I don't know about bringing a very young child with you, but my great-grandfather Friedrich Kruse came to America (and Cincinnati) when he was 9. He also came alone across the Atlantic in about 1881 , but was "sponsored" by his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati. I'm assuming someone met him on the American side and saw that he got to Cincinnati. In my ggrandfather's case, the aunt and uncle used him as virtual "slave labor" on their farm until he was of age. By the way, if you're looking for them in New York immigration records, I was looking for my ggrandfather there too, until I found out that he came in through Baltimore, Maryland. Don't forget the "other" ports on the east coast!! Linda in Utah -------------- Original message -------------- > To all who answered my census question I say Thanks! I am glad to get the > information on AL and PA in case I run across it in my searches. > > I have posted this a few years back. It is hard for me to understand how my > grandfather, Dietrich Brengelman, came to the states when only in his early > teens bringing his little brother, Bernhard Brengelman, who was, according to > census, only a year old. They came over in 1867 and the earliest census I > can find on Dietrich is the 1880 where he is listed as Richard Brengelman and > married with two children-one which is my grandfather. There is no evidence > that their parents came with them. Information from a departed cousin said > that R. Jeni was his sponsor. > > I can find Bernhard Brengelman with his family in the 1900-10 census. Both > men lived the rest of their lives in Cincinnati and a both are buried in > Vine Street Cemetery. > > Kennett > > > ==== OHHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Tired of this List? Going on vacation, a business trip? Or, do you just want > off? Unsubscribing (and subscribing) are a snap from here! > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/hamilton.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

My G-G-Grandmother seemingly traveled alone from Germany to Cincinnati at a very tender age. She was the only one with her surname on the ship. But as I scratched the surface and learned more about her background in Germany, I looked at the passenger list again and found that she was surrounded on the ship with many cousins, aunts and uncles - all with different last names. Ray > To all who answered my census question I say Thanks! I am glad to get the > information on AL and PA in case I run across it in my searches. > > I have posted this a few years back. It is hard for me to understand how my > grandfather, Dietrich Brengelman, came to the states when only in his early > teens bringing his little brother, Bernhard Brengelman, who was, according to > census, only a year old. They came over in 1867 and the earliest census I > can find on Dietrich is the 1880 where he is listed as Richard Brengelman and > married with two children-one which is my grandfather. There is no evidence > that their parents came with them. Information from a departed cousin said > that R. Jeni was his sponsor.