Joan. I believe you might want to check out City Directories for Lancaster for the period.....also the 1860 census for Lancaster County...that would be a place to start Joe Wolfe On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 08:22:02 -0600 "Joan and/or Dan Shurtliff" <dirtdoc@hur.midco.net> writes: > My gggrandfather Peter Bachenberg left Germany in Feb. 1853 and, like > so many other Germans, came to the U.S. Family information is that > he first settled in Lancaster County, PA. A son, Peter, was born > there in May of 1855. Peter Bachenberg Sr. settled permanently in IA > purchasing land in Nov. 1856. I surmise that he may have had someone > help pay passage over and lived in Lancaster County to settle up. I > have done some preliminary looking at the Family History Library and > don't believe he owned any property while he was in PA. My question: > Is there any way to find out where he lived in Lancaster County? > Thanks. > Joan Shurtliff > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > No political statements to this list. > No religious statements. > >