I have finally gotten birthplace information regarding my Prell line and am thrilled that decade old brick wall is scaled!!! Earlier this week I received information from another source that my great grandfather, August Friederich Wilhelm Prell was born in Bagemuehl, Prussia. In researching this line I finally stumbled on the Brandenburg Emigration Records on Ancestry.com. I have found that the emigration records are listed with my 2nd great grandfather as Heinrich Wilhelm Prell and not Frederick or Friederich as he is listed on several census schedules. Heinrich/Friederich is found on the Emigration records with the rest of his family. I am also finding that the emigration records do not list the ship that these grandparents arrived on in 1853 so I am once again wondering how to find that information. Heinrich Prell was born in 1821, August born in 1842. Naturally it is another hard road to cross! Is there someone who can guide me to more records for Brandenburg, I'm not fi! nding much at all on the internet. I assume that by looking at an old map and finding Bagemuehl on a map SW of Berlin and Prenzlau near the border that Prenzlau is the city or harbor that they left from. Any forward guidance on this would be greatly appreciated. I haven't had the chance to go to the Genealogy Library here in Kansas City but would appreciate names of books or perhaps microfilm that can be ordered for Brandenburg records. Below is the information I have on this line including the newest from this week. Also, if any corrections are needed for correct place names please let me know. Thanks In Advance, Kim Clark KCMO Descendants of Friederich Heinrich Wilhelm Prell Generation No. 1 1. FRIEDERICH HEINRICH WILHELM2 PRELL (UNKNOWN1) was born 17 Feb 1821 in Preussen, and died 20 May 1871 in Mt. Clemens, Macomb Co, Michigan. He married MARIA DOROTHEE LOESICKE/LOESCHKE Bef. 1842, daughter of MICHAEL LOESICKE/LOESCHKE and DORA RING. She was born 17 Mar 1815 in Stuttgart, Germany or Prussia, and died 30 Oct 1900 in Mt. Clemens, Macomb Co, Michigan. More About FRIEDERICH HEINRICH WILHELM PRELL: Emigration: 1853, Bagemuehl/Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia to America Residence: 1870, Shelby, Macomb, Michigan More About MARIA DOROTHEE LOESICKE/LOESCHKE: Burial: 03 Nov 1900, Clinton Grove Cemetery, Macomb Co, Michigan More About FRIEDERICH PRELL and MARIA LOESICKE/LOESCHKE: Marriage: Bef. 1842 Children of FRIEDERICH PRELL and MARIA LOESICKE/LOESCHKE are: i. AUGUST FRIEDRICH WILHELM3 PRELL, b. 24 Jun 1842, Bagemuehl, Ueckermund, Brandenburg, Preussen; d. 30 Oct 1904, Burt, Michigan; m. (1) IDA ROSE, Bet. 1864 - 1865, Michigan; b. Bet. 1845 - 1846, Saxony, Germany; d. Mar 1876, Rising City, Butler Co, Nebraska, Pleasant Cemetery; m. (2) HENRIETTA SCHUMOLDT, 1877, Rising City, Polk Co, Nebraska; b. 11 Nov 1845, Wildenow, Fredericksburg, Germany; d. 10 Jan 1937, Rising City, Butler Co, Nebraska, Pleasant Cemetery. More About AUGUST FRIEDRICH WILHELM PRELL: Immigration: Abt. 1852, New York More About AUGUST PRELL and IDA ROSE: Marriage: Bet. 1864 - 1865, Michigan More About AUGUST PRELL and HENRIETTA SCHUMOLDT: Marriage: 1877, Rising City, Polk Co, Nebraska ii. FRIEDERICKE WILHELMINE PRELL, b. 02 Oct 1845, Bagemuehl, Ueckermund, Brandenburg, Preussen; d. 18 Dec 1921, Mt. Clemens, Michigan; m. ISAAK WILLIAMS, 10 Apr 1866, Mt. Clemens, Michigan; b. 28 Jan 1844, Bagemuehl/Prenzlau, Prussia; d. 09 Aug 1920, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. More About FRIEDERICKE WILHELMINE PRELL: Burial: 21 Dec 1921, Clinton Grove Cemetery, Macomb Co, Michigan More About ISAAK WILLIAMS: Burial: 21 Aug 1920, Clinton Grove Cemetery, Macomb Co, Michigan More About ISAAK WILLIAMS and FRIEDERICKE PRELL: Marriage: 10 Apr 1866, Mt. Clemens, Michigan Once, on this earth, once, on this familiar spot of ground, walked other men and women, as actual as we are today, thinking their own thoughts, swayed by their own passions, but now all gone, one generation vanishing after another, gone as utterly as we ourselves shall shortly be gone like ghosts at cockcrow.-- G.M.Trevelyan

On 26 May 2006 at 6:00, Kimberly Prell Clark wrote: > I am also finding that the emigration records do not list > the ship that these grandparents arrived on in 1853 so I am > once again wondering how to find that information. you can search microfilms. Most states are indexed, so this will make your job slightly easier. You can order films in to a nearby Family History Centre, or have NARA do the job (once you have precise details) Once you know your state, you can get a list of film numbers (NARA & FHC) at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/nara_indexbyport.shtml Scroll down to the state you want and click on the link, then find the film # you need The staff of the National Archives will undertake a search of the original records for a fee but you must know the name of the ship, the date of arrival, and the port of arrival. To obtain a search request form, write to: General Reference Branch (NNRG), National Archives and Records Administration, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 and request NATF Form 81, Order for Copies of Ship Passenger Arrival Records. To find your nearest FHC you can go to http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp There are some ideas for researching hard to find ancestors on ships lists after 1820 at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/usaaft1820.shtml Good luck! Lorine --New Databases online http://olivetreegenealogy.com/freedata.shtml