Thank you Ruth... I did find that information and that is our family, but that is ALL I can find.. : ( -Stephanie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth" <ppokorny@new.rr.com> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 1:09 AM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] PITTROFF Name Origin? > Stephanie, > > You did not give the first name of your great-grandfather, so I don't know > if this is the right family or not in the 1900 and 1930 census. But, if it > is, you might want to look for a marriage record of him and his wife > Barbara, circa 1894, possibly in Passaic County, New Jersey. The name of > the > husband in the 1900 census was indexed as Denard, but on the actual > record, > it looks like Benard. The name of the husband in the 1930 census was > indexed > as Mariana, and on the actual record, it also looks like Mariana, but was > a > male, with wife Barbara. I am sure that this is the same family in both > census. I couldn't find them in 1910 and 1920. > > I would check for a marriage record because if the immigration years are > correct for both persons, 1892 for Benard/Mariana, and 1891 for Barbara, > then they most likely married here in the U.S. > > I would also check for immigration papers for Benard/Mariana. Even if he > didn't become naturalized (final papers), he may have started the > naturalization process with his declaration of intent (1st papers), and > petition for naturalization (2nd papers). These 2 papers would hold the > most > genealogical information. In the 1900 census, Benard stated that he had > filed 1st papers, probably in Passaic County. > > Hope this helps, > Ruth Pokorny > ------------- > 1900 census Paterson Ward 6, Passaic County, New Jersey > > Denard (Benard) Pittroff, head, age 39, married 6 years, born January 1861 > Germany, parents born Germany, emigrated 1892, 1st papers > > Parbert (Barbara) Pittroff, wife, age 33, married 6 years, 4 children, 4 > living, born January 1867 Germany, parents born Germany, emigrated 1891 > > Alma C Pittroff, daughter, age 5, born July 1894 New Jersey, parents born > Germany > > Annie P Pittroff, daughter, age 3, born February 1897 New Jersey, parents > born Germany > > William P Pittroff, son, age 1, born July 1899 New Jersey, parents born > Germany > > Ellise Pittroff, daughter, age 1 month, born May 1900 New Jersey, parents > born Germany > ---------- > 1930 census Totowa, Passaic County, New Jersey > > Mariana Pittroff, head, age 69, married age 32, born abt 1861 Germany, > parents born Germany, emigrated 1892 > > Barbara Pittroff, wife, age 63, married age 28, born abt 1867 Germany, > parents born Germany, emigrated 1891 > > William Pittroff, son, age 31, born abt 1899 New Jersey, parents born > Germany > > Elsie Pittroff, daughter, age 29, born abt 1901 New Jersey, parents born > Germany > > Martha Pittroff, daughter, age 26, born abt 1904 New Jersey, parents born > Germany > > George Pittroff, son, age 24, born abt 1906 New Jersey, parents born > Germany > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >