to Oregon.gov and click on all agencies and then choose Archives - on that page choose genealogy and then historical records index. it wont give you the document, but if you find anything - you can send me the info and I will stop by the archives and copy the records for you - Dianne In a message dated 6/24/2011 7:47:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi list members! I'm still searching for my Grandmother's brother, Ernest Egger, b. Oct 28, 1878. He immigrated from Switzerland in 1901 with my Grandmother, Lena. He lived in Platte County for a few years, then moved to the west coast. I have found him in California (Santa Clara, Glenn and Placer counties) in 1910, 1920 and 1930, working as a hired hand. Although one census record shows him as widowed, I don't believe he ever married. A relative remembers him visiting Nebraska in the early 30's when she was young. She, and others, say he was living in Oregon at the time. No one seems to have heard from him after that visit. Any help on finding his date of death and final resting place would be much appreciated. Thanks. Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - <blocked::http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

i will look for him on Monday when I next work at the Genealogy library in Salem. If you search the historical records index at the Oregon State Archives, it will tell you if there are any historical documents such as a death certificate available for him - go to Oregon.gov and click on all agencies and then choose Archives - on that page choose genealogy and then historical records index. it wont give you the document, but if you find anything - you can send me the info and I will stop by the archives and copy the records for you - Dianne In a message dated 6/24/2011 7:47:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi list members! I'm still searching for my Grandmother's brother, Ernest Egger, b. Oct 28, 1878. He immigrated from Switzerland in 1901 with my Grandmother, Lena. He lived in Platte County for a few years, then moved to the west coast. I have found him in California (Santa Clara, Glenn and Placer counties) in 1910, 1920 and 1930, working as a hired hand. Although one census record shows him as widowed, I don't believe he ever married. A relative remembers him visiting Nebraska in the early 30's when she was young. She, and others, say he was living in Oregon at the time. No one seems to have heard from him after that visit. Any help on finding his date of death and final resting place would be much appreciated. Thanks. Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - <blocked::http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ ------------------------------- 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

Hi list members! I'm still searching for my Grandmother's brother, Ernest Egger, b. Oct 28, 1878. He immigrated from Switzerland in 1901 with my Grandmother, Lena. He lived in Platte County for a few years, then moved to the west coast. I have found him in California (Santa Clara, Glenn and Placer counties) in 1910, 1920 and 1930, working as a hired hand. Although one census record shows him as widowed, I don't believe he ever married. A relative remembers him visiting Nebraska in the early 30's when she was young. She, and others, say he was living in Oregon at the time. No one seems to have heard from him after that visit. Any help on finding his date of death and final resting place would be much appreciated. Thanks. Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - <blocked::http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: arkaney1 Surnames: KAHNY Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.nebraska.counties.platte/297.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Many thanks Shirley. Yes, Erhard was known as Ed. Unfortunately I do not know whether Louise died before or after the move from Platte to Pierce counties. Ed remarried in 1893. I did not find her in Pierce so I thought I should try Platte. Will keep trying. 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.

Hello - As known, if a passenger dies at sea during the early periods of immigration, as a matter of reason and logic, the body was buried at sea. With no means available to preserve the body, decomposition started immediately. After 3 days or so the remains were then considered a health hazard. In certain circumstances, with the approval of the ships Captain, the body was kept onboard if landfall was reached in 3 days or less, then it was buried in the earth with religious rites as appropriate. All genealogical references today, to my knowledge, states by one form of verbiage or the other, that "passenger deaths are sometimes recorded in the ships manifest". I don't think this line of reasoning is accurate and I don't think the "Wise People" of genealogy put enough emphasis on this accuracy. http://library.uwb.edu/guides/USimmigration/1855_Passenger_Law.html is an extract page with a link to the actual US Law passed in 1855 where among other points, the ships Captain was held personally responsible for the Health, Welfare and Moral of each and every passenger. The law demanded a headcount and accounting. The ship's manifest refers to the list of cargo carried by a ship. The term "ship's manifest" and "passenger manifest" are often confused, but there are differences. The passenger manifest or passenger list is a record of passengers traveling aboard ship, while the ship's manifest refers specifically to cargo. The two records were often kept together by the ship's captain, but they were often kept separate as well, along with other trip manifests important to the Captain. The ship's manifest typically includes the name and type of ship, the type of goods being carried, and the names of the shipper and receiver. The ship's manifest may also be referred to as "cargo manifest," or in the case of slave ships the "slave manifest." Slaves were considered property and were referred to as cargo, rather than passengers. The name of the slave owner or agent might also be included. 1855 was the year that New York Cities "Castle Garden" (Immigrant Processing Station) activated, and they, like other Processing Stations then and to come, adhered to the law. A ship entering New York harbor starting in 1855 couldn't even dock. They were escorted to holding areas, made to anchor, and guarded. No one could debark until such time as the ships Captain was cleared through the equivalent of "Customs" today, whereby all passengers were individually debriefed and matched against the passenger manifest for accountability. The same for the ships manifest and the Doctors manifest if the Company paid a Doctor for his services during the voyage. The list manifest and specifics of any Deaths Onboard during the voyage will be reflected in some form, somewhere in the written manifest records. In my opinion, if there are no passenger deaths listed, then the odds strongly favor there being none. Tomasz