Hello to all. I am new to this list and would like to have some assistance, if possible. I am and have been searching for GOTTMANN or GOTTMAN's in Pennsylvania. I know that they lived there between the 1847 and 1865 because that is the time period when all of the children were born and the census always gives their birthplace as Pennsylvania. I do have one bit of information that states that one of the children named Samuel was born in New Hanover Pennsylvania. I did not know where that was until I ask someone on the Fayette County List. If they were in your County I have been looking in the wrong place all these years. The family is as follows: Christian (John Henry, is a unconfirmed bit of information but I have never seen it connected to his name) Gottmann born January 11, 1817 in Prussia. Married Charlotte (Boyd, another piece of unconfirmed information) she was born February 14, 1824 and the census always state that she was born in PA. son John born May 16, 1847, Lavina born July 1, 1849, Samuel born May 11, 1851, Mary Catherine born February 15, 1853 died March 9, 1853, Levi born July 10, 1856, Henry born August 7, 1858, and Emma born March 16, 1865. I can't find them on any PA census during this time. I do find them on the Kansas census in 1870. I have more information if needed. I didn't want to make this too long. I appreciate your assistance. Jo Gottman