Trisha How do you know they immigrated in 1888? Perhaps that date isn't correct. I found this Caroline Killian on ancestry.com. She's about the right age for yours but a different immigration year: Name: Caroline Killian Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1873 Estimated Birth Year: 1853 Age: 20 Gender: Female Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Germany Ship Name: Calabria Port of Arrival: New York Line: 27 Microfilm Roll: 373 List Number: 280 Lisa * * * * Lisa Thompson TAC Angel #482 - http://www.geocities.com/lisajtMO/gallery. html "The ornaments of our house are the friends that frequent it." ~ Emerson