This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Louisa1860 Surnames: Schmerbach Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7216/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am searching for information about my German g g grandfather Joseph Schmerbach who emigrated from Hamburg to New York in 1848 and settled with his wife Margaretha (Margret)about 1860 at 2, Washington Avenue in Hastings-on-Hudson NY. I believe that he was involved in the beer/brewery industry as his name appeared in the US IRS Tax Assessment List between 1862-1866 as Joseph Schmerbach retail Liquor Dealer. In 1870, the US Census has the Schmerbach household consisting of Margret, age 42, boarding house keeper; Joseph, age 18, with occupation of carpenter; John, age 14; Louisa, age 10; August, age 8, plus the names of 10 lodgers, 6 of them working in the nearby sugar refinery of Kattenhorn and Hopke. The value of the real estate was listed as $6000. Margret sold her house to a Thomas Maher from Hastings in 1881. The Schmerbachs were devout Catholics. If anyone has any comments, inquiries or information to share with me I would be very grateful. 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.