Terry, Our gr. grandparents came in 1869, from Bern, Switz. by train to Hamburg, Germany , then by ship from Hamburg to LaHarve, France on to New York. then by train to Iowa where the family settled. Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Terry Millheim <golfer1@thegrid.net> To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, October 25, 1999 3:23 PM Subject: [SWITZ] Departing Port >Hi Listers, > My g-grandfather was born in Bern in 1835. The next thing I have >on him he gets married in America in 1856. In this timeframe what would >be the likely port of departure for America. Oh, his name was Jacob >Forrest Millheim. > Thank You, > Terry Millheim > > >==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the >Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >