Thanks Kathy. I do have a copy of his death certificate. I don't think I was able to find his obituary...but I should try that again. Jim On Aug 3, 2009, at 9:37 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I would try and get a copy of his death notice that might of been in a > newspaper, and if a funeral home was used I would contact them and > see if they > have any different info. Kathy in NJ > > > In a message dated 8/2/2009 10:45:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi Shiela: > > He was naturalized in Boston. He died in 1908 in Brockton, MA. I have > checked all censi and records here in MA. All that I have > ascertained > is the information I have mentioned in my posts. I am really looking > for how to find information about him in Prussia, e.g., where would > be > a good place to look for records if I think he was born in Stettin? > What if I do not find the name Wormell in any records, could it have > sounded like Wormell but be spelled differantly? > > Basically, I have exhausted all leads on this side of the Atlantic > and > need help of how to resume the search, based on the information I do > have, from the sources here. > > Thanks > > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just > 2 easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx > ?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd > =JulystepsfooterNO115) > > ------------------------------- > 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