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 >