Hey Listers, Looking for any information on the following people with ties to the Schleswig-Holstein area: Carl August Ludwig Grell (birth and death dates unknown) and his wife Johanna Catharina Caroline Brandt born 18 Sep 1827, died 7 Jun 1900 in Joliet, IL. Children attributed to this marriage are: 1 - Carl August Christian Grell born 13 Oct 1853 in Schleswig-Holstein. Married Amelia Schultz 3 Mar 1876 in Joliet, IL. 2 - Frederick L. Grell born 25 Oct 1854 in Prussia. Married Augusta Buhmann abt 1876 in Germany. Augusta was born 30 May 1856 in Prussia. Immigrated with family on Rhaetia out of Hamburg/Havre to New York, arriving 28 Jul 1883. Listed as Fritz on Manifest #37442. Children were Henrietta Dorthea, Sophie and Lena. Settled in Joliet, IL and had 3 additional children. 3 - Marguerite Grell born 13 Oct 1857 in Schleswig-Holstein. Married August Henry Hoeft 5 May 1878 in Schleswig-Holstein. Henry was born in May 1852 in Schleswig-Holstein. Children born in Schleswig-Holstein were Johanna Emma Hoeft born 2 Sep 1878 and Karl Friedrich Herman Hoeft born 10 Sep 1881. The next child was born in Apr 1882 in the states so family emigrated before then. 4 - Johann Jurgen Heinveich Grell born 13 Apr 1860 in Bremsburg, in the area of Husum, state of Schleswig - Holstein. Married Maria J. M. Roenfanz 26 Nov 1881 in Joliet, IL. Maria was born 23 Dec 1865 in Loffin - Neustad. 5 - Meta Mathilda Helena H. Grell born 28 Dec 1870. Married Johann Dietz 3 Oct 1889 in Joliet, IL. Johann was born in 1864 in Langen, Hersia It is believed that Caroline, Marguerite, and Meta emigrated around 1882. I got the full Christian names for Carl August Ludwig, Carl August Christian and Johanna Catharina Caroline from a great WEB site called Rootdigger - Emigrants Database - Genealogy Schleswig - Holstein at: http://www.rootdigger.de/index.htm The site lists over 26,000 emigrants with more being added on a continuing basis. Don