Is that true? My GM didn't come with my GF, but they married soon after he arrived in 1891. I thought that (if I can figure which of many choices I have for her surname) that I'd be looking for a singe unaccompanied female traveler OR a part of a family. I'm sure I've seen what appear to be single women listed in the passenger lists....Julia "----Original Message Follows---- From: 101heath <101heath@comcast.net> ...I do believe the the Bertha M. Ziebell, daughter of Caroline Ziebell would not have been allowed to take ship passage alone as a single woman..." _________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm

Didn't think that small phrase would cause a stir. What I meant was my Ziebell family would not have allowed her to...not that the ship wouldn't allow itl!

In the case of my g-g-grandmother. Her maiden name was Koch. For years, various members of my Hamann family swore on their ancestors graves (well, maybe not quite so dramatic) that her maiden name was Huhn... I finally found her future husband (Hamann) on the same manifest with someone that turned out to be neighbors in Saxony and ended up also being neighbors in Wisconsin. Well, the g-g-grandmothers name was smack in the middle of the seven listed Huhn's and the person that saw it on the microfilm then stamped in in stone that her maiden name was Huhn, but they could not make a connection... with good reason! The point I am trying to make is that there were over 300 soles on that ship and basically, they were scattered all over the manifest (no alphabetical order) and she was a single female traveling with male neighbors who were watching out for her during the voyage and afterwards to Wisconsin. Regards, Rollo+~~ ============= Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Schiffelbein ? Caroline Ziebell > Is that true? My GM didn't come with my GF, but they married soon after he > arrived in 1891. I thought that (if I can figure which of many choices I > have for her surname) that I'd be looking for a singe unaccompanied female > traveler OR a part of a family. I'm sure I've seen what appear to be > single > women listed in the passenger lists....Julia =============== > > "----Original Message Follows---- > From: 101heath <101heath@comcast.net> > > ...I do believe the the Bertha M. Ziebell, daughter of Caroline Ziebell > would not have been allowed to take ship passage alone as a single > woman..." >