Hi Bob, I do have his death certificate. Unfortunately it doesn't give any details of his birth place. What am I looking for: where Herman G. Otten came from and who were his parents? Greetings Walter -----Original Message----- From: nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rdpiet@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:02 PM To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com; NYC-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] FW: FW: marriage certificate Your first posting asked if a marriage record would contain parents place of origin. Now you are positing about a Herman Otten born ca 18229. Looks like he passed in 1891 Otten Herman G 61 y May 8 1891 16437 (1891) Manhattan 1829 - 1830 1446991 You need to order his death certificate, unfortunately I have not found yet the immigration date of Herman G Otten born (calculated from cemetery data) in 1829 in Germany, nor do I have found his emigration data from Germany. Due to the area I expect him to come from (close to Bremen), I would presume, he emigrated thru Bremen port. First trace from him in the US is from 1855. What are you looking for ?? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message