My ancestors came from Schleswig/Holstien, the Pohl family. And I've always thought Pohl sounded very German, but my family also states that they are most definitely Danish! What I do know is that during the time that Hans Jacob Fredrick Pohl was a young man there was a war (and from research, it seems as though this piece of land has been in dispute for ages upon ages), and he refused to fight against his own people (he was born in 1853). So, he left Denmark at age 18 for New York. Name: Pohl, Jacob Frederik Occupation: Landmand Age: 18 Destination: New York Contract no.: 405800 Registration date: 6/6/1872 Last res. parish: ? Last res. county: - Slesvig Last residence: Slesvig Destination country: USA Destination city: New York City Destination state: New York State Name of ship: Indirekte IDcode: I7273P0505 He went to Iowa and married Johanna Hansen. He is found in Hampton, Franklin Co., Iowa. He goes back to Denmark to visit family when he is 33: Name: Pohl, Jacob Occupation: Købmand Age: 33 Destination: New York Contract no.: 99700 Registration date: 3/28/1887 Last res. parish: ? Last res. county: - Amerika Last residence: Amerika Destination country: USA Destination city: New York City Destination state: New York State Name of ship: Hekla Remarks: ANM: Hekla. IDcode: D8587P3201 And during this visit he is given a week to gather his things and visit and told he may not ever return by the government. As far as we know, he never returned home. I don't know who the parents of Johanna Hansen are, but the baptisms of their children are recorded at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Franklin Co., IA. Their oldest son is my grandmother's father, Hans Sophus Jacob Pohl. My grandmother is 93 and still living. She recently gave me pictures of her parents, and I would like to be able to have a few more things to tell her about her own family before she goes on to be with Jesus! Blessings, Jill Watters Rains

My Grandparents came from Bargum Schleswig Holstein in 1882. He also was born in 1852 and probably came because of the wars. His wife was Paulena Hansen born in Denmark .Johannson was change to Hansen in USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill Rains" <blessedmomof8@bellsouth.net> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 3:34 PM Subject: [S-H-RTS] New to list My ancestors came from Schleswig/Holstien, the Pohl family. And I've always thought Pohl sounded very German, but my family also states that they are most definitely Danish! What I do know is that during the time that Hans Jacob Fredrick Pohl was a young man there was a war (and from research, it seems as though this piece of land has been in dispute for ages upon ages), and he refused to fight against his own people (he was born in 1853). So, he left Denmark at age 18 for New York. Name: Pohl, Jacob Frederik Occupation: Landmand Age: 18 Destination: New York Contract no.: 405800 Registration date: 6/6/1872 Last res. parish: ? Last res. county: - Slesvig Last residence: Slesvig Destination country: USA Destination city: New York City Destination state: New York State Name of ship: Indirekte IDcode: I7273P0505 He went to Iowa and married Johanna Hansen. He is found in Hampton, Franklin Co., Iowa. He goes back to Denmark to visit family when he is 33: Name: Pohl, Jacob Occupation: Købmand Age: 33 Destination: New York Contract no.: 99700 Registration date: 3/28/1887 Last res. parish: ? Last res. county: - Amerika Last residence: Amerika Destination country: USA Destination city: New York City Destination state: New York State Name of ship: Hekla Remarks: ANM: Hekla. IDcode: D8587P3201 And during this visit he is given a week to gather his things and visit and told he may not ever return by the government. As far as we know, he never returned home. I don't know who the parents of Johanna Hansen are, but the baptisms of their children are recorded at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Franklin Co., IA. Their oldest son is my grandmother's father, Hans Sophus Jacob Pohl. My grandmother is 93 and still living. She recently gave me pictures of her parents, and I would like to be able to have a few more things to tell her about her own family before she goes on to be with Jesus! Blessings, Jill Watters Rains ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== Eine Erklaerung von Fachbegriffen und die Regeln der SH-ROOTS finden Sie hier: http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/regeln.htm