One of my great-grandma's came from Detzem, Anna Catharina Kropf. I would think they emigrated via Antwerp, Amsterdam, or France, either LeHavre or Brest. Antwerp would be the closest. I dont know where Anna Kropf sailed from, but she landed in the Port of New York in 1870. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Earle" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:19 PM Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] HERRES surname in DETZEM > My grandfather, Jacob Herres, was born in Detzem, Rheinland on Aug. 6, 1857, son of Jacobum and Irmina Reis Herres. Christened the next day in Detzem, he was a Catholic, He came to America when he was 17 years old (1874-75). > > His parents, Jacobum and Irmina were married in Detzem on February 15, 1841. They had the following children: > > 1. Anna Maria HERRES - International Genealogical Index / GE > Gender: F Christening: 9 Jul 1861 Katholisch, Detzem, Rheinland, Preussen > > 2. Irmina HERRES - International Genealogical Index / GE > Gender: F Christening: 30 Jul 1847 Katholisch, Detzem, Rheinland, Preussen > > 3. Jacobus HERRES - International Genealogical Index / GE > Gender: M Christening: 7 Aug 1857 Katholisch, Detzem, Rheinland, Preussen > > 4. Josephus HERRES - International Genealogical Index / GE > Gender: M Christening: 11 Sep 1850 Katholisch, Detzem, Rheinland, Preussen > > 5. Nicolaus HERRES - International Genealogical Index / GE > Gender: M Christening: 20 Nov 1843 Katholisch, Detzem, Rheinland, Preussen > > 6. Philippus HERRES - International Genealogical Index / GE > Gender: M Christening: 20 Dec 1841 Katholisch, Detzem, Rheinland, Preussen > > Does anyone have any information on this line of the Herres surname in the Trier/Detzem area? Or, better still, can you put me in touch with a church or historical group who might have records or other information about the ancestry of Jacobum Herres and Irmina Reis? > > Also, does anyone know the most probable route and port of embarcation that my grandfather would have used from Detzem/Trier to New York City in 1874-75? I have read that certain German port cities were preferred by immigrants from different areas of Germany. > > Thank you/Danke, > R. Bruce Earle > [email protected] > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html > to unsubscribe > >