Some other questions I might include are: - What other records might I search that survived the wars, e.g., military records (his father may have been in military), census, district registrations, etc. - Did ships sail to America from Stettin in 1856...or did they sail only directly from other ports,e.g., Copenhagen, Amsterdam, etc. - Were there records kept of seamen in 1856. - I think there were records of people emigrating to the US kept in Prussia during this time. Would he, at 16 years old, bothered to fill one out...if in fact emigration was his plan? Even though he gave up his allegiance to Fredrick William, King of Prussia (as required on the Naturalization papers), he did name his second son after him 25 years later:). Thanks again, Jim On Aug 2, 2009, at 9:54 PM, Sheila Kapella wrote: > Jim: Where was he naturalized? Do you know where and when he > died? Have > you found him in all available census records? Sheila K. > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: > >> According to my great grandfather's naturalization papers, he arrived >> in Boston, from Prussia, on 29 FEB 1856. He was 15 years old. Family >> story says he worked his way over from Germany as a cabin boy on a >> ship. He never spoke about the "old country". My father said he >> thought his grandfather came from Essen or Stettin. In looking at a >> map of Prussia of 1850, Essen was not part of Prussia so it appears >> that Stettin, now Szczecin, Poland, is possibly a starting point for >> my research. >> >> This is my last line and brick wall of my tree which I have been >> researching for 40 years. I have only come across WORMELL as an >> English name and any records I have seen for Germany/Prussia do not >> show the name. >> >> If anyone can point me in the right direction as to where to start >> based on this information, it would be greatly appreciated. I have >> gone so far as taking a long shot and joining the Germany DNA group >> to >> have have my DNA tested, in hopes that there might be a match. No 37 >> marker matches. >> >> Interestlingly, the both witnesses on his naturalization papers were >> from Denmark. Both worked in shipping industry...one as a captain, >> the >> other as the owner of a "employment agency" for the shipping >> industry. >> Both also lived near him in East Boston. My great grandfather was a >> sea captain. >> >> Thank you, Jim Wormelle ("e" added on early 1900's) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message