Hi List, I have not posted my ancestor search for awhile so I will use this posting as a follow up to my post a few miniutes ago seeking information on my ggrandfather's naturalization. Any help anyone can offer would be welcomed. An excerpt from naturalization records in Erie County, Pa., dated 9/30/1879 says my ggrandfather, William H. Hoppe, arrived in the US in 1866 from Prussia, Germany. However, according to the 1900 Census, he arrived in 1868. The Census went on to say in 1869 he married Katherine Gross, also born in somewhere in Germany. They lived in Erie, PA for at least 8 years (1872-1879). After September 1879, and maybe as late as 1887, they moved to the northwest Indiana and Chicago areas. The 1900 Census said they had 7 children - one had died and 6 were living at the time of the census. Ida (12/21/1872), Amelia (9/1/1875) and Oscar 4/1879) apparently were born in Erie Co. Then there is a gap of 8 years before Julius was born in Hanna, Indiana (4/20/1887). Perhaps the two unnamed children were born first and were old enough to leave home prior to 1900 when the Census was taken. The two unnamed and one deceased children could also have been born in the 8 year gap between 1879 and 1887. I don't know much else - the town William came from in Prussia or the area Katherine came from, whether William and Katherine knew each other before arriving in the US, names of the other 2 children, was William the first, last or only Hoppe of his family to immigrate, in what US port did they disembark, etc. Descendants of William H. Hoppe 1 William H. Hoppe b: Jan. 1838 in Germany d: Dec 8, 1909 in Unknown +Katherine Gross b: Dec 18, 1843 in Germany d: Jan 16, 1918 in Whiting, Lake Co., Indiana m: Abt. 1869 ........2 Ida Katherine Hoppe b: Dec 21, 1872 in Erie, PA d: Feb 13, 1947 in Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana ........2 Amelia Hoppe b: Sep 1876 d: Feb 06, 1958 in Whiting, Lake Co., Indiana ........2 Oscar Hoppe b: Apr 1879 in PA ........2 Julius Albert Hoppe b: Apr 20, 1887 in Hanna, LaPorte Co., IN d: Mar 21, 1965 in East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana ..........+Alma Georgine Vater b: 1893 in Whiting, IN d: Aug 23, 1957 in IN m: in Whiting, Lake Co., IN ........2 Unknown Hoppe ........2 Unknown Hoppe ........2 Unknown Hoppe (Deceased by 1900) Thanks, Greg